Professional Activity Day – November 20, 2026

On November 20, Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) teaching staff, educational assistants (EA), and early childhood educators from all schools across the Board will be participating in professional development (PD) devoted to consistent classroom delivery and curriculum updates.

Elementary and secondary

Length: Full day
Topic: School improvement and curriculum updates
Entity hosting: TLDSB
Presenter(s)/facilitator(s): School administrators
Description: School teams will engage in school improvement planning focused on analyzing data to evaluate 2025–2026 goals, and revise or set new goals for the 2026-2027 school year.

EAs will participate in school-based PD with their school team in the morning. In the afternoon, they will attend a session on inclusion and ableism, followed by sessions focusing on augmentative and alternative communication devices, data analysis, supporting students with autism spectrum disorder, and transitions within Kindergarten.

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J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School

1020 Grass Lake Road, PO Box 569, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0

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School Schedule
Entry to school
8:50 a.m.
Period 1
8:55 – 9:35 a.m.
Period 2
9:35 – 10:15 a.m.
Period 3
10:15 – 10:55 a.m.
Recess / Nutrition break
10:55 – 11:35 a.m.
Period 4
11:35 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.
Period 5
12:25 – 1:15 p.m.
Recess / nutrition break
1:15 – 1:55 p.m.
Period 6
1:55 – 2:35 p.m.
Period 7
2:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Dismissal
3:15 p.m.

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