{"id":1546,"date":"2026-08-18T16:15:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/08\/18\/wednesday-september-2-and-thursday-september-3-are-pd-days\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T16:15:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:15:35","slug":"wednesday-september-2-and-thursday-september-3-are-pd-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/08\/18\/wednesday-september-2-and-thursday-september-3-are-pd-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, are PD Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, 2026, are professional development (PD) days for elementary and secondary school staff.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Students will not attend school, in person or virtually<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>All board-operated Extended Day and Youth Development programs will be closed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Professional Development (PD) Days<\/h2>\n<p>PD days are held throughout the school year to provide learning opportunities for school-based staff. This professional learning focuses on providing educators and staff with the knowledge and skills needed to support and enhance student achievement and well being.<\/p>\n<h2>What Elementary School Staff Are Learning<\/h2>\n<h3>Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, 2026 &#8211; Full Day Sessions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Mandatory Health, Safety and Awareness Training and School Learning and Improvement Process<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Online and In-Person<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learning delivery method:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual work<\/li>\n<li>Small and large group discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presenter(s)\/Facilitator(s):<\/strong> Waterloo Region District School Board<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schools Participating:<\/strong> All Elementary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Content of Staff Learning<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual online mandatory training modules hosted on a web platform, which include videos and presentation slide decks, dedicated to the following topics:\n<ul>\n<li>Anti-Human Trafficking<\/li>\n<li>Anaphylaxis Training<\/li>\n<li>Concussion Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Security Awareness Training<\/li>\n<li>Violence and Harassment in the Workplace<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Violence Prevention Training<\/li>\n<li>Asbestos Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility Awareness &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Worker Health &amp; Safety Orientation &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Supervisor Health &amp; Safety Orientation &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) Training for applicable staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>School Learning and Improvement Process with a focus on literacy, numeracy and inclusion:\n<ul>\n<li>Staff will participate in professional learning on curriculum, assessment, IEPs and artificial intelligence to support student achievement through equitable and inclusive practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Secondary School Staff Are Learning<\/h2>\n<h3>Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, 2026 &#8211; Full Day Sessions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Focus:<\/strong> Mandatory Health, Safety and Awareness Training and School Learning and Improvement Process<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong> Online and In-Person<\/li>\n<li><strong>Learning delivery method:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual work<\/li>\n<li>Small and large group discussions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presenter(s)\/Facilitator(s):<\/strong> Waterloo Region District School Board<\/li>\n<li><strong>Schools Participating:<\/strong> All Secondary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Content of Staff Learning<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual online mandatory training modules hosted on a web platform, which include videos and presentation slide decks, dedicated to the following topics:\n<ul>\n<li>Anti-Human Trafficking<\/li>\n<li>Anaphylaxis Training<\/li>\n<li>Concussion Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Security Awareness Training<\/li>\n<li>Violence and Harassment in the Workplace<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Violence Prevention Training<\/li>\n<li>Asbestos Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility Awareness &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Worker Health &amp; Safety Orientation &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Supervisor Health &amp; Safety Orientation &#8211; For New Employees Only<\/li>\n<li>Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) Training for applicable staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>School Learning and Improvement Process with a focus on literacy, numeracy and inclusion:\n<ul>\n<li>Staff will participate in professional learning on curriculum, assessment, IEPs and artificial intelligence to support student achievement through equitable and inclusive practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/our-schools\/teaching-standards\/professional-development-days-for-school-staff\/\">Professional Development for School Staff<\/a> on the WRDSB website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, 2026, are professional development (PD) days for elementary and secondary school staff. Students will not attend school, in person or virtually All board-operated Extended Day and Youth Development programs will be closed About Professional Development (PD) Days PD days are held throughout the school year to provide learning [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/2026\/08\/18\/wednesday-september-2-and-thursday-september-3-are-pd-days\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Wednesday, September 2 and Thursday, September 3, are PD Days<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/alternative-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}