Calendars

PD Day: Faith Day Agenda

PD Agenda – Virtual ZOOM

Friday Nov. 20th, 2020

8:40am-2:46pm

Focus: Approaches that help educators foster a welcoming, inclusive, and safe return to school that supports equity, helps prevent bullying and cyber-bullying, and promotes positive student behaviour

8:40-9:00

Virtual Fellowship

9:00-9:30

Welcome, Prayer and Context for Day

9:15-10:00

Session #1: Guest Speaker – Fr. Eric

10:00-10:15

Break

10:15-10:45

Session #2

10:45-11:30

Break out Activity

11:30-12:00

Sharing Ideas

12:00-12:45

Liturgy of the Word

12:45-1:45

Lunch

1:45-2:40

Dept and Team Collaboration

2:40-2:46

Conclusion and Prayer

Secondary School Year Calendar 2020 - 2021

The following chart lists school holidays, PA days and other key dates for the 2020 - 2021 TCDSB school calendar year.

Important Dates for 2020 - 2021
Number of school day	194
Number of Professional Activity (PA) Day	7
First Three Days of the School Year (Staff Only)	September 1, 2 and 3, 2020
Labour Day	September 7, 2020
First Day of Classes for Students (see below)	September 14, 2020
Thanksgiving Day	October 12, 2020
Christmas Break	December 21, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Start of Second Semester for Secondary Schools	February 1, 2021
Family Day	February 15, 2021
Mid-Winter Break	March 15-19, 2021
Good Friday	April 2, 2021
Easter Monday	April 5, 2021
Victoria Day	May 24, 2021
Last Day of Classes for Elementary Students	June 29, 2021
Last Day of School Year	June 29, 2021

First Day of Classes for Students

In order to support student well-being and safety as they transition back to learning, the Toronto Catholic District School Board will be staggering the re-entry of students over a one week period at the start of the school year beginning on September 14, 2020.

Secondary: Grade 9 students would attend for the first two days. Grade 10, 11 and 12 students would start on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

Staff will ensure that siblings who attend the same school will be scheduled on the same days. At this time, we do not have dates selected for individual students as schools are currently in the process of establishing class placements. Parents and guardians will receive confirmation of their child’s re-entry schedule from the school as soon as placements have been finalized.

Please refer to our frequently asked questions about return to school for more information.

Professional Activity (PA) Days

**Seven (7) PA Days for Secondary Schools:

September 1, 2 and 3, 2020
November 20, 2020
February 12, 2021
June 28 and 29, 2021
- Three PA days devoted to Provincial Education Priorities and supporting Article 19 of the Collective Agreement.
- One PA day devoted to Faith Development.
- One PA day devoted to numeracy across the curriculum.
- The remaining two PA days will be devoted to system priorities, annual learning plans and local goals articulated in the School Learning Improvement Plans.

**Note: Secondary schools, in consultation with their Local School Staffing Advisory Committee, may schedule a Professional Activity Day to align with the day following one of the Parent-Teacher Interview nights.