General News
Additional PA Day Feb. 29
January 20, 2016
As a result of the new provincial collective agreements with elementary and secondary teachers, an additional professional activity day (PA day) has been added to the 2015-2016 school year calendar. The additional PA day will be on Monday, Feb. 29.
As with other PA Days, students do not attend school on that day and families are responsible for arranging for care on Monday, Feb. 29.
A revised school year calendar is posted online at www.hpeschools.ca/documents/calendar2015_16.pdf. Note that you may need to refresh the browser to see the new calendar.
Schools will be sending a copy of the revised calendar home with students over the next few days.
The date of this PA Day was a joint decision among Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, together with Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board and Limestone District School Board, due to shared student transportation through Tri-Board Student Transportation Services.
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