Professional Learning Days 2024-2025

 

The school calendar below outlines the number of school days and instructional days each month. It identifies days there are no student classes due to parent-teacher interviews, professional learning days, administrative days and holidays. For this calendar, a “school day” is a day when teachers are required to be on duty, in the classroom or at workshops, conventions or any other activities authorized by the education authority. An “instructional day” is a day where classes are held and students are in attendance at school.

 

The PEI Department of Education offers a wide range of professional learning opportunities this school year to support educators in delivering high-quality education. These sessions, guest organizations, speakers and in-house experts focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Artificial Intelligence, curriculum, instruction and assessment. They will be delivered in person, virtually, and at schools and various locations across the Island. By partnering with local and national organizations, the department ensures that teachers can access the latest research and best practices, helping them stay ahead in an ever-evolving educational environment. Our professional learning initiatives reflect the department’s commitment to continuous improvement and student success.

 

In the 2024-2025 school calendar, there are a total of 195 school days, including 182 instructional days.

September 2024

19 School Days
16 Instructional Days

• 2   Labour Day (no classes)
• 3   Teacher Orientation Day (no classes)
• 4   Teacher directed Professional Learning/Professional Learning/Administrative Day (no classes)
• 5   First Day of School for Students
• 23  School Goals Day (no classes) - principal led, school-based professional learning focusing on strategies and actions to increase student wellbeing through the integration of social emotional learning into school climate and culture, classroom environment and academic instruction.
• 30   National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (no classes)

October 2024

22 School Days
22 Instructional Days

• 14   Thanksgiving Day (no classes)

November 2024

20 School Days
17 Instructional Days

• 1   Provincial Professional Learning Day  (no classes) led by PSB and DEEY staff - includes subject/grade level implementation of new programs and initiatives, along with other research-based best practices in education 
• 7, 8   PEITF Convention / CUPE 1770, 1775, 1145, 3260 Annual Convention (no classes) - professional learning workshops planned by committees representing each of the union organizations and facilitated by guest experts
• 11   Remembrance Day (no classes)
• 22   Parent Teacher Interviews, CSLF & PSB K-12 (no classes)

December 2024

15 School Days
15 Instructional Days

• 20   Last Instructional Day, 2024

January 2025

22 School Days
20 Instructional Days

• 1   New Year's Day (no classes)
• 2 Joint Staff Professional Learning Day (planned by Joint staff committee, facilitated by a range of experts in curriculum, instruction, assessment and teacher/student wellbeing 
• 3  School Goals Day (no classes) - principal led, school-based professional learning focusing on strategies and actions to increase student wellbeing through the integration of social emotional learning into school climate and culture, classroom environment and academic instruction.
• 6   First Instructional Day for students in 2025
• 31   Administrative Day for High Schools (no classes for high schools only)

February 2025

19 School Days
18 Instructional Days

• 3   Provincial  Professional Learning Day - planned by DEEY and PSB staff with a focus on cultural competency (diversity, equity and inclusion) and system-wide social emotional learning
• 17   Islander Day (no classes)

March 2025

16 School Days
15 Instructional Days

• 7  Parent Teacher Interviews (PSB K-9; CSLF K-6) / Provincial Professional Learning Day  (no classes) led by PSB and DEEY staff - includes subject/grade level  implementation of new programs and initiatives along with other research-based best practices in education (PSB 10-12; CSLF 7-12) (no classes)
• 17-21   Mid-term Break (no classes)

April 2025

20 School Days
20 Instructional Days

• 11  Parent Teacher Interviews (PSB 10-12; CSLF 7-12) /  Provincial Professional Learning Day  (no classes) led by PSB and DEEY staff - includes subject/grade level  implementation of new programs and initiatives, along with other research-based best practices in education 
• 18   Good Friday (no classes)
• 21   Easter Monday (no classes)

May 2025

21 School Days
20 Instructional Days

• 2   Area Association / CUPE 3260 Annual Convention (no classes)
• 19   Victoria Day (no classes)

June 2025

21 School Days
19 Instructional Days

• 10   First Day High School Exams
• 18   First Day High School Graduation Ceremonies
• 26   Last Day of Classes, K-9
• 27   Administrative Day
• 30   Administrative Day, Last Day for Staff

The school calendar lists professional learning days, holidays and other days when your child may not have school. This school calendar is created by the Department of Education and Early Years in partnership with the Public Schools Branch, La Commission scolaire de langue française, PEI Teachers’ Federation, Canadian Union of Public Employees, la Fédération des parents de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, and the PEI Home and School Federation.