Admin Content 

Mentorship

2 days for both in-school mentors and proteges. Mentorship release day form

• EasyConnect code: PM- mentorship

K-3 teachers

2 days per class for Early Years Assessments

ex: 

• 2 classes of kindergarten = 4 days

• grade 3 teacher = 2 days 

• EasyConnect code: K-3 Screeners Release Time

7-9 New Curriculum 

1 day per course

ex: 

• piloting PEW 9 and SS 9 = 2 days

• piloting SS 9 first semester  and SS 9 second semester  = 1 day

• EasyConnect code: 7-9 New Curriculum PLAD

10-12 High School Collaboration 

2 days per teacher

• EasyConnect code: High School Collaboration

2026/2027 Sessions:

• Nov 25, 2026

• Feb 24, 2027

2025/2026 Sessions:

• Feb 11, 2026: Gr. 7-9 Introduction to New Curriculum (presented at ADCOS)

• Feb 25, 2026: ALT day presentation- New Curriculum follow-up, PTP, Vretta and Early Year Assessments. 

2024/2025 Sessions:

• Oct 8, 2024: New Curriculum architecture, Math and Literacy

• Feb 26, 2025 : New Social Studies Curriculum, KUSPs and the Wicked Problem. 

LIT-Num Screening Calendar

General information Bulletin - Literacy and Numeracy- 2026/2027

CESD's EAL Compass: A Guide of Recommended Practices for Student Support

For more information:

CESD EAL Benchmarks 2.0 slide deck

CESD Supporting EAL students slide deck

CESD EAL website 

Supporting EAL Learners in CESD 2024-2025

CESD EAL Support Plan (with registration links to sessions)

EAL presentations with The Consortium:

• Intro for Administrators: presentation recording & slides. 

  • • • Creating a welcoming environment 

      • Compiled multicultural book list 

      • Name Stories

      • EAL intake checklist

      • EAL Favourites Reading List  

      • EAL Funding Information

• EAL for Classroom Teachers:

  • • EAL for classroom teachers- What do I do? (recording of session)

    • Slide presentation- What do I do? Where do I begin?

    • Building Vocabulary- prefixes, roots and suffixes

    • Root words

• Strategies for Classroom Teachers:

  • • Strategies for Classroom Teachers (recording of session)

• EAL Benchmarks for Classroom Teachers:

  • • Benchmark 2.0 for teachers (recording of session)