Saturday, March 16, 2019

WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 3.18.19



CALL TO ACTION

IF YOU SEE OR SENSE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
Incidents across the country and around the world reminds us of how important it is to report all matters and to communicate with families.  Most importantly, continue to speak with our students directly who will provide the most informed status of our building's climate. 

ENCOURAGE HSFI STUDENTS TO CHECK HSFI EMAILS
Supporting our college readiness theme, remind your students that they should be checking their HSFI email every day.  Students should be getting in the habit of checking their HSFI every day because they will lose out on many opportunities if they don’t do so.

SECOND MARKING PERIOD IN FULL SWING
We are in full swing of the second marking period.  Speak to your students about the importance of the starting the marking period strong.  Make sure your students know where they stand in their classes and what needs to be done to continue their success or turn things around.  Students must know that the grades they receive in June will be seen by colleges and determine whether or not they go to summer school.




NYC DOE STAFF SURVEY UPDATE: 70% COMPLETION
I wanted to give you an update of responses to the NYC DOE Staff Survey – as of today 70 staff members have done their survey.
That is a HUGE increase from last week’s number of 23! It would send a powerful statement if we achieved 100% participation.
Please do the survey as it is important that every voice is heard.  Please take a few minutes to complete the anonymous survey online.
I look carefully at the overall results to shape the direction of things like professional development and staff communication. 
Prospective HSFI parents and families and students look to the results to decide whether they should apply to our school or not. 
We have worked tremendously hard together to create a wonderful learning environment for our students and this is your chance to let them know. Thank you!
The link to the survey is below, but you must have the unique access code from the postcard to proceed:



























    





NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 18

*Regular Bell Schedule

Social Emotional Learning Professional Learning
Room 821
Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
19

*Regular Bell Schedule

11th Grade Assembly
Periods 5 & 6
SUNY Presentation

PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
20

*Regular Bell Schedule

SAT / PSAT Video Prep
All teaching staff must go to Room 201 (Computer Lab) during one of the Lunch Periods to watch this required video

School Leadership Team Meeting
Room 821
4:00 pm

Parents Association Meeting
Room 821
6:00 pm

PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)

21

*Regular Bell Schedule

Student Town Halls
Room 821
Periods 4-7

PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)

22

*Regular Bell Schedule

Staff Town Halls
Room 821
Periods 4-7

PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)



NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 25

*Regular Bell Schedule

Writing Revolution
Professional Learning

PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)

26

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
27

*Special Schedule
PSAT / SAT DAY

PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
28

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)



29

*Regular Bell Schedule

VARIETY SHOW

PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)



SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING – MONDAY, MARCH 18
Our SEL professional learning session will take place this Monday (rescheduled from the snow day on March 4).  The sessions will all take place in the Room 201 Computer Lab during Periods 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.  The sessions will be facilitated by our SEL Coordinators – Ms. Padron, Ms. Stambouly, Ms. Parisse and Ms. Stambouly.
The SEL session will focus on introducing the HSFI staff to the SEL website developed by Yale University’s Center for Emotional Intelligence and our partner in this work.  Part of the resources developed by Yale are modules focusing on the different aspects of our SEL efforts – as part of this session, you will go through the first module. 
AGENDA
1. Staff Registration & On-boarding 
2. Website Tutorial 
(a) Courses   (b) Resources   (c) Tools
3. Course 1: Introduction to Emotions and Emotional Intelligence -- Module 1: The Emotions Matter Mindset
4. Questions/Concerns 




 NOTABLE SPRING TERM DATES

Wednesday, March 27
PSAT / SAT Day
Friday, March 29
Variety Show
Friday, March 28
Last Day of Cycle A Classes
Thursday, April 18
Marking Period 2 Ends
Friday, April 19 – Friday, April 26
Spring Break – No School
Monday, May 6 – Tuesday, May 14
Advanced Placement Exams
Monday, June 3
Administration of New Global History Regents Exam
Thursday, June 6
Staff Professional Development Day
Monday, June 17
Last Day of Classes – Marking Period 3 Ends
Tuesday, June 18 – Tuesday, June 25
Regents Exams
Monday, June 24
HSFI Graduation – 3:00 pm at the United Palace
Wednesday, June 26
Last Day of School for Students and Teachers


CAREER & TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR

Monday, April 15
Virtual Enterprises National Championship Competition
Wednesday, April 17
Virtual Enterprises Trade Show
Wednesday, May 1
International Center of Photography Exhibit Opening
Friday, May 3
Senior Graphics & Illustration Art Show
Wednesday, May 15
Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
Tuesday, Mat 14 or Wednesday, May 15
Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
Friday, May 17
Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
To Be Determined
Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event


UPDATED PARENT CONTACT LIST
Here is the most updated spreadsheet for students’ contact information.  The spreadsheet has three different tabs of contact information;
1) Primary phone
2) Email
3) Cell phone number
This list will be updated each week through our School Messenger system. If you have trouble contacting a parent or have additional contact information, please reach out to Assistant Principal Danielle Silva at DSilva@hsfi.us
Here is the link to the spreadsheet:




STUDENT ACTIVITIES
KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY / COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
In our effort to understand how ALL our students are doing, we need to know how much students are participating in activities around the building – this includes:
TUTORING / CLUBS & ACTIVITIES / PSAL SPORTS – PRACTICES & GAMES / ESL ACADEMY / MAKE-UP LABS / NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PEER TUTORING / USING THE COMPUTER LABS
Use this link to keep track of student attendance in these activities - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/attendance-for-student-activities
Doing this is mandatory if you oversee these activities and needs to be done every time you meet with students.  You must be signed in to your own hsfi.us account when you do this.  Contact Shannon Kohm with questions at skohm@school.nyc.gov, or ext. 5311
Communication
Please make sure that you communicate with our students about anything going on in the school – a club meeting, sports game or program opportunity – you can do this by including it in our Daily Announcements email / Jupiter message – here is the procedure for submitting this information:
(2) From there use the Announcement form link on the left hand side of the page - all announcements should be requested by 3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.




IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS

OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2018-19 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared for
□ Every student feels challenged

HSFI STUDENT DASHBOARD UPDATES FROM MR. STAMPONE
Some more updates have been rolled out the HSFI Student Dashboard including a tweaked design change and some additional features
Remember that the dashboard is only accessible on the school network. It is hosted internally for data security reasons.
Find your particular students by visiting http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/teachers/ and finding your name. Note: Co-teacher pairs appear separately.
When you click into your page (for example, http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/teachers/stamponed.html), you'll find a table at the top that subdivides the list by course/section
Catch a preview of a tool being developed for students to check in with their progress to graduation. Here's an example for a current junior: http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/grad_tracker/221228661.html
Student daily attendance by period: On an individual student's page you can get a summary of their attendance numbers by course/section. There's a beta version column trying to measure how often that student is in school but did not attend your period. Note: It is not yet accurate for classes that meet every other day or for classes with a start date later than the first day of school. Will be updated with new data for the second semester soon

PLC INTERVISITATIONS
The next round of PLC Intervisitations have to be completed by Friday, March 29, and the notes have to be entered by 4:00 pm.
Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO6P1MOJmG7zwvcsg6Pbf5v3BtnIhIRIj0brEoKQPknZ5-jw/viewform?usp=sf_link

3rd ROUND OF EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS BEGIN THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 12
□ 3RD Round of Evaluative Observations – March 12 - 29
□ 4TH Round of Evaluative Observations – April 15 – May 10 (this is a change from the original calendar)

SPRING MARKING PERIODS
□ 2nd Marking Period ends Thursday, April 18
□ 3rd Marking Period ends Monday, June 17

ANNUALIZATION GRADING POLICY CHANGES BY THE NYC DOE
The NYC Department of Education policy towards annualization has changed from last year.
Last year, if a student failed semester 1 of an annualized class, but passed semester 2, the student was given a grade of P for the 1st semester class on their transcript.
This year, that policy is no longer in place.  This came from NYCDOE academic policy last spring.  So we're annualized in terms of curriculum and students, but not on an annualized grading model.
This means that students will have to make up the failed class through SOARR Academy or through Summer School. 

IMPORTANT SPECIAL EDUCATION REMINDERS FOR THE SPRING TERM
Teacher Form responses or information you shared during the meeting- this is a great example of how your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific IEP. In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. Students who are placed in ICT classes have the letter at the end of their official (ex-45P) and our Self-contained students will continue to have the letter at the beginning of their official class. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as the first letter of their official class.

We in the Office of SWD wanted to provide some additional insight to our Teacher Form. This form helps us to address students’ academic needs, assess their progress in/with the general education curriculum and justify services through the IEP. Your voice and input is incredibly valuable in creating this legal document, which is unique to each child. Attending meetings is also important, as it is a requirement to have a general education teacher at an IEP present. Please understand we try to work around teacher schedules, when scheduling however, there are times when this does not align to a parent/family members schedule.

PARENT ENGAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Keep in mind the main ways that we maintain high levels of Parent Engagement:
#1 - Keeping Jupiter up-to-date so that students and parents know where students stand in your class
#2 – You are contractually required to set aside 1 specific period set aside for Parent Engagement where you make calls and emails to families of at-risk students.  If a student is failing, you need to make verbal contact with that family
#3 - Check your DOE Email everyday - Not HSFI email – you should forward your HSFI emails to your DOE email.  If a parent emails you, they should expect a response in a timely manner

IMPORTANT HOMEWORK REMINDERS
#1 – Please follow our policy of ‘No New HW Wednesdays’
#2 – Do not give a HW assignment unless you will be giving meaningful feedback back to students – a check or score at the top of a paper does not mean much to students.  This is especially true for honors and Advanced Placement courses where the amount and difficulty of readings and assignments is high

GUIDELINES TO MAINTAIN SCHOOL CLIMATE
Pass needed to go anywhere outside of your classroom / specific Falcon Health Center pass
No passes first 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)
No passes last 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)
Electronic Equipment for educational purposes allowed / all other purposes should be a referral / Leave confiscating to supervisors and deans / NO CHARGING PHONES
WHERE CAN STUDENTS GO WHEN NOT IN CLASS?
Before 1st Period – Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab (Room 201), Hallways 
Once Period 1 begins – students cannot be in the hallways – can go to the Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision
Lunch Periods (4-7) – Cafeteria, Student Lounge, Library (except 7th period), Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision
Students waiting for afterschool activities - Student Computer Lab, Library, Classroom under teacher supervision
YOU CANNOT ALLOW A STUDENT TO STAY IN YOUR CLASSROOM / OFFICE WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE – ASK THEM TO LEAVE & COME BACK




OPERATIONAL NEED TO KNOW
CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY


NOTES FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ There are 667 Confirmation Sheets please return them by Wednesday March 20.  Please check your attendance records before bubbling in.  
□ The cut report is a report that allows you to see the students who are cutting your class.  This report will be in your mailboxes on Wednesday.  
Third Period Blue Sheets - Please get them to the appropriate drop off locations by 11am.  The absent calls need to go out before noon
□ Teachers if you have a period 15 or 16 attendance sheet please return it to the attendance office released

MESSAGES FROM MR. RAPPA – RETURN PRINTER CARTRIDGES FOR CHARITY / LAB STOOLS
□ Science Department requests that lab stools not be removed from lab rooms 526 and 944.  These stools were originally purchased for lab use, and many have been moved to other rooms.  These lab stools are marked with either 244, 526 or 944 on the bottom of the seats.
□ Fashion is now dealing with a charitable company who accepts used printer cartridges.  Mr. Rappa is once again accepting used printer cartridges in Room 244.  Please return used cartridges to Room 244, and leave outside the door before 3 PM if door is locked. Fashion will no longer be reimbursed for these cartridges, but at least recycled cartridges will be supporting a charitable cause.  Recycled cartridges will also not wind up in the ocean or in landfills

TRANSIT DELAYS / MEDICAL ABSENCES
Please turn in your notes.  Without official back up, your absence or delay cannot be recorded as such.

TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
The response spreadsheet with write-ups of the status of the technology tickets has been updated – I think you will find it more helpful.

CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Depending on the severity of the request.  Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the issue.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Here are the links to the Emergency Preparedness videos.  This series of safety videos are useful tools that demonstrate how Building Response Teams operate, and how school buildings use the General Response Protocols during an emergency. Please take the time to watch the following videos to ensure that you are well equipped in the event of an emergency.

Full Safety Preparedness video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/safetypreparedness

Assembly Card video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/assemblycard



Shelter In video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/shelterin

CANNOT LEAVE STUDENTS UNATTENDED
You cannot leave students unattended anywhere in the building – a classroom or office, the Auditorium or Cafeteria – if you have to leave a particular area, ask the students to leave with you.

PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING TO CLASSROOM INCIDENTS
In the event of an incident in your classroom that creates disruption (student is defiant and / or uncooperative) but is NOT A THREAT to student and/or staff safety, the following protocol should be followed:
□ Classroom management, i.e., using your skills as an educator to move on from the situation, followed by
□ A phone call to your Supervisor informing them of the incident and the steps you have taken to address the matter, followed by
□ A referral to the Peace Center and/or the Guidance Department via Google Docs., followed by
□ Outreach to parents, informing them of their child’s misbehavior, and request for family support to correct the matter.  

In the event of an incident in your classroom that involves an immediate THREAT to student and/or staff safety, the following protocol should be followed:
□ A phone call to the Peace Center (x1491 or x1431) informing available staff of the incident and requesting assistance, followed by
□ A phone call to School Safety (x1341) informing them of the location and nature of the incident and requesting assistance, followed by
□ A call to your Supervisor informing them of the incident and the steps you have taken to address it.

PARAPROFESSIONAL SPACE
Any paraprofessional staff or staff that does not have a space to work can use the academic department office in Room 425.




SUPPORTING OUR STUNTS PROGRAM
Did you know we have one of best Stunts teams in all of New York City?

Here is a message from our Stunts coach, Ms. Viscuso:

Our season is underway and our games will be starting.  Since our games are in all different boroughs and only on the weekends we never have a big support system at games except for a few parents.  It would be great if you live nearby to come support the team!

Sunday March 24th @ Brooklyn Technical High School at 10:15am and 2pm
Saturday March 30th @ Port Richmond High School at 9am and 2pm
Saturday April 6th @ Lehman High School at 11:30 and 2pm
Saturday April 13th @ Springfield High School at 11:30 and 2pm
Sunday May 5th @ Springfield High School at 9am and 11:30




YOGA CLASS OFFERING TO BENEFIT THE HSFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

HSFI Staff – it is my pleasure on behalf of Ms. Serrano to pass along this message about a Yoga class offering:

Dear All,

I will  be offering a one hour yoga class at HSFI after school as a  fund raiser for the Alumni  Association Scholarship Fund.

Chairs will be available for anyone who prefers to practice using a chair for support. 

Please click on the link below to complete form to select a date that works for you. If you are not able to attend, please consider making a donation  

Kindly select only one date as your choice.  






CLASS TRIP REMINDERS
As we start the school year, I wanted to share with staff the field trip guidelines that we put into place last year.  All of us should plan to adhere to these guidelines – for staff planning the trips and staff receiving the trip requests.  The only exception that we ask of everyone is to be flexible with last minute trips that are brought to us by our Advisory Board and industry partners – too often they share with us the details in a last minute fashion.  Thank you in advance for the cooperation!
⏮ Trips must be approved 3 weeks in advance - No trips in January & June
⏮ A Master Calendar of trips will be posted in the Weekly Bulletin with a description of the trip and grade level
⏮ Teachers cannot veto student participation on trips, but students must understand they are responsible for all makeup work / Do not penalize students for missing class due to a school trip

CLASS TRIPS THIS WEEK:
3/18/2019 – 9:00AM - 1:30PM.  Ms. Serrano is taking 20 students to the Supreme Civil Court Building to tour court building and observe proceeding of actual case
3/19/2019 – 1:00PM -3:30PM.   Mr. Kearns is taking 20 students to the NYC Animal Care Center to learn about the shelter system
3/22/2019 – 12:00PM – 3:30PM.  Mr. Russell is taking 24 students to the ICP Museum for a visit and tour




WEEKLY PARENT COMMUNICATION
FASHIONABLE TIMES BLOG
Just like we maintain a blog for staff, we maintain a weekly blog for HSFI Parents that includes a weekly message from me.  The link is:




STUDENT INFORMATION RESOURCE
NYC DOE STUDENT PROFILES
The NYC Department of Education has created a central location to access key student information – www.nycenet.edu/studentprofile
You have been emailed a one-page summary of this resource.  Here are the key categories of the ‘Student Profile’:
Grades – current and historical report card grades
Assessments - previous Regents scores
Attendance - current and historical daily attendance including lateness
Schedule – students’ current schedule
Details – student biographical and demographic information including Special Education and English Language Learner (ELL) status
Enrollment – enrollment history including all NYC schools attended
Guardians – all the adults on the students’ biographical record including contact information and preferred language




VTODs FOR THE WEEK
SAT/ACT Vocabulary

Monday, March 18
Impervious (adj.) Not able to be influenced, hurt, or damaged: She seems almost impervious to the criticism from all sides. Though his house is not impervious to the hurricane, my uncle refuses to obey the governor’s evacuation order. 
Tuesday, March 19
Hackneyed (adj.) Lacking in freshness or originality:   "It's not the crime; it's the cover-up," may be a hackneyed political saying, but that doesn't mean it lacks a kernel of truth.”
Wednesday, March 20
Mundane (adj.) Routine, ordinary, everyday: "Superman hid his heroic feats by posing as his mundane alter ego, Clark Kent." 2. Concerned with worldly matters rather than spiritual ones.  “I don't like to waste my time on mundane affairs like the economy; I prefer to focus on spiritual matters.”
Thursday, March 21
Equivocal (adj.) Vague or confusing; able to be understood in two different ways: His words to the press were deliberately equivocal; he did not deny the reports but neither did he confirm them.
Friday, March 22
Arcane (adj.) Complicated and therefore understood or known by only a few people.    They worked hard to negotiate New York's arcane rules for getting on presidential ballots.




STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Thank you to all the HSFI staff that have been shouting out their colleagues on a daily basis through Basecamp – it is inspiring to read them and keep them coming.
Here are some additional SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!

Thank you to THE ENTIRE HSFI TEACHING STAFF for once again supporting HSFI Family Visitation Day. Thank you to MS. CHAVEZ & MS. JOSEPH for assisting with the preparations.

Thank you to MR. LACHOK, MR. RUSSELL, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS. WEINREB, MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL, MS. NEZAJ, MS. KASS, MS. NOBLE, MS. HERRICK, MS. ROBINSON, MR. ROBINSON, MS. SERRANO, MS. POWELL, MS. PARISSE & MS. CISSE for giving Fashion Dollars to students online through our FashionSoarrs.com system.

Thank you to MS. DAWSON & MR. WIEDA for covering classes for their colleagues who were chaperoning a trip to help maintain quality instruction .

Thank you to MS. HOLMES & MR. KEARNS for organizing a trip so that 100 of our students could see an unforgettable Broadway performance of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Thank you to MS. RODRIGUEZ for supporting the Attendnace office.

Thank you to MR. LACHOK & MR. TRAPANI for taking the lead during one of this week's Equity Focus Groups.

Thank you to MS. ALVAREZ, MR. DAWSON & MR. STAMPONE for helping to organize freshmen Regents review on PSAT day.

Thank you to MS. HERRICK for creating the Living Environment Regents review schedule.

Thank you to MR. ABDALLAH for helping with the Stars Client fix.

Thank you to MS. VEGA & MS. DAHILL for coordinating a visit from Ms. Frishberg, a Holocuast survivor to share her story with our students.

Thank you to MR. ROBINSON, MS. RUSSELL & MR. KEARNS for attending and collaborating with students during the Student Empowerment & Leadership meeting on Friday.

Thank you to MS. COLLINS & MS. DAVID for working to ensure students with disabilities are able to participate in all school activities and trips.




ADDITIONS TO THE BLOG
If you are interested in adding something to the Weekly Bulletin Blog, please email Angela Ianniello – AIanniello@schools.nyc.gov – by Wednesday of that week.  Submissions emailed after this deadline will be placed in the following week’s Blog.






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