Sunday, March 3, 2019

WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 3.4.19



CALL TO ACTION

● 1st MARKING PERIOD ENDS / SECOND MARKING PERIOD BEGINS
The first marking period of the Spring term ends this Wednesday, March 6 with second marking period beginning the next day.  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.
First Marking Period grades will be due on March 11 at 4:00pm 

● PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES THIS WEEK
This week, we have the opportunity to meet our students’ parents and guardians.  Since report cards will not be distributed yet, we will printing out progress reports from Jupiter Grades.  Make sure Jupiter Grades are up to date.
Here are some best practices we are asking staff to follow for these conferences:
▪ Have Student work folders ready to show parent / Student work displayed in your room / Extra copies of your course outlines and your grading criteria available. 
▪ Have ‘Welcome’ signs prominently displayed outside your classrooms along with chairs for parents to sit while waiting to meet with you
▪ Have a sign-in sheet to avoid ‘I was here first’ conflicts between families / some teachers use student monitors, if they have them available, to oversee these sign-in sheets
▪ Set up a time limit for each conference – if you need to go beyond 5-7 minutes you probably need an additional conference
▪ Start out with Positives / Focus on what needs to be done to move forward
In my communication with parents, I gave them a list of suggested questions they might want to ask – here they are:
1. What is my child expected to learn, know and do at this grade level? How will it be assessed?
2. What are the big projects my child will be doing in your class this year? Throughout the year, how will I know if my child is meeting grade level expectations?
3. What does my child do well and what does he or she struggle with? Can you give me examples?
4. If my child needs extra support or wants to learn more about a subject, are there resources to help his or her learning outside the classroom? Can you give me examples?
5. How will you be introducing the Common Core standards to students this year?
6. Does my child turn in homework on time?
7. Is my child happy at school? How does my child get along with classmates and adults?
8. Does my child participate in class discussions and activities? What would make my child more effective in doing his/her work?
9. What can I do at home to reinforce what my child is learning at school?
10. Are there ways that I can help you in the classroom or the school?




NYC DOE STAFF SURVEYS
Your supervisor have given you or will soon give you a postcard (image below) with the information you need to fill out the DOE Learning Environment staff survey. 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:

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/reports/school-quality/nyc-school-survey


NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 4

*Regular Bell Schedule

Professional Learning Sessions
Social-Emotional Learning
Room 201 Computer Lab
Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8

PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 121)
5

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 829)
6

*Regular Bell Schedule

Marking Period 1 Ends

PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
7

*Regular Bell Schedule

Parent Teacher Conferences Night
5:30pm – 8:00pm
8

*SPECIAL HALF DAY SCHEDULE

HSFI Advisory Board Career Day
9:00am - Noon

Parent Teacher Conferences Afternoon
1:00pm – 3:00pm


NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 11

*First Monday Bell Schedule with 35 Class Periods

Grades Due at 4pm

Professional Learning Communities / Department Activities
2:30pm – 3:15pm

PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
12

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
13

*OP Bell Schedule

Students Fill Out NYC DOE Student Surveys during OP Time

PM Supervisor:
J tallone (Rm. 201)
14

*Regular Bell Schedule

Distribution of Report Cards during 3rd Period Classes

FAMILY VISITATION DAY

PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
15

*Regular Bell Schedule

FAMILY VISITATION DAY

PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)


SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING – MONDAY, MARCH 4
Our SEL professional learning session will take place this Monday.  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 




DATA TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
INFRACTION CATEGORY
INCIDENTS
DEC 17 – JAN 18
INCIDENTS
DEC 17 – JAN 18
Difference between periods

19 SCHOOL DAYS
18 SCHOOL DAYS
+1 SCHOOL DAYS
MINOR ISSUES



DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION

13
13

NC
SELLING FOOD
0
0
NC
ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION

9
4

+5
PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF


0
3


-3
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION

23
25

-2
DRESS CODE
0
0
N/C
MAJOR ISSUES



HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)



2
1



+1
WEAPONS
1
0
+1
VANDALISM
1
1
NC
THEFT
2
1
+1
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY

0
2

-2
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING


5
11


-6
SEXUAL AGGRESSION

3
1

+2
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
0
0
NC
INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE

0
0

NC
ARSON
0
0
NC


COMING IN 2 WEEKS – 2nd SET OF PARENT VISITATION DAYS March 14 & 15
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation Days on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, 2019. During these Family Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in action.  This weekend we are beginning to register parents.  We will make sure the parents that attend understand that this is not a day to conference with you and have them go through an orientation on the behavioral expectations for the day.  We will let you know the parents that sign up for these visits.  We understand that you are voluntarily agreeing to participate in these visits, so THANK YOU!  If you do not wish to participate, please reach out to me directly.




NOTABLE SPRING TERM DATES
Wednesday, March 6
Marking Period 1 Ends
Thursday, March 7
Parent-Teacher Conferences Night
Friday, March 8
Career Day & Parent-Teacher Conferences Afternoon
Thursday, March 14 & Friday, March 15
Family Visitation Days
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
Friday, March 8
HSFI Advisory Board ‘Career Day’
Wednesday, April 17
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
Friday, May 17
Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
To Be Determined
Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11D016nO8gRf55ENWnkTBQIqmNN3Plq9b7lZk3rDnssM/edit#gid=2133520731




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.





STUDENT ACTIVITIES ANNOUNCEMENTS
□ Auditions for the Variety Show are next week. The show is March 29th.
□ Seniors cap and gown sizing on Thursday Morning.
□ Online School Food surveys will be distributed next week through specific classes
9th and 10th in CTE / 11th in APPS / 12th in Economics




IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS

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

● FIRST MARKING PERIOD GRADES DUE MARCH 11
First Marking Period grades will be due on March 11 at 4:00pm 

● 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
□ 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

● 3rd ROUND OF EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS BEGIN 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)

● PLC INTERVISITATIONS & SURVEY FORMS
The next round of PLC Intervisitations have to be completed by Thursday, March 7, and the notes have to be entered by 4:00 pm Friday, March 8.

Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO6P1MOJmG7zwvcsg6Pbf5v3BtnIhIRIj0brEoKQPknZ5-jw/viewform?usp=sf_link

● 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




UPDATE ON FUTURE OF FIRST MONDAY ACTIVITIES
As I explained in my February 13th email, the attendance for First Monday has been poor. In December, we had 295 students absent; in January 480 students absent; and in February 522 students absent.  Most of the feedback that I have received about the decision to change the day back to the model we had in October and November has been supportive. Staff who responded understood how the low attendance could negatively impact the school’s standing.  The most common theme has been frustration that students who are not showing up are negatively impacting the students that are attending and getting a lot out of the activities.
The bottom line is we cannot afford as a school to have such poor attendance for this one day every month as it impacts student instruction and the school’s standing with the NYC DOE.
For now, while I get an opportunity to speak with the UFT Consultative Committee more, we will move to the traditional model that we have previously used where classes are condensed into a shortened school day followed by Professional Learning Communities / Department meetings.
Moving forward, I would like to engage the school community in conversations about possibly reconfiguring First Mondays so they could increase students’ accountability with the activities including grades and/or credit.  This would hopefully correct the student participation and attendance issues.
THANK YOU for your efforts on this front. We will figure it out together.




OPERATIONAL NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY

● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/

● NOTES FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ Please return confirmation sheets.  There is still a lot of sheets missing.  If you need them reprinted please stop by the attendance office.  
□ Cut Report - You will find a cut report in your mailboxes on Wednesdays.  
□ Absent Notes - There are a lot of discrepancies with absent notes.  Teachers are signing notes for students that they were absent but when I go into the system you marked them present.  IF ONE TEACHER MARKS A STUDENT PRESENT THEY ARE PRESENT FOR THE DAY.  This student then does not come up in our weekly attendance meetings and does not receive the outreach they need.  Please be more careful when taking attendance.  
If you make a mistake on the blue sheet please correct it on the white sheet

● 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

● W-2 TAX FORMS
W-2 forms are available on the Employee Self Service website:  www.nyc.gov/ess
Will be delivered to schools on January 31 along with payroll

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

● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Technology Request:   https://goo.gl/forms/NNtcC01LZSyB8VJ03
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
Custodian Request:   https://goo.gl/forms/sQGqPAoqGeI86H132
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

Lock Down video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/lockdown

Evacuate video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/evacuate

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.




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:
⏮ 3/4/2019 – 10:30am – 3:30pm.  Mr. Russell is taking 30 students to The Whitney Museum for a visit and tour of the Andy Warhol exhibit.
⏮ 3/4/2019 – 9:30am – 12:00pm (Dismissed from site) – Ms. Ricci is taking 30 students to AERIE for educational enrichment opportunities (UFC).
⏮ 3/6/2019 – 12:50pm- Dismissed from site – Ms. Bailey is taking 64 students to the Friedman Theatre to see “Choir Boy”.
⏮ 3/9/2019 – 11:00am – 4:00pm – Ms. David is taking 12 students to the Brooklyn Museum for research.




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 4
Corroborate (v) Confirm; support: Lucy said that she had been in the house all day, and her sister corroborated this statement. We hope further experimentation can corroborate the scientific theory.
Tuesday, March 5
Render (v) 1. To cause to become. The rain rendered his escape impossible.  2. to provide: Money serves as a reward for services rendered. 3. To depict or interpret: She tried to find her house, but the simulator did not render the landscape in sufficient detail.  
Wednesday, March 6 
Entrenched (adj.) Solidly established: It can be difficult to get rid of deep-rooted, entrenched beliefs since we often take them for granted.
Thursday, March 7
Preclude (v) To prevent from happening. To preclude my tendency to procrastinate, I set aside the same two hours every day to study. “He is precluded by league rules from discussing Anthony or his situation directly.”
Friday, March 8 (Career Day)
Fastidious (adj.) Excessively concerned with cleanliness; hard to please:  Cats are fastidious, spending up to a quarter of their waking hours grooming. Giving careful attention to detail; … “The team’s fastidious work on the project helped them win first place in the science competition




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 all the staff that participated in the Pep Rally either as a player, referee or bench coach for the Staff vs. Students Volleyball game as well as a coach to our performance teams - MS. ROJAS, MS. RUSSELL, MS. SOSTRE-KING, MS. MATINALE, MR. MENDEZ, MR. ROBINSON, MS. VISCUSO, MS. VEGA, MR. STAMPONE, MS. PARISSE, MS. MEDINA, MS. JOHAR, MS. PAZ, MS. SAN JORGE & MR. EGAN.

Thank you to MS. VACCARO for leading our Virtual Enterprise students to the Business Plan competition National Championships after finishing third in the NYC competition.

Thank you to MS. KASS, MS. CISSE, MR. ABDALLAH, MS. WEINREB, MS. ZUBROVICH, MR. KILPATRICK, MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL, MS. NEWPORT & MS. PADRON for utilizing our online Fashion SOARRS website to give out Fashion Dollars to students.

Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK for designing and delivering quality TWR PD to help move student writing forward.

Thank you to MS. DAWSON, MS. LISSAUER & MS. SIDERIS for completing advanced TWR training.

Thank you to MS. WEISS for going above on beyond the call of duty to assist an HSFI student in crisis.

Thank you to MS. VEGA for connecting with the Museum of Jewish Heritage and arranging a visit from Holocaust survivor Mrs. Sally Frishberg. Mrs Frishberg will be at HSFI on March 15th to speak to our 10th grade Global students.

Thank you to MS. SAN JORGE for organizing the Spoken Work Open Mic night.

Thank you to MS. IANNIELLO for getting the checks for Student Government so they can pay for their events.

Thank you to MR. ABDALLAH for being so accommodating within his digital photography class.

Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY for spending her break creating an amazing promotional video for the fashion show.

Thank you to MS. NOBLE for returning to HSFI with such positivity and team spirit.

Thank you to MS. CARTER for supporting the CTE department with every need possible.

Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY & MS. COLLINS for beginning their work with students on the city-wide summer lunch poster campaign.

Thank you to MS. YOUNGBLOOD for supplying amazing 10th grade lessons for her colleagues.

Thank you to MS. RICCI, MS. PARISSE & MS. BATTS for continuing to support students who need additional help passing the NOCTI.

Thank you to MS. JOHAR for "stepping up" to take over as supervisor of the Step Team.

Thank you to MR. KALISCH for discovering a free ID resource for students with disabilities.

Thank you to MS. YAGHOUBI & MS. WRIGHT for stepping in to assist with students.

Thank you to MS. DUCK & MS. BOHNER for participating in rescheduled IEP meetings.




ADDITIONS TO THE BLOG
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