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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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OCTOBER
17
*First Monday Bell Schedule
EVACUATION DRILL @
10:15am
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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18
*OP Bell Schedule
STUDENT AMBASSADOR
VISITS
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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19
*OP Bell Schedule
STUDENT AMBASSADOR
VISITS
*School Leadership Team
4:00
pm–Room 821
*Parents Association Meeting
Financial
Aid Night
6:00pm
– Room 829
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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20
*Regular
Bell Schedule
*School
Safety Committee
Period 2 – Rm. 821
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
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21
*Regular Bell Schedule
END OF FIRST MARKING
PERIOD
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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PBIS
CALL TO ACTION
● NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY TUTORING ONGOING
National Honor Society tutoring
is ongoing – please encourage students to attend and submit referrals for
at-risk students. NHS tutoring takes
place in the Charles Nolan Room in the Library both after 8th period
/ during 9th period and after 9th period / during 10th
period. Please post the NHS tutoring
flyer in your classroom.
● MARKING PERIOD 1 ENDS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21
Make students aware where they
stand in their classes as the marking period winds down – a good practice is to
send out Jupiter Progress reports to your students and contact families of
at-risk students. Update your Jupiter
class lists – some class lists are still not fully updated.
● HELP NEEDED WITH LUNCH APPLICATIONS
We still have 500+ students who
have not returned their lunch applications – the entire school community needs
to contribute to this collection effort.
HSFI would look a lot different without the close to $1 million dollars
that we receive based on this collection.
● FEEDBACK FROM SUPERINTENDENT ROSALES
#1 – She agreed with our identification of the
school’s Problem of Practice that focuses on rigor and differentiating
instruction for this rigorous instruction.
#2 – Our immediate next step is to insure that
all lesson plans have rigorous learning objectives. From this visit and
previous ones, she believes that some of the tasks that our students are
assigned are not as rigorous as they can be.
#3 – Formative assessments need to be part of
all lessons – the information gained from these assessments will help teachers
design their lesson plans as well as influencing instructional moves during a
class. These assessments can also support our efforts around rigor – you
will gain information on which specific students need to be challenged in
particular areas.
These next steps represent cornerstones to
well-planned lessons that will lead to improved student achievement. We look forward to working together in these
areas.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● FIRST ‘FIRST MONDAY’
•
All Para-Professionals, report to Ms. McGuinness in RM 329
• All Physical Education teachers, report to Ms. Sostre in the Third Floor Gymnasium
• All CTE Teachers, report to Ms. Boulamaali in RM 844
• All Physical Education teachers, report to Ms. Sostre in the Third Floor Gymnasium
• All CTE Teachers, report to Ms. Boulamaali in RM 844
•
All Guidance Counselors report to Ms. Bernstein
•
All English, Math, Science, Social Studies and Spanish Teachers, report to your
PLC Assignment listed below.
#1 - Participants in
9th/10th grade PLCs should bring a range of TWR tasks they created from
September and October and responses to these tasks for the PLC target
student/s that they teach
#2 - Participants in the 11th/12th grade
PLCs should bring their department's September CCSS assessment for the PLC
target student/s that they teach
● 1ST
SCHOOL LOCKDOWN ON MONDAY
We will
conduct the first of four Lock-down Drills required by the City of New York.
The drill will begin with an announcement over our public address system
indicating "this is a soft lock-down drill, please take appropriate
action." Once the drill has started, staff members will check the hallways
outside of their classrooms for students, lock classroom doors, and turn the
lights off. Once inside the classroom, teachers will direct the students in
their care to move away from sight and maintain silence. The drill concludes
when another announcement is made over the PA System, or when First Responders
open the door. Please take a moment to
speak to your children about the importance of this drill. Since we work
closely with the NYPD, students should not be alarmed if they see police in the
building, supervising this exercise. Should you have any questions or concerns,
you may contact Assistant Principal, Giovanni Raschilla at graschi@schools.nyc.gov
● OP SCHEDULE THIS TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY
We are on OP schedule this coming
Tuesday and Wednesday. Student ambassadors, trained by Ms. Looser, will
be visiting all 10th grade OPs to engage them in restorative justice
activities. Guidance counselors will be visiting their 12th
grade OPs to go over a ‘Senior College Checklist.’ In addition, we will
be using this valuable time to survey our students on a number of topics
related to the school’s mission (copies of the surveys are attached to the
email). Many of the questions come from the NYC DOE’s Learning
Environment Survey that is administered in the Spring. We appreciate your
help in facilitating these surveys – directions will be provided to you in your
OP envelopes. Students will be using their cell phones to take the
surveys – the survey links will be sent to their HSFI emails and Jupiter Grade
accounts. A limited number of paper copies will be available for students
who are unable to log on to their accounts. Here is a brief summary of
the 4 surveys:
#1 - Challenging Work @ HSFI
This survey will help serve as a
data point for the school’s problem of practice that focuses on the delivery of
rigorous instruction that is “customized, inclusive and motivating.”
Student feedback on the tasks they are given during class and on exams will
help us with this problem of practice.
#2 - Student Connections @ HSFI
We want to know how connected our
students feel to HSFI. The first question is probably the most important,
‘Do you look forward to coming to HSFI every day?’ We will do appropriate
follow-up with students who are not feeling good about coming here on a daily
basis.
#3 - Academic Support @ HSFI
We want to know how much support
our students feel in navigating the work that is expected of them. We
know that staff are here for students before school, during the day during
non-teaching periods, and after school – it will be useful to hear from
students their thoughts on our support of them.
#4 - Homework @ HSFI
The NYC Department of Education
has requested that all schools develop a ‘Homework Policy.’ Homework is a
widely discussed topic in education with many schools abandoning or setting
strict time limits for homework. The Academic and CTE Accreditation
Committee will be working on the development of this school-wide policy,
similar to the work we did last year on our grading policy. This survey
asks students about a number of topics including their thoughts on the value of
homework, where they do homework and how long it takes to complete.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AT STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO VIEW ATTENDANCE RECORDS
In
order to sort / filter the list, you must click on the temporary filter icon
which is located next to the printer icon (looks like a wine glass).
● CHAPERONES NEEDED FOR HALLOWEEN DANCE
Student
Government needs Chaperones for this week's dance on Saturday, October 22. The dance goes from 5:45 pm to 10:15 pm.
● WEAR PURPLE ON WEDNESDAY – ANTI-BULLYING & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
Wednesday
is ‘Wear Purple Day’ for Anti-bullying and Domestic Violence prevention, There
will be an ‘Up Stander’ contract station in the cafeteria during that day to
get students to support one another.
COOL
THINGS AT HSFI
● HSFI ON THE RACHEL RAY SHOW
In very exciting news, the High School of
Fashion Industries will be featured on the Rachel Ray Show on Monday, October
17th on ABC (Channel 7) at 10am. Many thanks to Ms. Dahill and
Ms. David who made this possible and submitted the request to have Rachel Ray
and her staff come to HSFI to do a much needed reorganization of the fabric
room in the basement. Additional thank yous to Ms. Carter, Ms. Ricci
& Ms. Youngblood who were key players in the organization and execution of
this event which also included 16 of our students.
● 135 HSFI 11th GRADERS HEADED TO HAMILTON BROADWAY SHOW
We are one of 13 NYC high schools
selected to send students to the Hamilton Broadway show this school year. This amazing opportunity was made possible by
the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The students selected needed to do a research
project on the beginnings of US government that included an acting performance.
● HSFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOSTON MARKET
FUNDRAISER
The HSFI Alumni Association Boston Market Costume Fundraiser
will be October 28, 2016 from 4pm – 8pm at the Boston Market on 23rd
Street between 7th and 8th Avenues (closer to 8th
Avenue). All proceeds will benefit the
HSFI students’ trip to Paris and Alumni College Scholarships. A coupon will be distributed to you – present
the coupon to the cashier when paying to activate the fundraising for the
Alumni Association.
● CONGRATULATIONS MS. BALMIR
Ms. Balmir has welcomed her twins (boy and girl) to her
family. Mother and babies are all healthy and doing well!
HSFI SING
GOFUNDME
Our SING Coordinator, Ms. Vega, has set up a
GoFundMe account for our SING production scheduled for December 16 – the website
link is: https://www.gofundme.com/22xhg4c
Please considering contributing and spread the work
and link to family and friends!
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
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
The
SOARRing staff showcased below come from nominations from their supervisors and
their colleagues. You can nominate a
colleague by using the email: PBISDataTeam@hsfi.us
Please
include the reason why your colleague has SOARRed!
Thank
you to all the staff members involved in the Rachel Ray event - MS. DAHILL, MS. DAVID, MS. CARTER, MR. JOCELYN, MS. YOUNGBLOOD & MS.
RICCI.
Thank
you to MR. RAU for organizing the school trip to Philadelphia and
thank you to the additional chaperones - MR. LAZARUS, MS. SAN JORGE & MS.
MATINALE.
Thank
you to MS. SOSTRE for being the first staff member to complete the
Bloodborne Pathogens training.
Thank
you to MS. NUNEZ for her efforts with our SPARK program.
Thank
you to MS. CECILIA VEGA for bringing
in a beautiful selection of new books for the English Department.
Thank
you to MS. PADRON for taking
the lead on running the guidance Professional Learning Community with the
counselors.
Thank
you to MS. CARTER for organizing
the 2017 "Say Yes to the Prom Dress" competition.
Thank
you to MS. VACCARO for actively
submitting names of students for industry opportunities and ensuring students
have wonderful experiences to help support their CTE learning,
Thank
you to MS. RICCI for helping
schedule the Advisory Board Speaker Series and other unique CTE opportunities
for students.
Thank
you to MS. COLLINS for helping
to sign students up for the Museum Experience Program and the Art Director's
Club workshops, which are both amazing after school and Saturday arts programs.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK – COLLEGE TERMS
Monday, October 17
Caucus:
(n) 1. A meeting
of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an
election. The candidate dropped out of the race after garnering less than 1
percent of his party’s vote in the Iowa caucuses. 2. An informal group composed of legislators
who have shared concerns or interests:
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has become an important political
force, with a domestic legislative agenda that includes voting rights, healthcare
and employment.
Tuesday, October 18
Swing
State: (n) In
U.S. politics, a state in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both
have a good chance of winning the undecided or swing voters. Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are
considered swing states or battleground states in the 2016 presidential
election.
Wednesday, October 19
Legislative (adj.) having the power to make laws: relating to the
making of laws. Major issues during the 2016 New York State legislative session
included raising the minimum wage, funding public education, ethics reform, and
proposals to allow Uber to expand to upstate New York.
Thursday, October 20
Constituent: (adj.) Constituent means part of
a whole. "We'll break this down into its constituent parts." 2 .a citizen who is represented in a
government by officials for whom he or she votes. “Politicians need continued
support by constituents to be re-elected.”
Friday, October 21
Exit
Poll: (n) “A
poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in
order to predict the outcome of an election or understand voters’
decisions.” Election Day exit polls
showed a far narrower split between the two candidates: 46 percent to 52
percent.
DATA
TEAM REPORT
The PBIS Data team (Mr.
Raschilla, Ms. Weiss, Mr. Rau, and Mr. Blank) meets weekly to analyze the
disciplinary trends impacting the High School of Fashion Industries
community. We will make you aware of
what has happened at the school each week and have a call for action to guide
our responses to eliminate this negative behavior and promote positive
behavior.
Below are the registered concerns
submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
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INFRACTION CATEGORY
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INCIDENTS
SEPT.
30 – OCT. 13
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INCIDENTS
SEPTEMBER 24-29
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CHANGE
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6
SCHOOL DAYS
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5
SCHOOL DAYS
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MINOR ISSUES
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DEFIANCE
/ DISRUPTION
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3
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9
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-6
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE
VIOLATION
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1
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2
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-1
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PROVIDING FALSE
MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
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0
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0
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NO CHANGE
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LEAVING CLASS
WITHOUT PERMISSION
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3
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0
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+3
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MAJOR
ISSUES
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|
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INAPPROPRIATE
LANGUAGE
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2
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0
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+2
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DRESS CODE
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0
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0
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NO CHANGE
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HARASSMENT /
BULLYING
(PHYSICAL /
VERBAL / CYBER)
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0
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0
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NO CHANGE
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WEAPONS
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0
|
0
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NO CHANGE
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VANDALISM
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0
|
0
|
NO CHANGE
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THEFT
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3
|
1
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+2
|
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CHEATING /
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
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1
|
7
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-6
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PHYSICALLY
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
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0
|
1
|
-1
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SEXUAL AGGRESSION
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0
|
0
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NO CHANGE
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INCIDENT OF GROUP
VIOLENCE
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0
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0
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NO CHANGE
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ARSON
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0
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0
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NO CHANGE
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YEAR-TO-DATE
ATTENDANCE / SUSPENSION DATA
CURRENT
SCHOOL POPULATION: 1683 Students
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WEEKLY
ATTENDANCE RATE
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92
%
[Attendance Last Week: 93.21%]
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PRINCIPAL’S
SUSPENSION
[Suspension
is the School’s Choice after progressive discipline]
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0
[0 New Suspensions]
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SUPERINTENDENT
SUSPENSION
[Suspension
is Mandatory for high level infraction from Discipline Code]
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0
[0 New Suspensions]
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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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