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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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MARCH
27
*Regular Bell Schedule
*APPS Committee Meeting –
Per. 2 Room 821
*Social Emotional Learning Committee Meeting – Per. 5 Room 821
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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29
*Regular Bell Schedule
REPORT CARD
CONFERENCING WITH 10th GRADERS
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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30
*Regular Bell Schedule
REPORT CARD
CONFERENCING WITH 10th GRADERS
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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31
*Regular Bell Schedule
DEADLINE TO COMPLETE
THE NYC DOE STAFF SURVEY
VARIETY SHOW
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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THE
ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared after the last round of
intervisitations; all are focused on scaffolding and the use of
socio-emotional practices in class.
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared after the last round of
intervisitations; all are focused on the use of TWR as well
as the use of scaffolding.
In the Science
department, Ms. Castro created note-taking shorthand as well as a TWR activity
that the students could use to review the Earth's Geologic History.
In the Math
department, Mr. Kilpatrick and Ms. Chan created a TWR word scramble on
polynomials and factoring. This was used as a Do Now activity in the
Algebra classes.
In the the English
Department, Ms. Cuffie created a packet of TWR activities for her ninth graders
reading "The Tell Tale Heart".
In the CTE
Department, Ms. David created a Cornell Notes page to help her students take
notes on their presentations:
To see these
activities and more join the HSFI Google+ Page found here. https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108340703393557258737
*If any staff
member would like to share a lesson, activity, or best practice,
send it to Ms. Paz at SPaz@schools.nyc.gov or Mr. Kearns at kkearns@schools.nyc.gov
DEADLINE TO COMPLETE NYC DOE SURVEY IS THIS FRIDAY
WE ARE AT 65% COMPLETION / LAST YEAR’S PERCENTAGE WAS 95%
Teachers, counselors
and paraprofessionals please take a few minutes this week 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.
The link to the
survey is below, but you must have the unique access code from the postcard to
proceed:
If you lose your postcard with the unique access
code, you need to call the following phone number: 1-800-690-8603. Thank you!
REPORT CARD CONFERENCING WITH 10TH GRADERS THIS WEEK
On Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday,
March 30, HSFI staff members will be meeting with every 10th graders
to review the students’ 1st marking period grades. It will be powerful when all our 10th
graders will be personally spoken to about their report cards and how they are
feeling about their experiences at HSFI.
We will be giving out Fashion Dollars and Certificates to students who
have strong academic performances and students will be asked to fill out goals in
‘Recovery Contracts’ for classes in which they are struggling. Teachers will then be receiving these
‘Recovery Contracts’ to follow-up with these struggling students.
Here are the guidelines to these
conferences:
If a student is passing all
courses:
□ Give “CONGRATULATIONS!”
Certificate highlighting their EFFORT
□ Tell student that 100 Fashion
Dollars will be placed in their account
□ Stress “Keep it up”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student – DO NOT JUST CONGRATULATE
THEM:
(1) Could your grades be higher?
(2) Goals for next report card
(3) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(4)Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
TAKE BRIEF NOTES ABOUT THEIR
RESPONSES TO THIS QUESTION (Likes / Changes)
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If a student is passing all but
one course:
□ Give “KEEP IT UP!’ Certificate
highlighting their EFFORT
□ Tell student that 75 Fashion
Dollars will be placed in their account
□ Stress the “Keep up the good
work” and “It’s not too late to pass all your classes.”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student:
(1) What happened in the class
you failed? Where are you getting stuck?
(2) Could your passing grades be
higher?
(3) Goals for next report card
(4) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(5) Are you involved in a club or
activity?
(6) Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
□ Tell students to go to a seat
and fill out a RECOVERY CONTRACT for the (1) Class you failed & (2) Any
classes that your grade was 70 and below / HAVE STUDENTS RETURN THE RECOVERY
CONTRACTS TO YOU
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If student is failing more than
one course:
□ Give “IT’S NOT TOO LATE!’
Certificate highlighting the need for greater EFFORT
□ Stress “It’s not too late to
get back on track.”
□ Engage in a Discussion with the Student:
(1) What happened in the classes
you failed? Where are you getting stuck?
(2) Could other grades be higher?
(3) Goals for next report card
(4) Future plans – how is high
school part of that plan?
(5) Are you involved in a club or
activity?
(6) Speak about their experiences
at HSFI – What do they like? Things they would like to be changed?
□ Tell students to go to a seat
and fill out a RECOVERY CONTRACT for EACH of the (1) Classes you failed &
(2) Any classes that your grade was 70 and below / HAVE STUDENTS RETURN THE
RECOVERY CONTRACTS TO YOU
To honor the student’s
thoughtfulness about next steps in their classes, we will be asking teachers to
do the following:
#1
Review
the goal the student has written for accuracy – is the suggested behavior
change a priority for the student or is there something else that would be more
effective?
#2a
If the goal is accurate, verbally
acknowledge receipt of the goal. “I see
you are prepared to succeed by (arriving on time every day, completing all
classwork).”
#2b
If the goal is not fully
accurate, meet with the student to add further suggestions on the back
of the goal.
#3
Reiterate to the student how you
will support their efforts.
PBIS
CALL TO ACTION
● CONSIDER ATTENDING THIS FRIDAY'S VARIETY SHOW
HSFI’s version of ‘America’s Got
Talent’ is this Friday, March 31 with our annual Variety Show. This event showcases the performing arts
talents of our student including singing and dancing. It would mean a lot to our students if you can attend, even for a little while.
● PUT OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNINGF INTO ACTION
Just as we starting to use the Mood
Meter in our staff meetings, if you are comfortable you should using the Mood
Meter or some sort of social-emotional check-in with your students. Don’t just go right into the French
Revolution, geometric proof or draping activity – take a couple of minutes to
find out how your students are feeling and get them into the pleasantness /
energy quadrant that fits your lesson.
● REINFORCE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR WITH FASHION DOLLARS
Every staff member should be
positively rewarding deserving students in every class or every office
visit. We continue to have a “hoarding”
problem with our FD tokens that we are trying to combat – for now, rely on
FashionSoarrs.
SUMMER SCHOOL JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
We will be having summer school at HSFI once again
this summer – here is the website link to apply for a summer school position:
AIR CONDITIONER
INFORMATION
It is with good reason that we are very excited about
more air conditioners at HSFI – we should be proud of our collective
efforts. Here is some additional
information you need to know about the ACs:
□ Within the next 1-2 days, we will be putting a thank
you card in the mailbox room for the Advisory Board & our Anonymous Donor –
please make sure to sign it
□ We are continuing to accept donations for the ACs –
the more funds we collect, the more ACs we can purchase - https://www.gofundme.com/air-conditioners-fashion-high
□ If your room does not have an electrical outlet for
an AC, it should be coming – having an outlet does not guarantee that you will
receive an AC - unfortunately, we did not raise enough money to get every room
air conditioned this school year – the average cost of the unit, installation
and electric has added up to around $2,000 per classroom which is more
expensive than we originally told by the Division of School Facilities - no one
should expect multiple ACs in their classroom even with the presence of
multiple AC outlets.
My goal continues to be that every classroom has air condition!
□ The goal for installation is before the weather gets
hots – the Division of School Facilities is dictating the rooms that get ACs based
on the electric capabilities of that part of the building – we have let them
know that we would like the ACs spread out among the school departments – we have
let them know which departments are in which rooms – there is no need to ask any
HSFI supervisor about which rooms are up next for installation
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● WRITING REVOLUTION
9th/10th
grade ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies Teachers: The next deadline to
submit TWR work is by 4 PM on TUESDAY, APRIL 4.
Please submit recent teacher-created tasks with anticipated responses with a focus on Quick
Outline, including Topic Sentence and supporting detail. (Math- continued sentence work).
Teacher-created activities with anticipated responses:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzXw4_YK-LbuSnJmd1FGbklZRmc
Please submit recent teacher-created tasks with anticipated responses with a focus on Quick
Outline, including Topic Sentence and supporting detail. (Math- continued sentence work).
Teacher-created activities with anticipated responses:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzXw4_YK-LbuSnJmd1FGbklZRmc
Target Student work (If you teach the *TWR Target Students)
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzXw4_YK-LbuTEJkZ2E4WkhOU0k?usp=sharing
● HOMEWORK POLICY – NO NEW HW ON WEDNESDAYS
Clarification for you and our
students – NO NEW HW ON WEDNESDAYS means that no new homework can be assigned
on Wednesdays. Assignments can be given
on Tuesdays (or other days) and due on Wednesdays. Please spread the word to students so they
are clear on the policy.
● SPECIAL EDUCATION REMINDERS
With
the change of semesters and classes, the Special Education department in room
329 wanted to provide everyone with a reminder regarding students with IEPs and
SESIS.
In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. If the first or last character of the students’ official is a letter, the student has an IEP. Generally, but not in all cases, a letter at the end means the student receives SETSS services, while an I, C, or T at the beginning will signify an ICT placement. There are exceptions where students have been moved from one placement to another based on their needs and this is why it is incredibly important to reference the IEP.
We have also created, and have begun to distribute a new standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is now more subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
Welcome to Spring Semester 2017! If you have a student in your class this semester that has an IEP you may be asked to complete a Google “IEP Feedback” Form which now includes a section specific to your content area. The information you provide will assist the IEP Team in determining the best possible:
□ Setting (15:1, ICT, SETSS)
□ Accommodations (extended time, separate location, etc.),
□ Services (speech, mandated counseling) and
□ Goals and supports
You may also be asked to attend an Annual IEP Review meeting. Your participation in this process is vital in providing the student with the necessary supports that will enable the student to become college and career ready.
The IEP is a strategic planning document that should be far-reaching in its impact. It creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related service personnel, and students to work together to improve education results for children with disabilities.
Once the IEP is finalized, it is valid for one year, and is accessible via https://sesis.nycenet.edu/userlogin.aspx
In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. If the first or last character of the students’ official is a letter, the student has an IEP. Generally, but not in all cases, a letter at the end means the student receives SETSS services, while an I, C, or T at the beginning will signify an ICT placement. There are exceptions where students have been moved from one placement to another based on their needs and this is why it is incredibly important to reference the IEP.
We have also created, and have begun to distribute a new standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is now more subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
Welcome to Spring Semester 2017! If you have a student in your class this semester that has an IEP you may be asked to complete a Google “IEP Feedback” Form which now includes a section specific to your content area. The information you provide will assist the IEP Team in determining the best possible:
□ Setting (15:1, ICT, SETSS)
□ Accommodations (extended time, separate location, etc.),
□ Services (speech, mandated counseling) and
□ Goals and supports
You may also be asked to attend an Annual IEP Review meeting. Your participation in this process is vital in providing the student with the necessary supports that will enable the student to become college and career ready.
The IEP is a strategic planning document that should be far-reaching in its impact. It creates an opportunity for teachers, parents, school administrators, related service personnel, and students to work together to improve education results for children with disabilities.
Once the IEP is finalized, it is valid for one year, and is accessible via https://sesis.nycenet.edu/userlogin.aspx
Logging into SESIS
(1) You will see user ID and the box will say Central/
(2) Leave Central/ and type your doe email after: ex: central/jdoe4
(3) In the password box, enter your doe email password
(4) Click sign in
To Access a Student’s IEP
(1) Once on the homepage, you can search for a student by ID number or student name.
(2) To access the student’s IEP, click on the documents icon next to the student’s name.
(3) Then click on Individualized Education Program IEP to view the student’s IEP.
(4) At the top of the screen underneath “MY HOME PAGE” click on the arrow next to “Cover Page” to see a list of the different sections of the IEP.
Areas of the IEP That Inform Instruction
□ Present Levels of Performance – provides evaluation results, credit accumulation, regent scores, academic strength, learning styles, interests, areas of needs, preferences, social strengths and areas of needs, resources and tools that have proven successful to help student
□ Measurable Annual Goals – goals in math, reading, writing & related services
□ Recommended Special Education Program & Services – program, related services, assistive technology, entitled to a paraprofessional or not
□ Test Accommodations – accommodations during assessments, conditions, and implementation recommendations
● COMPUTER LAB IS OPEN ALL THE TIME – ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE IT
Our student computer lab
continues to be open from:
□ 7:30 am through the end of 2nd
Period
□ All lunch periods
□ From the end of 8th
Period to 5:00 pm
Encourage your students to take
advantage of this technology resource.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● RANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
Return January & February Confirmation
Sheets by Monday March 27th.
● RETURN INK CARTIDGES
Please look around your offices and classrooms for any used, empty
ink cartridges. Please return them to
Mr. Rappa in Room 244 or leave them outside the door before 3 PM if he is not
in the room. The more cartridges we
return, the more money that goes into the Glen Sears Scholarship Fund.
SAVE THE DATES – CTE SHOWCASES
□ INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
PARTNERSHIP – GALLERY OPENING
Wednesday, April 26,
2017
□ SENIOR ART SHOW
Friday, May 5, 2017
□ PUBLIC FASHION SHOW
Friday, May 12, 2017
□ INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW
The Industry Show is on Thursday, May 18, 2017 with a reception at 6:00 pm and the
show at 7:00 pm which typically runs a half hour. This event is the
culmination of four years of hard work by our dedicated staff and students who collaborate to design, construct and model every
garment. This year’s show will honor
Mr. Gary Wassner who is one of the most influential people within the fashion
industry and has graciously agreed to attach his name to the event to help fundraise
for the school. The Advisory Board’s fund raising benefits us in many
ways including their recent air conditioning contribution.
Thank you to the Fashion Design department
for their extraordinary efforts in preparing our students throughout these four
years to be ready for this show. Thank you to our Fashion Show Director,
Ms. Broadbelt, for her efforts in leading this production.
You can RSVP to Ms. Anika Carter at ACarter15@schools.nyc.gov / ACarter15@hsfi.us / extension 8194 / Room 819.
NEW FLY COMMERCIAL
Our Virtual
Enterprise Fashion Marketing students have produced their new FLY school
commercial – Check It Out! Thank you Ms.
Vaccaro for leading our FLY efforts!
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).
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 THE ENTIRE HSFI COMMUNITY for welcoming HSFI parents
into the school for Parent-Teacher conferences and our Career Day presenters
for our 26th annual event that hopefully inspired some of our
students for their future careers.
Thank
you to MS. CARTER for all
her work to ensure Career Day was such a wonderful success! Thank you to
MS. VACCARO & MS. MELENCIANO for their support of Career Day in both planning and execution.
Thank
you to all the staff members who have contributed to our best practices Google
+ Community over the last two weeks - MS. CASTRO, MS. CUFFIE, MS. CHAN,
MR. KILPATRICK & MS. DAVID – the sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to MS. PAZ, MS. MAGNER, MR. KEARNS, MS. CHRISTINA VEGA &
MS. ANZALONE for opening up their classrooms for an
Assistant Principal Professional Learning Group from our Superintendency to
engage in instructional rounds.
Thank
you to MR. STAMPNE for his
ongoing support of teachers in implementing the weekly Response To Intervention
(RTI) quizzes that let our teachers know if our students understand the
material or not.
Thank
you to MS. SCHLEIN, MS. MAGNER, MS. DYE, MS. LaTANZA, MS. CHAN,
MS. ALVAREZ, MS. CONAGHAN, MR. LEE, MR. HURLEY, MS. HERRICK, MS. JOHNSTON &
MS. PINTO for designing quiz retakes and working with
students after school to provide additional opportunities for students to
experience academic success.
Thank
you to MS. THOMAS, MS. CASTRO, MS. CHUNG, MS. BOHNER, MR.
HURLEY, MR. LEE, MS. ANZALONE, MS. CHRISTINA VEGA & MS. McGOLDRICK for welcoming in our visitor from The Writing Revolution and for
supporting student writing by embracing the program!
Thank you to MS. DAHILL for organizing Big Read and bringing Young Adult authors to the library to engage our students as readers.
Thank you to MS. DAHILL for organizing Big Read and bringing Young Adult authors to the library to engage our students as readers.
Thank
you to MS. KLEPACKI, MR. STAMPONE, MS. SAN JORGE & MR.
ROBINSON for chaperoning the 11th grade bowling trip.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
Our VTODs will now be lexical
arrays of terms that are connected in meaning but often reflect differences in
tone, mood, or levels of intensity. For example: peek, glance, scowl, stare, and glare.
Lexical
Arrays - IMPROVE: from Revise to Advance
Monday, March 27
Revise: (v) to revise means to alter or
improve a preliminary draft of something, usually a text. The word revise
sounds like the related word revisit, and revising a piece of writing does, in
fact, require revisiting it. The guidelines were revised to require parental
involvement.
Tuesday, March 28
Enhance: (v) make better or more
attractive; to intensify or increase in quality, value, or power. Many athletes
have admitted to taking drugs that enhance performance. You can enhance the
image digitally to increase the detail.
Wednesday, March 29
Ameliorate: (v.) to make or to become
better; to make a bad situation better or less harmful. The city government tried
to ameliorate the suffering of people who had lost jobs. Though the new
antihistamine can’t cure her allergies, it can ameliorate them.
Thursday, March 30
Alleviate: (v) to make something less
painful or difficult to deal with. We have a large subway system which
alleviates some traffic problems. Unfortunately, the new medicine did not
alleviate his chronic pain.
Friday, March 31
Recuperate: (v) to recover after an illness
or injury; to return to a more normal condition after a difficult time.
Foolishly, the patient ignored her doctor's recommendation that she recuperate
for three weeks. The young entrepreneur believes the economy will recuperate,
but, for now, she and two other business owners are sharing a space to defray
costs.
HSFI
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
From Ms. David, our HSFI Alumni
Association Director:
‘Congratulations to each of the
H.S.F.I. Alumni College Scholarship applicants (see below). You are ALL
winners. 1 student from each major and a DREAMER (an undocumented student) will
be awarded $500 each for their higher learning endeavors. Fashion community we
thank you for contributing to our events and activities to make this possible.
We are a purposeful Alumni Association.’
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.
