CALL
TO ACTION
● ALL STAFF FILL OUT THIS OPERATIONAL SURVEY
All staff, regardless of job, please
fill out this Staff Survey that asks
you information on the following:
Do
you have a secure location for your personal belongings?
Does
the Public Address system work in the room that you indicated above?
Does
the Clock in the room that you indicated above work?
Is
there a Garbage Can in the room that you indicated above?
Do
you have a Mood Meter poster in the room that you indicated above?
● KEEP THE WELCOMING SPIRIT ALIVE
Thank you so much for being so
welcoming of our students including the posters outside of your rooms and
standing outside your classrooms.
● TRY TO LEARN YOUR STUDENTS’ NAMES
There is nothing better for a
student than to know their teacher knows their name.
● GIVE OUT THOSE FASHION DOLLARS
Use the tokens or FashionSoarrs.com
to let those Fashion Dollars FLY!!!
These Fashion Dollars will help students start on the positive path.
● 3 DAYS OF NON-ATTENDANCE RESULTS IN A GUIDANCE REFERRAL
If you do not see a student for 3
days in your class, please submit a guidance referral so we can follow-up as to
their whereabouts. Online Referral forms
are on the Staff Website.
● VOLUNTEER FOR A HSFI COMMITTEE
For anyone interested, please sign up to volunteer for a HSFI
committee – committee signup is on the Staff Website / Opening Day Forms – our choices
include (1) APPS – College Access work; (2) Academic & CTE Accreditation –
Academic Policy; (3) Social-Emotional Intelligence; (4) PBIS / Fashion Dollars;
(5) Safety; (6) SIT – School Implementation Team that examines students’
Individualized Education Plans; and (7) Fashion Empowers Committee which is
working on:
□ LGBT inclusive curriculum development and lesson plans that can
be implemented by any teachers who are interested (English, History, CTE)
□ Student workshop regarding sexual orientation, gender and
inclusive language (perhaps they can be held in the spring for the 9th and 10th
graders in the student lounge)
□ New Teacher PD on gender and inclusive language (i.e pronouns,
preferred names etc.) or Safe Space Training for all staff
□ 2nd Annual HSFI Pride Day
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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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SEPTEMBER
11
*Regular Bell Schedule
PROGRAM CHANGES (starting
with 9th graders)
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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12
*Regular Bell Schedule
PROGRAM CHANGES
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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13
*Regular Bell Schedule
PROGRAM CHANGES
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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14
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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15
*OP Bell Schedule
Distribution
of Student Programs
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● DESIRED
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LESSON
□ Relevancy -
connection to student lives
□ Rigor /
Differentiation for Low / Middle / High students
□ Vertical integration
- ratchet up work by grade level
□ SEL Check-in
□ Writing - using TWR
in 9, 10 & 11 grades
□ Motivation to
Challenge Themselves / Collective Responsibility
□ Assessment - Did they
get it? During the lesson & End of the lesson
□ Clear learning &
rigorous objective / Standards based
□ Rigorous Participation
- students doing and speaking - not just sitting there - discussion questions
written out
● FASHION
DOLLAR FOCUS FOR EACH LESSON
□ Expectation is that
Fashion Dollars are being distributed every class / part of your lesson
planning
□ Connected to RIGOR
& Challenge activities
□ Distribute via Tokens
or Fashion Soarrs
□ Help with the
Hoarding epidemic – encourage students to deposit their tokens
● SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
□ Staff in hallways
during passing - All staff who are teaching greet students at the door
□ We are working on a
Student Information Survey – students identify their gender identity / any
extenuating circumstances impacting them – hopefully this will be done this
week and we will share the information with the entire staff
□ Specific SEL Strategy
– time well invested – make and/or integrate the SEL connection and then go
content
□ SEL Coordinators directly
support Students & Staff – the SEL team is working out of Room 819 – their times
in this office are: Period 4 - Kelly Molloy (Conaghan) / Period 5 - Lexi
Parisse / Period 6 - Amanda Padron / Period 7 - Chelsea Stambouly
● REVISIT
GRADING & HW SCHOOL POLICIES
GRADING
□ We are annualized –
review the Annualization language for your own understanding and make sure
students are aware of this policy
□ Make sure you have a Readiness
piece in your grading policy and it is reflected in your Jupiter Grade
percentages – this part of our Grading Policy will motivate students to be
ready to work in their seats once the music stops playing
□ Ensure that all
department members are on the same page with regard to uniform late work policy
for homework and essays/projects based on the concept of ‘X number of days late
= X number of points off
HOMEWORK
□ Make sure you look
over our school HW policy and include no new HW on Wednesday as part of your
grading policy
□ Go over with students
their responsibilities within the policy
9TH GRADE TEACHERS – PLEASE GO OVER WITH YOUR STUDENTS
If you teach a freshmen class or
have a freshmen OP, please announce the following information today to your
students:
HSFI.us google accounts
Before school opened,
misinformation was send out regarding google accounts. However,
information students received in OP is correct.
When logging to your HSFI account do
not put S on student.
The correct address is .student@hsfi.us and NOT .students@hsfi.us
Example:
John Smith- Student #123456789
HSFI.us email address is jsmith6789.student@hsfi.us
Password is 123456789
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● LATENESS PLAN EXPECTED TO BEGIN MONDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25
Our plan to not allow late students
up to class first and second period will hopefully begin Monday, September 25 –
we need to time to communicate with students and families as well as work out
the logistics of the operation.
● STUDENT 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?
□
No gaps in student programs – students who have ‘Study Hall’ are assigned
to classrooms
□
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
● ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MS. KLEPACKI & THE
ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ Due to new staff your mailbox may have moved.
Please look before taking anything out of the box.
□ Attendance sheets will be printed Daily until program changes
are done. If it is not in your box first thing in the morning please
check again later.
□ Blue
Attendance Sheets are due IMMEDIATELY after 3rd period. Please
drop them off at the Principal’s Office room 819, Library Door, Mail room, and
the Attendance Office room 134.
● YABC INFORMATION
□ Teachers are still needed in Math, Science & Physical Education – please email
Assistant Ayetiwa directly if you are interested in these positions at AAyetiw@schools.nyc.gov
□ Here
are the rooms that YABC is using along with the days they are using the
rooms. I met with the YABC staff and they understand that the rooms
should be left in the same condition that they are given to them in.
Second Floor
221 (T Th)
Third Floor
319 (M T W Th); 321 (T Th); 323 (M
T W Th)
Fifth Floor
542 (M T W Th); 522 (M T W Th); 529
(T Th); 526 (M T W Th); 519 (M T W Th); 524 (M T W Th); 544 (M T W Th); 523 (M
T W Th); 524 (T Th); 545 (M T W Th); 525 (M W); 540 (M W); Library (M T W Th)
10th Floor Gym / Fitness
Room
In
amazing news announced by Chancellor Farina, lunch is free to all students in
all of our NYC public schools, regardless of income eligibility. This means
that all meals – both breakfast and lunch – served by the Department of
Education’s SchoolFood program will be at no cost to families. Unfortunately,
we still need to collect lunch applications
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
Here
are the links to the Emergency Preparedness videos and the PowerPoint
presentation that goes along with them. 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
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 STAFF for such a smooth opening to
the 2017-18 school year!!!
Once
again, I would like to welcome our new staff members to the HSFI community - MS. NURSE, MR. LACHOK, MS. HENEY, MS. HACKLEMAN, MS. KASS, MS. NEWPORT,
MS. SEIFERT, MS. POWELL, MS. DONOVAN, MS. McCAULEY, MS. RUFF, MS. FLYNN &
MS. SMITH-BROWN
– please look out for them as they adjust to HSFI and for many of them,
are new to teaching.
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.
Vocabulary
based on the Mood Meter:
September
11, Monday
Optimistic: (adj.) describes a positive or
hopeful attitude, especially about the future. He was optimistic that the skies
would be clear for the eclipse. Although my mother knew the difficulties of
finding a new job, she stayed optimistic by focusing on how she had
successfully met challenges in the past.
September
12, Tuesday
Inspire: (v) to urge on; to encourage. Inspired by her creative grandparents who
designed and built their own house, she decided to study architecture.
September
13, Wednesday
Lively: (adj.) full of energy; active;
intellectually stimulating. The professor worked to create an atmosphere in
which lively and meaningful discussions could occur in every class. The lively streets at the annual carnival
time delighted the children.
September
14, Thursday
Motivated: (adj.) provided with a motive or given incentive for
action. The highly motivated volunteer is driven by a desire to help
children. Frequently, candidates for
public office deny that their decisions are politically motivated.
September
15, Friday
Hyper: (informal adj.) overly excited,
nervous, or very active. I get a little hyper when I drink too much coffee. The
prefix hyper means over. Hyperbole means overstatement or exaggeration, and it
combines two roots: hyper (over) and bol (throw)
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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