CALL
TO ACTION
● FALL PARENT VISITATION DAYS
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation
Days this Thursday, October 26 and Friday, October 27, 2017. During these
Family Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in
action. 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
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.
We will be sending you daily updates leading up to Thursday about which
parents that have signed up.
● KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY
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
● COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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:
(1) Go to the HSFI Staff Home page - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/home?pli=1
(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.
● GRADES DUE ON WEDNESDAY
Grades are due on Wednesday, October 25. STARSCLASSROOM is up running. Please remember that acceptable Whole Number
Grades (no letter grades) are 65 and above in all numeric increments; The ONLY failing grade is a 55. Please stop by the
Program Office in Room 121 if you cannot enter the grades online.
● CHAPERONES NEEDED FOR SCHOOL HALLOWEEN DANCE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
FROM 6:00 PM TO 10:00 PM
See Mr. Rau in Room 829 if you are
interested in volunteering – SRau@schools.nyc.gov / SRau@hsfi.us
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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
23
*Regular Bell Schedule
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SUPERINTENDENT VISIT TO
HSFI
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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24
*Regular Bell Schedule
LEARNING PARTNERS VISIT TO
HSFI
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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25
*Regular Bell Schedule
STAFF TOWN HALLS
Periods 4 -7 in Room 821
GRADES DUE
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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26
*Regular Bell Schedule
PARENT VISITATION DAY
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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27
*Regular Bell Schedule
PARENT VISITATION DAY
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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THE ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared
by HSFI Staff Members. This round focuses on TWR strategies in the
classroom:
In the Science department, Ms.
Castro created a 'because, but, so' activity to review photosynthesis and
cellular respiration. Students were given an example as a guide and then
asked to complete three sets of answers on their own. The teacher anticipated
response includes several different possibilities for student responses.
In the Social Studies department,
Ms. Looser and Mr. Egan created a scaffolded sentence types activity involving
images to help their ICT students unpack difficult language in The
Declaration of Independence.
If you would like to
see all of the activities compiled from last year, as well as the weekly
additions, you can check out the shared Google Folder via the link below.
*If any staff member
would like to share a lesson, activity, or best practice,
send it to Ms. Paz at spaz@hsfi.us or Mr. Kearns
at kkearns@hsfi.us
DATA TEAM REPORT
The PBIS Data team (Mr. Raschilla,
Ms. Weiss, Mr. Rau, 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 7 – OCT 20
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29 SCHOOL DAYS
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MINOR ISSUES
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DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION
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15
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SELLING FOOD
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1
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION
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17
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PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO
SCHOOL STAFF
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1
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LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
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19
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DRESS CODE
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0
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MAJOR ISSUES
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HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)
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5
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WEAPONS
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0
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SMOKING IN SCHOOL
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1
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VANDALISM
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1
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THEFT
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2
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CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
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0
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PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
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9
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SEXUAL AGGRESSION
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1
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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0
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INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE
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0
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ARSON
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0
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YEAR-TO-DATE
SUSPENSION DATA
CURRENT
SCHOOL POPULATION: 1606 Students
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PRINCIPAL’S
SUSPENSION
[Suspension
is the School’s Choice after progressive discipline]
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3
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SUPERINTENDENT
SUSPENSION
[Suspension
is Mandatory for high level infraction from Discipline Code]
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1
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IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● SPECIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION
With
the beginning of the new marking period we in room 329 wanted to provide
everyone with a reminder regarding students with IEPs and SESIS as well as the
sections of the IEP which you may find most helpful when planning your
instruction. While reviewing the IEP you may notice your 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. 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. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as
the first letter of their official class and at this time will not appear when
you log-in to SESIS. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In
the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and
review a hard copy of their IEP(s). This year we will continue to distribute an
electronic standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to
complete on this form is 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. Our monthly SIT meeting addresses concerns
surrounding Special Education (placement, initials, etc.) and is announced in
advance in the Weekly Notes. All are welcome and encouraged to attend and if
you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know. Please feel
free to stop by room 329 if you have any questions and thank you for your
continued support of our students.
● THE WRITING REVOLUTION FOLLOW-UP / RESOURCES AVAILABLE
If you've attended TWR PD over the
past two and a half years, you can register for access to a very useful TWR
Resource Library:
This resource provides customizable templates for construction of TWR tasks, samples, videos and more.
To register, the URL is www.thewritingrevolution.org/register
Once you submit, you'll be sent a password.
Once set up, the library can be accessed directly at www.thewritingrevolution.org/resources
If you want access to the library, but haven't attended TWR training, connect with your AP.
This resource provides customizable templates for construction of TWR tasks, samples, videos and more.
To register, the URL is www.thewritingrevolution.org/register
Once you submit, you'll be sent a password.
Once set up, the library can be accessed directly at www.thewritingrevolution.org/resources
If you want access to the library, but haven't attended TWR training, connect with your AP.
● TEACHBOOST EMAILS MIGHT GO TO YOUR EMAIL JUNK FOLDER
Instructional supervisors are using
Teach Boost to record observation feedback – if you have not received your
feedback email from your supervisor, check your Outlook email junk folder to
see if it is there.
● PARENT INFORMATION LISTING
Familiarize yourself with our student list with
all their Parent Contact information
If you get an updated phone number and/or email
of a student that is different from the information in this document, email AP
Danielle Silva at DSilva3@schools.nyc.gov – include Student Name & 9 Digit ID - with
the correct, updated contact information.
This list will also be added to the Staff Homepage
● STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS
Over 900+ students have filled out
the Student Information survey that we gave out to students – here is the link
to the survey results – please familiarize yourself with the spreadsheet and
encourage your students who have not filled out the survey to do so.
Here is the information on the
survey:
Student
Name; OSIS; Counselor; Grade; Name In class I would like to be
called; In class please use this pronoun (He, She, They/Them); Would
you like us to use your preferred name when calling home? (Yes or
No); What borough do you live in?; How long does it take for you to get to
school?; Do you have any medical conditions we should know about? (Yes or No);
Siblings names and ages:
Personal Interests
Are
you involved in any clubs or activities at HSFI; If you are not in a club or
activity, what are you interested in joining?; What would you like us to know
about you?; What is something I can help you with this year? (Choices – Academic,
College/Career, Personal, Homework/Organization, Job / Internship / Volunteer);
What are your strongest subjects?; What subjects do you struggle in?; Any
additional information you would like to add to get to know you better?
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SCHOOL PLANNERS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
You can purchase the
school planners in the FLY school store for $4.00
● CHROMEBOOKS IN THE CLASSROOM
Please keep the classroom
Chromebooks in school – they are for student use and should not leave the
building.
● HEALTH CENTER PHONE NUMBER
The Falcon Health Center is having
some phone problems – the normal extension is extension 3431 – in case of an
emergency, use the number (212) 206-2910.
● PARKING PERMIT INFORMATION
DOE parking permits expire on November
1. You can sign up for a parking
permit OR you can renew parking permits through the DOE’s parking permit
application using this link: self-service portal by October 12 (note that
the portal works best in Google Chrome).
You will need the following
information to submit this application:
#1 – Reference ID # that can be
found on your paystub
#2 – License Plate #
Once you submit your application
through the portal, the DOE will deliver parking permits to our school by November
1. The DOE
parking permits may only be distributed after we have collected expired parking
permits from your staff. DOE parking
spaces will continue to be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
● 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.
HOW TO
SUBMIT LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ON NAVIANCE
Guidance counselor
Alex Jones sent you an email this past week on how to
upload letters of recommendation onto Naviance.
At this point if you don't have an active Naviance account, please send
a separate email to Mr. Jones – Ajones22@schools.nyc.gov or call him at ext. 1011 - and he will set you up with one.
1. Enter
your Naviance Log in Info
2. Click
on Manage and Complete your College
Recommendations
3. See
a list of your student’s names
4. Click
on UPLOAD FILE for a specific student (far
right) - this will take you to a student’s EDOCS page, complete with a list of
yellow tabs, documents checklist, and a section that says TEACHER DOCUMENTS
5. Scroll
down to TEACHER DOCUMENTS and click the +ADD icon
6. Click
UPLOAD A
FILE
7. Under
Applications, select ----ALL APPLICATIONS
8. Under
Type, select ----LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
9. Click
BROWSE and find your saved letter of recommendation that you have typed
(from Word, a thumb drive, etc.)
10. Open
the document and press UPLOAD FILE
11. Go
back out to the EDOCS screen (where you started with the yellow tabs underneath
the student’s name)
12. Scroll
down to TEACHER DOCUMENTS and click the +ADD icon again
13. Click
on PREPARE
A FORM
14. Under
Type, select ----COMMON APP TEACHER EVALUATION
15. Click
on PREPARE
FORM
16. Answer
all of the questions and select SAVE
You
must complete BOTH actions for each student, including uploading a
written letter of recommendation AND completing their Common App Teacher
Evaluation. After you have done both of those, your job is finished.
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 who have contributed to our best practices sharing
- MS. CASTRO, MS. LOOSER & MR. EGAN -
the sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to MR. LEE for translating at a conflict
resolution session between two students.
Thank
you to MS. McKEON for organizing and executing another successful Financial Aid Night for
our HSFI families this past Wednesday at the Parents’ Association meeting.
Thank
you to MS. DE LA ROSA for translating for all our Spanish speaking families at
Financial Aid Night at the Parents’ Association meeting.
Thank
you to all the HSFI staff who supported NY1 Spectrum News’ showcase of the
school’s Advanced Placement Computer Science class and our soon to be gender neutral
bathrooms - MR. KILPATRICK. MS. PADRON & MS. WEINREB.
Thank
you to MR. STAMPONE for working on the creation of a data dashboard of students for
HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. MAGNER for always being available to fill in and teach a math class for
an absent colleague.
Thank
you to MS. ADAMCZYK, MS. BAILEY, MS. CUFFIE & MS. NURSE for
successfully hosting the first round
of peer intervisitations in the English Department.
Thank
you to MS. LISSAUER for working collaboratively to align the Social Studies’ Response
to Intervention program and Regents prep to the new transitional Global History
Regents.
Thank you to MS. VEGA & MS. RUFF for attending a professional development session on the Global History Regents this past week.
Thank
you to MS. CHIN for assisting Student Government by using her personal time to
pick up supplies for their school signs.
Thank
you to MR. MENDEZ for keeping calm while the bowling team bus broke down on the way
to their match and still won the match.
Thank
you to MS. POWELL for taking the time to find multiple resources to help a student
in need of support as well as also running a successful painting class without
a working sink in her classroom.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ, MR. CARRANZA, MS. NOBLE, MS. VACCARO &
MS. ZUBROVICH for welcoming
prospective families at our Fall HSFI Now program that is designed to support
middle school students with our admissions test and portfolio.
Thank
you to MS. VELEZ & MS. TROTTA for their support in the Main Office.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
October
23 - Math Mondays - Calculus
Theorem: (n) a statement, especially in
mathematics, that can be proved to be true by reasoning. In a video, NBC’s
Lester Holt explores the path a defender must take in order to tackle a ball
carrier, and how this distance - called the "angle of pursuit" - can
be calculated by using geometry’s Pythagorean Theorem about triangles. Theorems
from calculus, the mathematical study of change, can be applied to solve
problems in computer science, business, medicine and other areas.
October
24 - Science Tuesdays - Living Environment
Transport: (v) Transfer or convey from one
place to another. Small pox was transported across the ocean to the New World
by Europeans. The science class discussed the different ways ions can be
transported across living membranes.
October25
- CTE Wednesday- Graphics & Illustration
Resolution: (n) 1 the action of solving a
problem, dispute, or contentious matter. The Security Council resolution
explicitly calls for those talks to resume.
2. The amount of detail you can see in a photograph or on a computer or
TV screen. The photographs had to be
sent at a resolution of 300 dpi or dots per inch.
October
26 – ELA Thursdays—9th Grade
Support: (v) 1. to approve of an idea, a
person, or organizations and to help them to be successful. Since government funding pays only a portion
of the NYC Public Library’s operating expenses, individual financial support is
vital. 2 argue or speak in defense
of. The college newspaper editor claimed
that students should be free to choose all their courses, but she didn’t offer
sufficient evidence to support her argument.
October
27- Social Studies Fridays - 9th grade
Hinder: (v) To get in the way of or delay
the progress of; some company executives worry that the proposed wage freeze
might hinder their ability to keep quality employees. Though the Himalayas
hindered foreign invaders from attacking ancient China, the mountain ranges
also helped lead to the country’s cultural isolation.
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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