CALL
TO ACTION
● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) EXPECTATION - HSFI GOAL OF ‘EVERY
STUDENT FEELING CARED FOR
It is my expectation that every
adult in the building does a Social Emotional Learning check-in with students
when they interact with a student(s) – this should take place in a classroom or
office - this is time well invested to let your students know you are looking
out for them.
● FASHION DOLLARS EXPECTATION - HSFI GOAL OF ‘EVERY STUDENT FEELING
CARED FOR
It is my expectation that every
adult in the building gives Fashion Dollars to students to positively reinforce
the behaviors they want replicated – Fashion Dollars are an easy way to show
you care - students like the rewards we have to offer and want Fashion Dollars
- there are many students who still have no Fashion Dollars in their accounts.
Please support the PBIS program and give out Fashion Dollars on a daily basis.
● IMPORTANT HOLIDAY REMINDERS – STRESSFUL TIME FOR STUDENTS
(1) Many of our students do their
holiday shopping at our FLY school store – make sure you are giving out Fashion
Dollars every class, every day
(2) The holidays are a sensitive
time for many people, young and old, if you see a dramatic change in mood or
behavior, fill out a Guidance referral
(3) Let a counselor or supervisor
know if you see a student without a warm coat as they enter or leave the
building
(4) Secure your personal and DOE
valuables in your classrooms and offices
● HELP US COLLECT LUNCH APPLICATIONS
We still have approximately 300
students who have not returned their lunch applications – the school needs your
help in following up with these students to get these applications
returned. The deadline is when we leave
for Winter Break. Teachers – you
recently received a print out of your students who have not returned their
lunch applications – please follow up with these students on a daily basis to
remind them about the importance of these documents. HSFI would look a lot different without the
funding that goes along with the return of these lunch applications – this
would affect staffing and services – please treat this collection as seriously
as it is.
SAVE
THE DATE - HSFI HOLIDAY PARTY – DECEMBER 21
We hope as many HSFI staff members
as possible can make the Holiday Party on Thursday, December 21. Here are the details:
Location: Jake’s Saloon – 206 West 23rd
Street between 7th & 8th Avenues
Time: 4:00pm
Cost: $25 per person (includes tip /
Cash Bar)
RSVP to Ms. Ianniello in Room 819
by December 15 – ext. 8191 / AIanniello@schools.nyc.gov
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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NOVEMBER
27
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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28
*Regular Bell Schedule
Academic – CTE
Accreditation Committee Meeting
Period 4
Room 819
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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29
*Regular Bell Schedule
HSFI Learning Partners
Visit to Fort Hamilton HS
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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30
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
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DECEMBER 1
*Regular Bell
Schedule
STAFF TOWN HALLS
Periods 4, 5, 6, 7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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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 differentiation/scaffolding
strategies in the classroom:
In the English
Department. Ms. Heney created a scaffolded vocabulary guide. This
handout will support students as they work towards using more complex language
in their essay writing.
In the Math Department, Ms. Husted
created a slope-intercept form foldable activity to use when graphing linear
functions. Students worked in partners to graph two different linear functions
and discussed what happened to their graphs and tables when the slope and
y-intercept were changed. At the end of class students completed a graphic
organizer as an exit ticket after group work/discussions.
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
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● CHANGES TO THE OBSERVATION CYCLES
For our second observation cycle, here are the
important dates:
□ Week of November 27 – Formative Observations
□ Week of December 4 – Formative Observations
□ Week of December 11 – Intervisitations / No
Observations
□ Week of December 18 – Evaluative Observations
□ Week of January 2 – Evaluative Observations
□ Week of January 9 – End of Evaluation Cycle #2
● NO NEW HOMEWORK WEDNESDAYS
One topic that always comes up at the Student
Town Halls is ‘No New HW Wednesday’ – Please remember that as part of our
school-wide HW Policy, no new HW assignments are to be given to students on
Wednesdays. Attached is a copy of our HW policy
● HSFI STAFF TO VISIT FORT HAMILTON HS THIS WEEK
Staff members from HSFI will be visiting
Fort Hamilton HS this Wednesday as part of the Learning Partners Program – we
will be reporting back about what is going with our partner school and the best
practices they shared with us.
● HELP OUR SENIORS WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS
Teacher
recommendation letters are an important part of the application. Thank you if
you are one of the many teachers engaged in the time-consuming process of
writing a great letter. Please try to upload the letters to Naviance before
Thanksgiving.
Here's a reminder of the steps to uploading to Naviance:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HS84VhPBBlQeu_Q2ID03Jy-Kt_xn0CmIj2FDKFgLoiU/edit?usp=sharing
Here's a reminder of the steps to uploading to Naviance:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HS84VhPBBlQeu_Q2ID03Jy-Kt_xn0CmIj2FDKFgLoiU/edit?usp=sharing
● SPECIAL EDUCATION INFORMATION
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
● 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
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● TEACHERS’ CHOICE FUNDS
These funds will be included in the
November 30 paycheck. Instructional purchases made between August 1, 2017
- January 14, 2018 are eligible. Purchases are tax exempt. Consider
contributing a portion of your allocation to the HSFI Copy Center for the
purchase of paper/toner. Include this amount on your Accountability Form.
(To give to the Copy Center,
submit a personal check or money order payable to HS of Fashion
Industries. Enter "Copy Center" on the memo line.)
● ATTENDANCE SHEETS ARE LEGAL DOCUMENTS
There continue to be issues with
staff filling out attendance sheets – absent students are being marked present
which could put the school in legal jeopardy.
Make sure your attendance sheets are accurate.
□ There
were 743 Confirmation Sheets printed. They must be returned by Wednesday
November 29.
□ Please
do not remove students from your Jupiter Grades until they come off the
Attendance Sheets.
□ Please
return any attendance sheets you are holding onto ASAP. This delays the
Attendance Office and Guidance Staff from doing outreach
● DOWNLOAD OUR HSFI APP & SPREAD THE WORD
Our HSFI App is live – below are the links /
Short cuts for both Apple and Google are on the school’s website at the bottom
right corner.
App Store
Keywords - “the high school of fashion”
Google Play Store
Link - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobile.en.com.educationalnetworksmobile.hsfi&hl=en
Keywords - “the high school of fashion”
● SAT PROCTORS NEEDED
HSFI is a testing site for the SAT – we are seeking for new SAT proctors and Hall Proctors to
administer the SAT exam for our site. See Pam Rodriguez in Room 149 if you are
interested in this.
● 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.
● GRAPHICS & ILLUSTRATION TESTING
ADMINISTRATION
Senior graphics and illustration students
will begin testing for their Adobe certification exam this week. This test will be administered 4th or 7th
periods once a week until students pass the test. The test is 50 minutes long
and will run into the first ten minutes of 5th or 8th period. Students will be
provided with a late pass to 5th or 8th period if taking the
exam. Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we administer this
exam. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Katy Collins at
ext. 8443.
● 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.
UPCOMING STUDENT ACTIVITIES
11/28:
Blood Drive Assemblies -- Seniors Periods 2/3 and Juniors periods 5/6 – there
will be a Blood Drive Assembly for 11th and 12th graders
during their CTE classes this week
12/2:
Winter Dance
□ Chaperones
needed for the December 2nd Winter Dance – the dance is from 6:00 pm to 10:00
pm – if you can help out for only an hour, it would be much appreciated - please
support the students efforts to build school spirit while raising money for
other activities.
Contact
Mr. Rau in Room 829 / SRau@schools.nyc.gov if
you are interested.
12/4: From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Blood Drive [it is First Monday so staff can come after classes to donate blood] – the goal is 60 pints – the drive goes from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – you receive a free t-shirt for donating
□ If
you are interested in purchasing a HSFI staff shirt – see Mr. Rau in Room 829
● KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY / COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS
ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Tracking 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
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:
(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.
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. HENEY & MS.
HUSTED - the sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to all the staff participants in our wildly successful and well attended Pep
Rally - Thank you to MS. PINTO, MS. ROJAS, MR. LEE, MR.
STAMPONE, MR. ROBINSON, MR. ALVAREZ & MR. MONTENEGRO for participating
in the Staff versus Students Volleyball Game – Thank you to MS. SOSTRE for coaching the student team - Thank you to MS. DONLON for refereeing the match - Thank you to the
coaches of our performance teams that included MS. MEDINA &
MS. GARCIA (Latin Groove Dance team), MS. PAZ (Iconoclan Dance team) & MS.
PINTO (Stunts team) - Thank you to MS. SAN JORGE &
MR. RAU (Student Government Advisors) for organizing and
executing the event.
Thank
you to all the staff who have given out Fashion Dollars to our students using
the online deposit system - MR. ABDALLAH, MS. CARTER, MS.
ADAMCZYK, MS. IANNIELLO, MS. ALLEN, MS. PADRON, MS. BATTS, MS. CHAVEZ, MS.
CHUNG, MS. CISSE, MS. COLLINS, MS. MOLLOY (CONAGHAN), MS. CUFFIE, MS. DAMIAN,
MS. DAVID, MS. DONOVAN, MS. DYE, MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL, MS. HACKLEMAN, MS. HERRICK,
MR. HURLEY, MS. DAHILL, MS. WEISS, MS. KASS, MR. KILPATRICK, MS. KLEPACKI, MS.
KUCKER, MR. LAZARUS, MS. LISSAUER, MR. LIU, MS. MOORE, MS. PINTO, MS. POWELL,
MR. RAU, MS. ROJAS, MR. RUSSELL, MS. RUSSELL, MS. SILVA, MR. STAMPONE, MS.
VELEZ, MS. VACCARO, MS. WEINREB & MS. ZUBROVICH.
Thank
you to MS. CHIN for making sure Fashion Design
supplies were ordered and the paperwork for the Fashion Show purchases is being
processed.
Thank
you to MS. HENEY for sharing an excellent vocabulary resource with her colleagues.
Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK for presenting Writing Revolution resources to the English Department.
Thank you to MS. BERROA, MS. HENEY, MS. NURSE & MS. RUSSELL for administering ELA NWEA Testing to all our Special Ed students.
Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK for presenting Writing Revolution resources to the English Department.
Thank you to MS. BERROA, MS. HENEY, MS. NURSE & MS. RUSSELL for administering ELA NWEA Testing to all our Special Ed students.
Thank
you to MS. RUFF for her efforts in supporting our
students in SOARR Academy - when
iLearn went down during SOARR Academy, Ms. Ruff immediately contacted support
to ensure that students were able to get back in and not miss a beat. The
following day, Ms. Ruff took the time to follow up with iLearn staff so that
students are ready to resume their work after Thanksgiving break.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
November
27, Math Monday
Factor: (n) 1. anything that contributes causally to a
result. “Participants will get DNA tests and report on their diet, sleep,
exercise and numerous other health-affecting factors.” 2) A factor is one of
two or more quantities that divide a given quantity without a remainder. For
example, 6, 4, 3, and 2 are factors of 12. (3) An amount by which another
amount is multiplied or divided. Bread prices increased by a factor of 5.
November
28, Science Tuesday
Catalyst: (n) 1. Something or someone that causes an important
change or event to happen. The town council hopes the new sports arena will act
as a catalyst for economic growth.
2. A substance that makes a
chemical reaction happen more quickly without being changed itself. Enzymes are
incredibly efficient and highly specific biological catalysts; in fact, the
human body wouldn’t exist without them.
November
29, CTE Wednesday
Variable:
(adj.) 1. Able or
likely to change or be changed. The loan has a variable interest rate. 2 (n)
something that changes or that can be changed.
Apparel industry analysts track the different variables affecting the
sale, prices, and availability of clothing and other accessories in a given
market.
November
30, ELA Thursday
Infer: (v) to form an opinion or to reach
a conclusion based on known facts. A federal appeals court ruled that cases
should go to trial if “a reasonable person could infer that the defendant acted
with the required intent.” I inferred from his silence that he was angry about
my decision.
December
1, Social Studies Friday
Era: (n) A period of time that has a
particular quality or character. Long
floaty dresses, asymmetrical skirts, flared trousers and pencil designs evoked
different eras in fashion. The use of steam for power marked the beginning of
an era. President Eisenhower was born in the horse-and-buggy era and led
America into the Space Age.
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.