THANK
YOU ONCE AGAIN!
As I wrote to you in an email
earlier this week - Thank
you for being there for our students this week and being there for each
other. I understand how scary this incident was for all of us, not just
students and their families. Thank you for doing social emotional
learning activities with your students – days like Wednesday highlight the need
for this dialogue and developing communities that can have these discussions
when situations like this arise. THANK
YOU!!!!!
CALL
TO ACTION
● THIRD MARKING PERIOD HAS BEGIN
As of Monday, we will be in the
third marking periods – make sure you explain to your students that the grades
they receive at the end of January will be the grades that will go on their
transcripts and be seen by colleges. It
is a good time to remind them about National Honor Society homework help available
every day.
● 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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DECEMBER
4
*First Monday Bell Schedule
Professional Learning
Communities & Department Meetings
2;30 pm – 3:15 pm
New Staff to HSFI Meeting
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Room 819
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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5
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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6
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team
4:00 pm
Room 821
Parents Association
Meeting
6:00 pm
Room 829
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
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8
*OP Bell Schedule
Distribution of Report Cards
STAFF TOWN HALLS
Periods 4, 5, 6, 7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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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 Science Department Mr.
Lachok and Ms. Donovan and created a guided notes page for their Earth Science
classes with Ms. Pinto on the Water Cycle. It is meant for students with
disabilities, so they could take notes in an organized fashion. The visual
images next to the note taking spaces are meant to further support the
students.
In the English Department Ms.
Adamczyk created a multi-paragraph outline to help her E5 students prepare to
write argumentative essays for the English regents.
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 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
● THIS MONDAY IS FIRST MONDAY
□ Spanish
Teachers report to Ms. Silva
□ PE teachers report to Ms. Sostre
□ CTE Teachers report to Ms. Boulamaali
□ ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers. Please report to your PLC at 2:30 pm
You'll need to bring:
For 9th, 10th, 11th grade PLC:
COPIES of a range of TWR work for your PLC Target student/s as well as your anticipated response.
Include one sample where you’d like feedback on …
-formatting
-how to teach the skill
-how to scaffold the activity up or down
- OR bring content where you want suggestions as to how to build in a TWR skill
Just one copy of anything you bring is fine! Please be sure it is labeled with:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Subject
Grade
for 12th Grade PLC:
A COPY of your November CCSS Assessment for your PLC Target student/s.
Please be sure it is labeled with:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Subject
Grade
□ PE teachers report to Ms. Sostre
□ CTE Teachers report to Ms. Boulamaali
□ ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers. Please report to your PLC at 2:30 pm
You'll need to bring:
For 9th, 10th, 11th grade PLC:
COPIES of a range of TWR work for your PLC Target student/s as well as your anticipated response.
Include one sample where you’d like feedback on …
-formatting
-how to teach the skill
-how to scaffold the activity up or down
- OR bring content where you want suggestions as to how to build in a TWR skill
Just one copy of anything you bring is fine! Please be sure it is labeled with:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Subject
Grade
for 12th Grade PLC:
A COPY of your November CCSS Assessment for your PLC Target student/s.
Please be sure it is labeled with:
Student Name
Teacher Name
Subject
Grade
● FASHION DESIGN
TESTING ADMINISTRATION
12th grade fashion design students began
testing for their NOCTI examination on 10/20. The FD NOCTI exam (both practical
and written) is divided into multiple sessions. This exam will be administered
during 2nd and 3rd periods on the following dates:
□ Practical Exam
Section 2 (Bodice and Patternmaking): December 1, 2017
□ Practical Exam
Section 3 (Pant): December 20, 2017
□ Written Exam Section
1: January 9, 2018
□ Written Exam Section
2: January 10, 2018
□ Written Exam Section
3: January 11, 2018
Since students with special testing
accommodations may receive extended time, it is likely that their exam will run
into a portion of their 4th period class. Students will be provided with a late
pass to 4th period if taking the exam. Thank you for your understanding and
support as we administer this exam. Should you have any questions or concerns,
please contact Tara Ricci at ext. 1929.
● 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.
● 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. 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.
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. 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.
● 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.
● 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
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
- MR. LACHOK, MS.
DONOVAN, MS. PINTO & MS. ADAMCZYK - the sharing spirit at
HSFI is alive and well!
Thank you to MS. CISSE, MS.
NEWPORT, MS. CARTER, MR. STAMPONE, MS. BATTS, MR. LACHOK, MS. SAN JORGE &
MR. RAU for chaperoning the Candyland Dance at the school this
past Saturday.
Thank
you to MS. PADRON & MS. WEINREB for their
efforts working with the Gay-Straight Alliance to greet everyone on Friday with stickers and information
about World Aids Day.
Thank you to MS. VACCARO for taking students to volunteer with GLAM4GOOD to help organized and inventory donated goods.
Thank you to all the staff involved in the impeccable execution of the Fashion Design NOCT exam - MS. DAVID, MS. BALMIR, MS. BATTS, MS. ALLEN, MS. CISSE, MS. KING, MS. PARISSE, MS. ROJAS, MS. YOUNGBLOOD, MS. SEIFERT & MS. CHAVEZ for being incredible Fashion Design NOCTI exam proctors and setting up or students for success; Thank you to MS. KLEPACKI for preparing all the special testing blue sheets in advance; Thank you to MS. HERZOG for arranging the teacher coverage; and a HUGE thank you to MS. RICCI for organizing it all and ensuring it all worked out seamlessly (pun intended :)).
Thank
you to MS. NOBLE for organizing and hosting the Clark University students who will
be working collaboratively with our Fashion Marketing students; Thank
you to MS. DAHILL for welcoming this group into our beautiful library.
Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY for teaching her students so effectively that 46 of her 49 students are now certified in Adobe Photoshop (and it is only December).
Thank you to MS. EISENBERG for accompanying some of our 10th-graders to Columbia University this weekend for a literary event.
Thank
you to MS. PADRON, MR. KALISCH, MS. SAN JORGE & MS. GARCIA for
working with students to deescalate
situations and come to appropriate resolutions in and out of class.
Thank
you to MS. DAVID, MS. STAMBOULY & MR. CARRANZA for
participating in a last minute
special education meetings.
Thank
you to MS. DUCK for creating a 12th grade Participation in Government
Common Core Task and sharing it with her colleagues.
Thank you to MS. RUFF for taking time out of her lunch to help re-design the new Social Studies bulletin board.
Thank you to MS. RUFF for taking time out of her lunch to help re-design the new Social Studies bulletin board.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
VOCABULARY WORDS RELATED TO THE
MOOD METER
Monday,
December 4
Pessimistic: (adj.) expecting the worst
possible outcome. "We were quite pessimistic about this year's box office
outlook before this movie, expecting even a net decline from last year."
There are lots of reasons to be pessimistic, but we must resist them.
Tuesday,
December 5
Glum: (adj.) moody and melancholic;
dejected. “At that moment, a shadow loomed over me, and a gravelly voice
interrupted my glum thoughts of defeat.”
Wednesday,
December 6
Lonely: (adj.) lacking companions or
companionship. The researcher asked if
it could be that when people feel socially isolated, they go online a lot in an
attempt to feel less lonely; conversely, he also wondered if social media
caused people to feel lonely.
Thursday
December 7
Embarrassed: (adj.) feeling or caused to feel
uneasy, self-conscious, or ashamed. I was embarrassed about crying in front of
him but didn’t care enough to stop. “Their defense got embarrassed in the
second half of Monday night’s game.”
Friday,
December 8
Mope: (v) be apathetic gloomy. Move
around slowly and aimlessly. His glum attitude and tendency to mope lost the
man a great many friends.
LIBRARY
NEWS & NOTES FROM MS. DAHILL
Teacher Summer Programs:
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is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated
to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs
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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