CALL
TO ACTION
● SUPPORT A GROWTH MINDSET EVERYDAY
As a school community
we need to help our students increase their grit, determination and persistence
in meeting academic challenges on the road to college. It is up to us to reinforce a Growth Mindset
in our daily interaction with students. We can do this by...
...praising effort and
persistence over easy success (Wow! I see you worked really hard at
this" is better than "Wow! You're so smart."
...recognizing
that the brains and talent one has are just starting points
...reinforcing that
practice contributes to success--mistakes are OK if they are used to learn and
improve
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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JANUARY
29
STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
No students in Attendance
All teachers on a 8:40am – 3:30pm Schedule
Full Staff Meeting at 9:00am in Room 829
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*Regular Bell Schedule
SPRING TERM BEGINS
Students report
for
9:00am – OP during Period 2 time
#1
Students who have not
signed up for a First Monday activity will be directed to do so
#2
Distribution of
Schedules, Report Cards, MetroCards & Transcripts
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*Regular Bell Schedule
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FEBRUARY
1
*Regular Bell Schedule
INTERVISITATION TO BARD
EARLY COLLEGE HS THAT INCLUDES HSFI, LAB SCHOOL & LANGUAGE &
DIPLOMACY HS
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2
*Regular Bell Schedule
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ANNUALIZATION
OF CLASSES AT HSFI
As we move into the Spring term, it is
important to remember that we are using an annualized instructional approach
for many of the classes that we offer here at HSFI. A list of annualized
and non-annualized classes at our school was emailed to last week along with the
HSFI Grading Policy for 2017-18 and a New York City Department of Education
document on academic policy that can help explain the annualized model.
For non-annualized classes, students are
starting from scratch on January 30 when the Spring term begins. Students
will be given grades at the June 2018 based on the mastery of the class content
from January until June. Grades are cumulative taking into account marking
periods one, two and three of the Spring term.
For annualized classes, students are
continuing the classes that they began this past September. Obviously,
you have given students grades for the Fall term based on the cumulative grades
from September to January. Students received or did not receive credits
based on these grades. Under this annualized model, you will give
students grades at the end of June based on the mastery of the class content
that covers the entire school year from September until June. The
students’ performance at the end of the school year will be the primary
determinant of the final grade associated with the course. Spring term is
also a clean start for students. Spring term classes should encompass course
content from both the first and second term in order to show mastery in the
subject. The June grades will be cumulative based on student performance that
covers the entire school year from September until June.
Here are 4 scenarios of student
performance:
#1
A student passes both the Fall and Spring
terms of either annualized or non-annualized classes → the student receives 2
credits and moves along in the sequence of courses
#2
A student fails both the Fall and Spring
terms of either annualized or non-annualized classes → the student receives 0
credits and will need to recover those credits in summer school or through
after school SOARR Academy
#3
If a student failed an annualized class in
the Fall, but passes in the Spring → the student receives a ‘P’ (Passing) credit
for the Fall – the 55 from the Fall term stays on a students’ transcript.
The student would have received 2 credits and moves along in the sequence
of courses. A transcript update will automatically be generated from the
school reflecting the ‘P’ credit.
#4
If a student passed an annualized class in
the Fall, but fails in the Spring → everything stays the same - the student
receives one credit for the Fall and no credits for the Spring and will need to
recover that credit in summer school or through after school SOARR Academy.
One issue that exists for the school
because there is a mix of annualized and non-annualized classes is Jupiter
grades. We are unable to set up Jupiter specific to the type of class; we
need to set up classes in Jupiter in all the same way. Classes on Jupiter
will be set in a non-annualized format where students are starting out from
scratch with a new term. This is obviously true for non-annualized
classes. We need to communicate for our annualized classes that even
though Jupiter has Spring classes starting fresh, this is not the case and that
the grades in June will be a reflection of the mastery of content over the
course of the entire school year.
LATENESS PLAN 2.0
We will continue to focus on the
importance of being on time to school – here are 4 main parts of the lateness
plan that we will rely on moving forward:
□ READINESS
GRADES – 10% of every teacher’s grade should be based on Class Readiness,
meaning they are in their seats ready to work once the music has stopped
playing
□ PHONE
CALLS HOME – based on when students swipe in every morning, all late
students will be called by the school letting parents know their children were
late
□ GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR FOLLOW-UP TO HABITUALLY LATE STUDENTS – Our guidance staff will
be receiving a lateness report every week and will be following up with the
students who had the most difficulty getting to school on time
□ POSITIVE
REINFORCEMENT OF FASHION DOLLARS – As you are aware, students are receiving
5 Fashion Dollars for every day that they are on time and through a geometric
series created by Mr. Stampone, receive additional Fashion Dollars for being on
time consecutive days in a row
Please spread the word to students about
our Lateness Plan!
STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT – CONTINUES NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12
As part of our ongoing efforts to check-in with
our students to see how they are doing and feeling, we will continue our ‘ STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT’ activity on Monday, February 12 where we will be
asking students to write a brief reflection to the following questions:
□ Is something Positive going on in your
life? If so, describe
□ Is something bothering you at school? If so,
describe
□ Is something bothering you at home? If so,
describe
The original plan was to do this every 2
weeks. Based on student and staff feedback,
we will be doing this activity every Monday moving forward with some slight
adjustments. Once a month (starting next
Monday, February 12) we will be asking the entire school to do this reflection
piece / on the Mondays in between, only students who wish to do the reflection
based on changes in their lives will do the reflection piece. Teachers are to given students this time for
these reflections every Monday instead of school announcements. This will be done during the 5 minute
announcement time during Period 3 – besides the Pledge of Allegiance, there
will be no announcements on that particular day. Teachers can decide
which 5 minutes of the class period that they want students to do this
activity.
The main purpose of this reflection is to
provide information to the guidance staff about students. Teachers spend
a lot more time with students and educational research indicates that students
share more information with teachers because they see them every day and
develop a strong comfort level with them. Counselors will see the
responses from the students in their caseloads and be able to follow up
appropriately to do additional check-ins and provide resources to students and
their families. These reflections will provide important information to
our guidance counselors in order for them to contribute even more to looking
out for our students.
If you have any suggestions for this reflection
piece and/or logistics for implementation, please feel free to speak with me about
it or email me suggestions. Thank you!
CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
Friday, February 9
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Shark Tank Event with Clark University
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Friday, March 9
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HSFI Advisory Board ‘Career Day’
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Tuesday, April 17 &
Wednesday, April 18
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Annual Fashion Show Preview Days
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Wednesday, April 18
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Whole Foods Project
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Wednesday, April 25
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International Center of Photography Exhibit Opening
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Wednesday, May 2
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Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
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Friday, May 4
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Senior Graphics & Illustration Art Show
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Friday, May 11
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Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
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Thursday, May 17
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STOKED (Skateboard Club) Presentation
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To Be Determined
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Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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To Be Determined
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Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
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27th
ANNUAL CAREER DAY @ HSFI
It's almost that time of the year
again and Career Day is quickly approaching. Our 27th Annual
Career Day will take place on Friday,
March 9th, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Industry leaders are
invited to participate in a morning designed to connect our students to
prominent people in the world of fashion, retail, and media. Our goal is
to help our students broaden their horizons and give them an inside look at an
array of careers to promote success beyond fashion industries.
The format for Career Day is as
follows: students register for two forty minute presentations. The first
presentation is scheduled to run from 9:40AM till 10:20AM; the second from 10:30AM till 11:10AM. There
will be between 25 – 35 students per presentation.
Please advise the Career
Day presenters that you invite to either
(1) Complete and return
the attached Career Day Volunteer form that was emailed to you this past week
or
(2) Click on the following
link https://goo.gl/forms/rz5jor5rNmKb66L12
The deadline for sign-ups is Friday, February 23rd, 2018.
It is
my pleasure to work with you in making this year’s Career Day the most
successful yet!
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & FASHION DOLLARS EXPECTATION
The time and effort spent on connecting
with students on a social emotional level and reinforcing positive behavior
with Fashion Dollars is well worth it – my expectation is that this is done every
day in every class.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● PA / HEAT SURVEY
Thank you all for your previous responses to
this survey, but we only have 63 responses in a building with a larger number
of classrooms and offices spaces. PLEASE RESPOND! Based on your
responses, the contractors and custodians were supposed to follow up and fix
these issues. Please complete this 2 question survey, so we can analyze
the results and follow-up again, if needed. Thank you!
● ELEVATOR UPDATE
Great news on the elevator front –
the NYC Department of Education has just approved a full repair project of all
6 elevators – this project will include preventive maintenance of each elevator
- one elevator at a time will be shut down as work is being performed.
Repairs have begun already. We will be
sending updates daily on the status of the elevators.
Additionally, beginning at 4:30 pm
each day, we will only have 1 elevator on each side in operation in order to
minimize the work load on the elevators.
Thank you for your patience with
this situation – as you can see, the issues will be taken care of.
● FALCON HEALTH CENTER PHONE ISSUES /
CONTACT #
There is a glitch with the Falcon Health
Center phone system, so unfortunately the only way to get in touch with
the Falcon Health Center is to call directly using the number (646)
559-9351. Their phone system is being
serviced and we hope to get you a direct extension soon.
● 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.
HSFI
SCHOOL SPIRIT & ACTIVITIES
● HSFI STAFF SHIRTS
We will be placing a second order for shirts. Many staff liked
the way the cardigans, sweatshirts and polo looked, so Mr. Rau will be making a
second order. Please look for the order form via email and in your mail box.
● CHAPERONES NEEDED FOR SCHOOL DANCE ON FEBRUARY 10
The
dance theme is ‘Black and White Ball.’ Just
a reminder that Prom is coming in May and chaperones that have assisted during
other dances get priority invites for Prom. So, if you are interested in
chaperoning Prom, remember to sign up to chaperone this dance -- there is only
one other chance left.
● 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
● 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 HSFI staff involved in the execution of a smooth testing
administration - Thank you to ALL STAFF WHO SERVED AS PROCTORS;
Thank you to MR. EGAN for coordinating a successful Regents Testing period; Thank
you to MR. LAZARUS for assisting the testing coordinator and traveling to pick up
Regents every morning; Thank you to the supervisory staff who collaborated on
Regents organization including MR. TALLONE, MR. RAU & MR. KOHM.
Thank
you to MS. ADAMCZYK, MS. DRABMAN, MR. KEARNS, MS. RUSSELL &
MR. WIEDA for their
efforts in the English Regents grading and organization process.
Thank
you to MS. ABRASKIN & MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL for organizing and packing the Global and US
History Regents.
Thank
you to MR. LACHOK, MS. BAKHOUM, MS. SMITH-BROWN & MR. DORTCH
for going above and
beyond to ensure one our inclusion students received their testing
accommodations.
Thank you to MS. WEISS, MS. PADRON, SAN JORGE, MS. VONGERICHTEN, MR. JONES, MR. SIA, MR. DUKE & MS. TROTTA for working to redistribute our academic counseling caseload.
Thank you to MS. WEISS, MS. PADRON, SAN JORGE, MS. VONGERICHTEN, MR. JONES, MR. SIA, MR. DUKE & MS. TROTTA for working to redistribute our academic counseling caseload.
Thank
you to MS. BATTS, MR. STAMPONE, MS. BOULAMAALI & MR. RAU for
chaperoning a successful senior ski
trip; and Thank you to MS. KLEPACKI for assisting with the last minute changes in
the ski trip attendance.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
MOOD METER –RELATED TERMS
JANUARY
30, Tuesday
Thoughtful: (adj.) characterized by careful
consideration. If a reader questions or criticizes your work or social media
post, be thoughtful in your response. We
all were open to the idea but wanted to be thoughtful about the consequences of
implementing it.
January
31, Wednesday
Satisfied: (adj.) content, happy, proud.
“Some people continue to work longer hours and feel less satisfied.” For the first time, the student felt
satisfied with his accomplishments at school.
February
1, Thursday,
Mellow: (adj.) unhurried, relaxed; not
harsh bright or irritating. Since I felt
so tense and angry, I sought out the company of my most mellow friend. The
painting captures the mellow light of a summer evening.
February
2, Friday
Fulfilled: (adj.) feeling happiness and
satisfaction. The group completed the journey, weary but fulfilled. The doctor
said she was confident about her new role at the hospital and felt fulfilled by
the work.
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION EVENTS
Our Alumni Association continues to
fund raise to raise money for scholarships for our HSFI students – here are the
links to the next set of Alumni events – ‘Paint Night’ and ‘Salsa & Zumba’ class
– we need your participation to help them succeed.
Salsa
& Zumba’ class - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/latin-groove-salsa-zumba-fundraiser-tickets-42156587488?aff=eac2
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.