CALL
TO ACTION
● 2nd MARKING PERIOD BEGINS
Make
sure your students know they are in the second marking period and we are that
much closer to the end of the school year where grades are final for colleges
and possible summer school determination.
● IF YOU SEE OR SENSE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
The school shooting in
Florida reminds us of how important it is to report all matters and to
communicate with families. Most
importantly, continue to speak with our students directly who will provide the
most informed status of our building's climate.
● PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES THIS WEEK
This week, we have the opportunity
to meet our students’ parents and guardians.
Here are some best practices we are asking staff to follow for these
conferences:
▪ Have Student work folders ready
to show parent / Student work displayed in your room / Extra copies of your
course outlines and your grading criteria available.
▪ Have ‘Welcome’ signs prominently
displayed outside your classrooms along with chairs for parents to sit while
waiting to meet with you
▪ Have a
sign-in sheet to avoid ‘I was here first’ conflicts between families / some
teachers use student monitors, if they have them available, to oversee these
sign-in sheets
▪ Set up a time limit for each conference – if you need to go beyond 5-7 minutes you
probably need an additional conference
▪ Start
out with Positives / Focus on what needs to be done to move forward
In my communication with parents I
gave them a list of suggested questions they might want to ask – here they are:
1. What is my child
expected to learn, know and do at this grade level? How will it be assessed?
2. What are the big
projects my child will be doing in your class this year? Throughout the year,
how will I know if my child is meeting grade level expectations?
3. What does my child
do well and what does he or she struggle with? Can you give me examples?
4. If my child needs
extra support or wants to learn more about a subject, are there resources to
help his or her learning outside the classroom? Can you give me examples?
5. How will you be
introducing the Common Core standards to students this year?
6. Does my child turn in homework on time?
7. Is my child happy at school? How does my child get along with
classmates and adults?
8. Does my child participate in class discussions and activities?
What would make my child more effective in doing his/her work?
9. What can I do at home to reinforce what my child is learning at
school?
10. Are there ways that I can help you in the classroom or the
school?
● 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.
● ENCOURAGE HSFI STUDENTS TO CHECK HSFI EMAILS
Supporting our college readiness
theme, remind your students that they should be checking their HSFI email every
day. Students should be getting in the
habit of checking their HSFI every day because they will lose out on many
opportunities if they don’t do so.
FILL OUT NYC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STAFF SURVEY
Dear HSFI Teaching
& Guidance Staff:
The NYC DOE sends me weekly updates on our
response rates to the anonymous DOE Learning
Environment staff survey.
As of last Thursday, we are at 35 %
(40 staff members) who have filled out the survey – it would send a strong
message if we got 100% participation on the survey - if you have not already
done so, please take a few minutes to complete the anonymous DOE Learning
Environment staff survey online – your supervisor should have given you the
postcard below:
I look carefully at the
overall results to shape the direction of things like professional development
and staff communication.
Prospective HSFI
parents and families and students look to the results to decide whether they
should apply to our school or not.
We have worked
tremendously hard together to create a wonderful learning environment for our
students and this is your chance to let them know. Thank you!
The link to the survey
is below, but you must have the unique access code from the postcard to
proceed:
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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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MARCH
5
*First Monday Special Redesign Schedule /
Professional Learning Communities
Distribution of DOE
Student Surveys during Period 3 where First Monday Attendance is taken
Evacuation Drill @ 11:35
am
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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6
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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7
*OP Bell Schedule
Distribution of Report
Cards
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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8
*Regular Bell Schedule
Evacuation Drill @ 3:30
pm
Parent-Teacher Conferences Night
5:30pm – 8:00pm
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
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9
SPECIAL
HALF DAY SCHEDULE
HSFI ADVISORY BOARD
CAREER DAY
Evacuation Drill @ 11:20
am
Parent-Teacher Conferences Afternoon
1:00pm – 3:00pm
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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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MARCH
12
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOP EVERYTHING &
REFLECT during Period 3
Lockdown Drill @ 2:15 pm
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13
*Regular Bell Schedule
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14
*Regular Bell Schedule
|
15
*Regular Bell Schedule
FAMILY VISITATION
DAY
|
16
*Regular Bell Schedule
FAMILY VISITATION
DAY
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FIRST
MONDAY REDESIGN
Here is the information you need for the second
installment of our First Monday Redesign for
Monday, March 5.
Please read all the information here
carefully. Some information and assignments have changed.
Send your students a friendly reminder through Jupiter of anything
they need to do to prepare for Monday’s session.
1st Monday Staff Workday 8:30 am-3:15 pm
(If you will be absent DO NOT call Sub Central. Call Ms.
Herzog at X 1191 and your Supervisor.)
*IMPORTANT*
All teachers with a period 3 class must be in their classrooms at
8:30 am.
Student attendance will be taken FROM 8:30-9:00 IN 3RD
PERIOD. In addition, students will complete the Learning Environment
Survey.
If a student is unsure of his/her assignment, direct the student
to the list posted on fashionhighschool.net.
(Do not release students before 9:00 am)
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1st Monday Activity 9:10-11:35am (Do not release students before
11:35 am)
*Record student attendance through Jupiter by 11 am!
Do not let a student join in who does not appear on your Jupiter
class list.
There is absolutely NO switching of activities.
If you plan on taking your students on a trip today, you must have
a signed parent permission slip for any student you are taking out of the
building.
If you plan on taking your students on a trip on April 9, you
should have parent permission slips prepared to distribute this Monday.
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Lunch 11:40 am-12:25 pm
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*Office Hours 12:30-1:15 pm (Individual student conferences
and/or tutoring)
You should be in the classroom you teach the majority of your
classes in.
Record student attendance through the tutoring student activity
link
(found through the staff home page)
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1st Monday Planning & Prep 1:20-2:05 pm
This is time to meet with your co-facilitators to debrief and plan
for the March 5 session.
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PLC 2:25-3:15 pm
*Activity schedule will vary for teachers assigned to Fashion
Modeling/ SOARR (PE or CTE)
*Activity time may optionally be extended for offsite trips.
However, all staff must report back for PLC’s at 2:25pm.
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Possible issues FYI:
(1)
Any student arriving before 9:00 am should be sent to
their 3rd period class to have official attendance taken.
(2) At 9:00 am, students
will be dismissed directly to their 1st Monday assignments.
There is no changing of assignments.
DO NOT send any students to the auditorium to inquire about changes. Students
can check their assignments on the school website or on Jupiter.
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Last name
|
First name
|
Organization name
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Title
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Co-Facilitators
|
|
|
Abdallah
|
Randy
|
CTE Dept
|
Tech Support
|
Abdallah
|
|
|
Abramyan
|
Anna
|
English Dept.
|
Writing to Heal (Creative Writing and Project Development)
|
Abramyan, Nurse
|
940
|
|
Abraskin
|
Michele
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
Community Service/Community Outreach
|
Abraskin, Fraga Zwibel
|
219
|
|
Adamczyk
|
Magda
|
English Dept.
|
Creative Writing 101!
|
Adamczyk, Berroa
|
925
|
|
Allen
|
Jody-Ann
|
CTE Dept.
|
Surface design - 529
|
Allen, Cisse
|
529
|
|
Alvarez
|
Jeremy
|
PE Dept.
|
Open Gym Basketball
|
Alvarez, Lee
|
3rd floor gymnasium
|
|
Alvarez
|
Yamel
|
Science Dept.
|
Science Club
|
Alvarez, Barnabee, Santos
|
824
|
|
Anzalone
|
Alexa
|
Sped Dept.
|
History of NYC
|
Anzalone, Lachok, Trapani
|
702
|
|
Arcamay
|
June
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Graphic, Illustration & Art
|
Arcamay, Seifert
|
625
|
|
Bailey
|
Meredith
|
English Dept.
|
Feminist Club presents:
|
Bailey, Bohner
|
806
|
|
Balmir
|
Stephanie
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Fashion Design
|
Balmir, Chavez
|
719
|
|
Barnabee
|
Aimee
|
Science Dept.
|
Science Club
|
Alvarez, Barnabee,Santos
|
824
|
|
Batts
|
Karen
|
CTE Dept.
|
Environmental Volunteering
|
Batts, Fecsko
|
626
|
|
Berroa
|
Morisa
|
Sped Dept.
|
Creative Writing 101!
|
Adamczyk, Berroa
|
925
|
|
Bohner
|
Jennifer
|
English Dept.
|
Feminist Club presents:
|
Bailey, Bohner
|
806
|
|
Carranza
|
Adrian
|
CTE Dept.
|
Sketching the Fashion Figure - 744
|
Carranza
|
744
|
|
Castro
|
Teresa
|
Sped Dept.
|
Brain games/Board games
|
Castro, Chan, Stampone
|
523
|
|
Chan
|
Ngai
|
Math Dept.
|
Brain games/Board games
|
Castro, Chan, Stampone
|
523
|
|
Chavez
|
Rosa
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Fashion Design
|
Balmir, Chavez
|
719
|
|
Chung
|
Jennifer
|
Math Dept.
|
Math Club/ Visits to Real-World Math
|
Chung, Khan
|
545
|
|
Cisse
|
Ionia
|
CTE Dept.
|
Surface design - 529
|
Allen, Cisse
|
529
|
|
Collins
|
Katherine
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CTE Dept.
|
Modeling for fashion show
|
Collins, Cuffie, Feil, Rojas
|
Auditorium
|
|
Conaghan
|
Kelly
|
Science Dept.
|
Happiness Club (Social Emotional Well Being)
|
Conaghan, Padron, Ruff
|
629
|
|
Corby
|
Brian
|
Math Dept.
|
Jam Session
|
Corby, Jones, Matelus
|
319
|
|
Cuffie
|
Morgan
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English Dept.
|
Modeling for fashion show
|
Collins, Cuffie, Feil, Rojas
|
Auditorium
|
|
Dahill
|
Judith
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Library
|
Gaming Club
|
Dahill, Kucker, Robinson
|
Library
|
|
Damian
|
Mirna
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Merchandizing
|
Damian, Weinreb
|
221
|
|
David
|
Belinda
|
CTE Dept.
|
Running Club
|
David, McGoldrick
|
229
|
|
Dawson
|
Evan
|
Science Dept.
|
Reading Club
|
Dawson
|
801
|
|
Dawson
|
Patricia
|
English Dept.
|
Create Vision Boards
|
Dawson, Thomas
|
227
|
|
De La Rosa
|
Isabell
|
Science Dept.
|
African American Puerto Rican & Latinos studies club
|
De La Rosa, Sostre
|
1025
|
|
Donovan
|
Alice
|
Sped Dept.
|
Meditation/Relaxation Coloring Book Club
|
Hurley, Ince
|
522
|
|
Drabman
|
Hally
|
English Dept.
|
Meditation/Relaxation Coloring Book Club
|
Drabman, Herrick
|
525
|
|
Duck
|
Michele
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
Organizer
|
Alvarez, Barnabee, Cisse, Donovan, Duck, Ince, Kalisch, Kass,
Robinson, Santos, Smith-Brown
|
Auditorium
|
|
Duke
|
Joshua
|
Guidance Dept.
|
College Readiness/Financial Awareness
|
Duke, McKeon, Sideris, Weiss
|
821
|
|
Dye
|
Sarah
|
Sped Dept.
|
Museum Visits; Art Projects
|
Dye, McCauley, Newport, Powell
|
419
|
|
Egan
|
Justin
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
FalconFit - Fitness
|
Egan, Lazarus
|
10th floor gym (Weight Room side)
|
|
Fecsko
|
Barbara
|
Sped Dept.
|
Environmental Volunteering
|
Batts, Fecsko
|
626
|
|
Feil
|
Eileen
|
PE Dept.
|
Modeling for fashion show
|
Collins, Cuffie, Feil, Rojas
|
Auditorium
|
|
Fraga Zwibel
|
Kristin
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
Community Service/Community Outreach
|
Abraskin, Fraga Zwibel
|
219
|
|
Garcia
|
Carys
|
Sped Dept.
|
Animal Lovers Club
|
Garcia, Schlein
|
540
|
|
Gerasimovich
|
Christina
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
SING Rehearsal / Theater Club
|
Gerasimovich
|
427
|
|
Guasto
|
Annarose
|
Spanish Dept.
|
Spanish Language Film society
|
Guasto
|
726
|
|
Heney
|
Victoria
|
Sped Dept.
|
Italian Club
|
Heney, La Tanza, Magner
|
742
|
|
Herrick
|
Lisa
|
Science Dept.
|
Meditation/Relaxation Coloring Book Club
|
Drabman, Herrick
|
525
|
|
Hurley
|
Patrick
|
Sped Dept.
|
Meditation/Relaxation Coloring Book Club - Room 522
|
Hurley
|
522
|
|
Husted
|
Kelly
|
Sped Dept.
|
Kind Girls Club
|
Husted
|
524
|
|
Ince
|
Jacqueline
|
Sped Dept.
|
Meditation/Relaxation Coloring Book Club
|
Hurley, Donovan
|
522
|
|
Jones
|
Alex
|
Guidance Dept.
|
Jam Session
|
Corby, Jones, Matelus
|
319
|
|
Kalisch
|
Marco
|
Sped Dept.
|
Organizer
|
Alvarez, Barnabee, Cisse, Donovan, Duck, Ince, Kalisch, Kass,
Robinson, Santos, Smith-Brown
|
Auditorium
|
|
Kass
|
Abby
|
Spanish Dept.
|
Organizer
|
Cisse, Donovan, Duck, Ince, Kalisch, Kass, Robinson, Smith-Brown
|
Auditorium
|
|
Kearns
|
Kevin
|
English Dept.
|
Social Justice in NYC
|
Kearns, Looser
|
906
|
|
Khan
|
Daveca
|
Math Dept.
|
Math Club/ Visits to Real-World Math
|
Chung, Khan
|
545
|
|
Kilpatrick
|
Ian
|
Math Dept.
|
Intro to Computer Programming
|
Kilpatrick
|
542
|
|
King
|
Angela
|
CTE Dept.
|
Knitwear Club
|
King, Klepacki, Serrano
|
822
|
|
Klepacki
|
Jeanne
|
Math Dept.
|
Knitwear Club
|
King, Klepacki, Serrano
|
822
|
|
Kucker
|
Amy
|
Sped Dept.
|
Gaming Club
|
Dahill, Kucker, Robinson
|
Library
|
|
La Tanza
|
Elisabetta
|
Math Dept.
|
Italian Club
|
Heney, La Tanza, Magner
|
742
|
|
Lachok
|
Andrew
|
Sped Dept.
|
History of NYC
|
Anzalone, Lachok, Trapani
|
702
|
|
Lazarus
|
Sean
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
FalconFit - Fitness
|
Egan, Lazarus
|
10th floor gym (Weight Room side)
|
|
Lee
|
Chris
|
Science Dept.
|
Open Gym Basketball
|
Alvarez, Lee
|
3rd floor gymnasium
|
|
Liu
|
Xiaohua
|
Math Dept.
|
Exploring Asian Activities and Cultures
|
Liu, Sia, Vongerichten
|
829
|
|
Looser
|
Anne
|
Sped Dept.
|
Social Justice in NYC
|
Kearns, Looser
|
906
|
|
Magner
|
Erin
|
Math Dept.
|
Italian Club
|
Heney, La Tanza, Magner
|
742
|
|
Matelus
|
Jean
|
Math Dept.
|
Jam Session
|
Corby, Jones, Matelus
|
319
|
|
Matinale
|
Angela
|
PE Dept.
|
SOARR-Phys Ed.
|
Matinale, Mendez
|
10th floor gym
|
|
McCauley
|
Tara
|
Sped Dept.
|
Museum Visits; Art Projects
|
Dye, McCauley, Newport, Powell
|
Auditorium
|
|
McGoldrick
|
Eileen
|
English Dept.
|
Running Club
|
David, McGoldrick
|
229
|
|
McKeon
|
Kathryn
|
Guidance Dept.
|
College Readiness/Financial Awareness
|
Duke, McKeon, Sideris, Weiss
|
821
|
|
Medina
|
Sharon
|
Math Dept.
|
Latin Dance Movements
|
Medina, San Jorge
|
Cafe West
|
|
Mendez
|
Omar
|
PE Dept.
|
SOARR-Phys Ed.
|
Matinale, Mendez
|
10th floor gym
|
|
Newport
|
Laurel
|
CTE Dept.
|
Museum Visits; Art Projects
|
Dye, McCauley, Newport, Powell
|
419
|
|
Ng
|
David
|
Math Dept.
|
Money and Investing
|
Ng, Wieda
|
740
|
|
Noble
|
Katherine
|
CTE Dept.
|
FLY Photoshoot
|
Noble, Vaccaro
|
901
|
|
Nurse
|
Dana
|
Sped Dept.
|
Writing to Heal (Creative Writing and Project Development)
|
Abramyan, Nurse
|
940
|
|
Padron
|
Amanda
|
Guidance Dept.
|
Happiness Club (Social Emotional Well Being)
|
Conaghan, Padron, Ruff
|
629
|
|
Parisse
|
Alexandra
|
CTE Dept.
|
Sketching the Fashion Figure - 927
|
Parisse
|
927
|
|
Paz
|
Shachar
|
Math Dept.
|
Dance Team
|
Paz
|
Cafeteria East
|
|
Pinto
|
Katherine
|
Sped Dept.
|
Stunts/Cheer World
|
Pinto
|
Cafe-Middle Section
|
|
Powell
|
Avery
|
CTE Dept.
|
Museum Visits; Art Projects
|
Dye, McCauley, Newport, Powell
|
419
|
|
Ricci
|
Tara
|
CTE Dept.
|
BSU CAP + HSFI
|
Ricci
|
929
|
|
Riviere
|
Michelle
|
CTE Dept.
|
Hall Patrol
|
Riviere
|
|
|
Robinson
|
Flavia
|
Spanish Dept.
|
Organizer
|
Alvarez, Barnabee, Cisse, Donovan, Duck, Ince, Kalisch, Kass,
Robinson, Santos, Smith-Brown
|
Auditorium
|
|
Robinson
|
Thomas
|
Sped Dept.
|
Gaming Club
|
Dahill, Kucker, Robinson
|
Library
|
|
Rojas
|
Brenda
|
CTE Dept.
|
Modeling for fashion show
|
Collins, Cuffie, Feil, Rojas
|
Auditorium
|
|
Ruff
|
Cory
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
Happiness Club (Social Emotional Well Being)
|
Conaghan, Padron, Ruff
|
629
|
|
Russell
|
Ashley
|
Sped Dept.
|
Photography lab day and/or Whitney museum trip
|
Russell, Russell
|
243
|
|
Russell
|
Benjamin
|
CTE Dept.
|
Photography lab day and/or Whitney museum trip
|
Russell, Russell
|
243
|
|
San Jorge
|
Amelia
|
Guidance Dept.
|
Latin Dance Movements
|
Medina, San Jorge
|
Cafe West
|
|
Santos
|
K
|
Science Dept.
|
Science Club
|
Alvarez, Barnabee
|
824
|
|
Schlein
|
Paulette
|
Math Dept.
|
Animal Lovers Club
|
Garcia, Schlein
|
540
|
|
Seifert
|
Emily
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Graphic, Illustration & Art
|
Arcamay, Seifert
|
625
|
|
Serrano
|
Inmaculada
|
CTE Dept.
|
Knitwear Club
|
King, Klepacki, Serrano
|
822
|
|
Severino
|
Cindy
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
International Film Club
|
Severino, Varrichio
|
327
|
|
Sia
|
Wilson
|
Guidance Dept.
|
Exploring Asian Activities and Cultures
|
Liu, Sia, Vongerichten
|
829
|
|
Sideris
|
Martha
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
College Readiness/Financial Awareness
|
Duke, McKeon, Sideris, Weiss
|
821
|
|
Smith-Brown
|
Selima
|
Sped Dept.
|
Organizer
|
Cisse, Duck, Ince, Santos, Smith-Brown
|
Auditorium
|
|
Sostre
|
Olga
|
PE Dept.
|
African American Puerto Rican & Latinos studies club
|
De La Rosa, Sostre
|
1025
|
|
Stambouly
|
Chelsea
|
CTE Dept.
|
Sketching the Fashion Figure - 421
|
Stambouly
|
421
|
|
Stampone
|
Derek
|
Science Dept.
|
Brain games/Board games
|
Castro, Chan, Stampone
|
523
|
|
Thomas
|
Erica
|
English Dept.
|
Create Vision Boards
|
Dawson, Thomas
|
227
|
|
Trapani
|
James
|
Social Studies Dept.
|
History of NYC
|
Anzalone, Lachok, Trapani
|
702
|
|
Vaccaro
|
Vita
|
CTE Dept.
|
FLY Photoshoot
|
Noble, Vaccaro
|
901
|
|
Varrichio
|
Danielle
|
Sped Dept.
|
International Film Club
|
Severino, Varrichio
|
327
|
|
Vongerichten
|
Jenny
|
Guidance Dept.
|
Exploring Asian Activities and Cultures
|
Liu, Sia, Vongerichten
|
829
|
|
Weinreb
|
Allison
|
CTE Dept.
|
SOARR-Merchandizing
|
Damian, Weinreb
|
221
|
|
Weiss
|
Jessica
|
Guidance Dept.
|
College Readiness/Financial Awareness
|
Duke, McKeon, Sideris, Weiss
|
821
|
|
Wieda
|
Richard
|
English Dept.
|
Money and Investing
|
Ng, Wieda
|
740
|
|
Youngblood
|
Lakisha
|
CTE Dept.
|
Surface design - 922
|
Youngblood
|
922
|
|
Zubrovich-Ganci
|
Elise
|
CTE Dept.
|
Surface design - 619
|
Zubrovich-Ganci
|
619
|
COMING
NEXT WEEK – 2nd SET OF PARENT VISITATION DAYS March 15 & 16
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation
Days on Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16, 2018. During these Family
Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in
action. This weekend we are beginning to register parents. 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 will let you know the parents that sign up
for these visits. 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.
CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
|
Tuesday, April 17 &
Wednesday, April 18
|
Annual Fashion Show Preview Days
|
|
Wednesday, April 18
|
Whole Foods Project
|
|
Wednesday, April 25
|
International Center of Photography Exhibit Opening
|
|
Wednesday, May 2
|
Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
|
|
Friday, May 4
|
Senior Graphics & Illustration Art Show
|
|
Friday, May 11
|
Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
|
|
Thursday, May 17
|
STOKED (Skateboard Club) Presentation
|
|
To Be Determined
|
Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
|
|
To Be Determined
|
Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
|
THE ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM
Here are some
highlights of the best practices shared by HSFI
Staff Members. This round focuses on the use of TWR in the classroom:
In the Social Studies
Department, Mrs. Duck created an activity for her US History class that
includes both sentence level work, and a Single Paragraph Outline.
In the Math Department, Ms. Dye and Ms. Latanza created a TWR
activity for the Geometry classes. Using a common mistake as an example,
the activity prompted the students to write an expanded sentence based on the
error in the provided work.
In the Fashion Design Department, Ms. David created a TWR task
involving sentence combining. Students were prompted to create a sentence
about sewing samples. Then, with a partner, students wrote one well
developed sentence collaboratively.
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
YOUTH LEADER RECOMMENDATIONS NEEDED
We are in the process of hiring our new youth leaders for next
year. These
Youth Leaders positions are tremendously important for the school and our
students’ college support – please take a couple of minutes to look over the
list that Kate McKeon sent you this past week and identify the students you
would recommend. Again, we are looking for
responsible, hard-working, outgoing students to work with our rising seniors on
the college process and conduct college workshops for our younger
students. We need the feedback by this Tuesday, 3/6, if you
have any students you would like to recommend.
STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT CONTINUES NEXT MONDAY
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 next Monday, March 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
Based on student and staff feedback, we will be
doing this activity every Monday moving forward with some slight
adjustments. Once a month 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!
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● SPRING OBSERVATION CYCLES
□ Observation Cycle #3
Evaluative Observations – Weeks of March 5, 12 & 19
□ Observation Cycle #4
Intervisitations - – Week of April 30
Evaluative Observations - – Weeks of May 7, 14 & 21
● SPRING MARKING PERIODS
□ 2nd
Marking Period ends Friday, April 27
□ 3rd
Marking Period ends Friday, June 15
● 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.
● BRING STUDENT WORK TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Please come prepared to
your PLC by bring copies of your target student work.
● SPECIAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT REMINDERS
There have been a few
changes in the SWD Department! Students who are placed in ICT classes will now
have the letter at the end of their official (ex-45P). Students with SETSS will
also continue to have their official noted with a letter at the end and our
Self-contained students will continue to have the letter at the beginning of
their official class. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L
as the first letter of their official class and by now all teachers who work
with these students have access to their information in SESIS.
Please continue to complete and submit the electronic standards-based Teachers Form sent prior to IEP meetings. 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.
Please continue to complete and submit the electronic standards-based Teachers Form sent prior to IEP meetings. 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.
NEW
ONLINE SUPPLY REQUEST FORM
In our continued effort to make
things easier for staff, we have a new Google form for supply
requests. The link is below as well as on the staff home page. Also, see the image below.
The request will be sent to your
supervisor for their approval. Your supervisor will email it to Mr.
Tallone’s office. This form is to be
used for regular supply requests (not special orders). There
is at least a 48 hour turnaround time for the requests.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● IMPORTANT ATTENDANCE OFFICE REMINDERS
□ There will only be one set of sheets for the week of March
5. You will need to bubble in classes released for Monday ( First Monday)
and Friday (Career Day).
□ Monday March 5 we will be taking attendance in third
period. You will also need to fill in the white sheet.
□ Please return Confirmation Sheets and any attendance sheets you
may have
● SUBCENTRAL DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHERS &
PARAPROFESSIONALS
□ The Sub Central System is used by Teachers and
Paraprofessionals Only. All other staff must call Ms. Herzog at ext. 1191 to
report an absence.
□ Sub Central System Contact Information
□ Sub Central System Contact Information
Telephone
Access: 718-935-6740
Website:
subcentral.eschoolssolutions.com
Live Help Desk: 718-935-4401 (Monday to Friday 6am to 5pm)
Live Help Desk: 718-935-4401 (Monday to Friday 6am to 5pm)
Email:
subcentral@schools.nyc.gov
□ Key Reminders:
#1 - Only use Sub Central for reporting absence, after 3pm (for the next day). Prior to 3pm please contact Ms. Herzog.
#2 - Wait for the Job Number.
#3 - Change the time to fit your schedule.
#4 - Emergency and calls after 6:30 am, in addition please call Ms. Herzog ext. 1191 as well as your supervisor. No emails.
□ Key Reminders:
#1 - Only use Sub Central for reporting absence, after 3pm (for the next day). Prior to 3pm please contact Ms. Herzog.
#2 - Wait for the Job Number.
#3 - Change the time to fit your schedule.
#4 - Emergency and calls after 6:30 am, in addition please call Ms. Herzog ext. 1191 as well as your supervisor. No emails.
● SUSTAINABILITY / GREEN TEAM SURVEY
Please support our Sustainability /
Green Team Director, Ms. Batts, by filling out a brief, Sustainability Survey –
thank you in advance for doing it to help our Green Team.
Here is the link:
● RETURNING EMPTY PRINT CARTRIDGES
Please drop off empty printer cartridges
to Mr. Rappa in Room 244. Leave outside door before 3:00 pm if the door
is locked. The money we get back will be
donated to the Glen Sears Scholarship Fund.
● CLASS TRIP REMINDERS
⏮ Trips must be approved 3 weeks in advance - No trips in January
& June
⏮ A Master Calendar of trips will be posted in the Weekly Bulletin
with a description of the trip and grade level
⏮ Teachers cannot veto student participation on trips, but students
must understand they are responsible for all makeup work / Do not penalize
students for missing class due to a school trip
● 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.
DATA TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns submitted by
staff members through Staff Referral Form:
|
INFRACTION CATEGORY
|
INCIDENTS
DEC- 11 –
JANUARY 18
|
INCIDENTS
JAN 19 –
MARCH 3
|
CHANGE
|
|
|
22 SCHOOL DAYS
|
16 SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION
|
19
|
21
|
+2
|
|
SELLING FOOD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION
|
3
|
4
|
+1
|
|
PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
|
2
|
1
|
-1
|
|
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
27
|
10
|
-17
|
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MAJOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)
|
3
|
1
|
-2
|
|
WEAPONS
|
3
|
0
|
-3
|
|
SMOKING IN SCHOOL
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
VANDALISM
|
2
|
1
|
-1
|
|
THEFT
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
|
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
|
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ARSON
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
BATHROOM
STATUS
The bathroom renovations are nearly complete – here is a listing of
the staff bathroom status. As always, let us know if there are any issues
that we can address with them.
|
Boys
Bathrooms
|
Girls
Bathrooms
|
Single
Stall Gender Neutral Bathrooms
|
Men’s
Staff Bathrooms
|
Women’s
Staff Bathrooms
|
Unisex
Staff Bathrooms
|
|
409
535
635
535
935
|
313
413
513
613
913
|
106A
533
933
THESE BATHROOMS MUST BE LOCKED
FROM THE INSIDE
DO NOT FORGET!
|
135
235
335
633
803
|
118
213
733
813
843
|
106B
333
THESE BATHROOMS MUST BE LOCKED
FROM THE INSIDE
DO NOT FORGET!
|
● 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 staff members who have contributed to our best practices sharing
- MS. DUCK, MS. DYE, MS. LA TANZA & MS. DAVID -
the sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to MS. CUFFIE for giving an inspirational presentation to a group of NYC
teachers and principals on disrupting inequality by having courageous
conversations with students.
Thank
you to MS. DYE, MS. GARCIA, MS. HUSTED & MS. SCHLEIN for
working on Saturday for our Algebra
for All Saturday Academy. Thank you for sacrificing your weekend time for our
students!
Thank
you to MS. DRABMAN, MS. HERRICK, MR. HURLEY & MR. RODRIGUES for
attending an informational session outside the building on bringing
transcendental meditation to HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. McKEON for putting together a proposal
for a college access grant that has been made available to HSFI.
Thank
you to MR. LAZARUS & MS. RUFF for volunteering their time to read the Global
Regents exams from January 2017 for possible appeals.
Thank
you to MS. VACCARO for all her dedicated hours ensuring students have incredible
industry shadowing experiences with companies such as Adidas and Queen Genius.
Thank you to MS. COLLINS for continually getting students signed up for internships and after school arts opportunities.
Thank you to MS. BALMIR & MS. CHIN for all their hard work to ensure that our fashion design teachers have all their supplies to successfully finish off instruction for the year.
Thank you to MS. BATTS & MS. DAVID for successfully launching the sustainability and recycling program at HSFI.
Thank you to MS. CHAVEZ, MS. ROJAS & MS. CISSE for agreeing to give up part of their Mid-Winter break to run the CTE SOARR Academy.
Thank you to MS. YOUNGBLOOD for getting a head start on all of the sample cutting needed for the fashion design department.
Thank you to MR. ABDALLAH & MR. VILLALONA for their tireless work in keeping the CTE computer classes running with well-maintained computer equipment.
Thank you to MR. RUSSELL for taking the initiative to create three new photography based partnerships for students.
Thank you to MS. STAMBOULY for setting up a SCAD (Savanah College of Design) workshop for students here at HSFI as well as organizing the scholarship opportunity which will send two students to SCAD in Savannah, Georgia during the summer for pre-college classes.
Thank you to MS. RICCI for taking students to the CURVE expo and starting to get students ready to apply for the Underfashion Club scholarships.
Thank you to MS. CARTER for organizing the various industry partnerships (such as Kleinfeld and Swarovski) along with the CTE Event which featured sustainable fashion design companies.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
MOOD
METER Related terms
March
5, Monday
Curious: (adj.) marked by a desire to
investigate and learn. A study published in a 2014 issue of the journal Neuron
suggests that the brain's chemistry changes when we become curious, helping us
better learn and retain information.
March
6, Tuesday
Focused: (adj.) attentive; concentrating
on a particular goal. Our next effort was far more focused and organized than
the previous one, and it paid off.
March
7, Wednesday
Upbeat: (n) In music it is an unaccented
beat preceding an accented beat. (adj.) cheerful; optimistic; positive. It's
nice to read an upbeat story for a change.
March
8, Thursday
Hopeful: (adj.) feeling or inspiring
optimism about a future event. Dan is hopeful he will get a good job after he
graduates from college. After listening to the doctor, I am hopeful of a quick
recovery.
March
9, Friday
Energized: (adj. Motivated; invigorated. Energized
by a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast, the college student felt ready
to tackle her final paper. As always, the coach’s pre-game talk energized the
team to go out and do its best
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.
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