CALL
TO ACTION
● ENCOURAGE STUDENTS DURING ‘DROP EVERYTHING & REFLECT’
The expectation for this edition of
‘Drop Everything & Reflect’ is that all HSFI students participate in the
activity. If you are a 3rd
period teacher, make sure you set aside time for ‘Drop Everything & Reflect,’
have your chromebooks / laptops charged and ready for use, and insure that all
students participate in the exercise.
● PREPARE FOR AN ACTION PACKED WEEK OF ACTIVITIES
The question this week is what is
not going on! Tuesday and Wednesday are
Fashion Show preview days. On Tuesday,
the Virtual Enterprise students are having their Trade Show. The Whole Foods – HSFI Art Opening is on
Wednesday at 4:00 pm. The Health Corps
sponsored Health Fair is on Wednesday.
The School Leadership Team and Parents Association meetings are also on
Wednesday. Friday is intense with the
National School Walkout, RAPP’s Fashion4Justice Fashion Show and the day
concludes with our first annual HSFI Carnival.
A lot going on at HSFI!!!
● PHELP NEEDED FOR 1ST ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
We can use your help for our Carnival in many
different ways – (1) Presence around the 3 floors where the carnival is taking
place; (2) Volunteering for the Pie-in-the-Face booth; and (3) Baking
non-decorated cupcakes for the ‘Decorate Your Cupcake’ station.
Please let Mr. Rau know if you can help in any of
these 3 ways – he is in Room 829 or email is SRau@schools.nyc.gov – Thank you!
● DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH…
We are officially in the
homestretch – after this week, we have 8 weeks of classes left before Regents
examinations. Make sure your students
know this and appreciate the importance of finishing the school year
strong. Tie this strong finish to
college and summer school. Counselors
will be programming students for summer school based on marking period 2 grades
– the marking period ends on April 27.
Students must understand the grades that they receive in June will be
the ones that colleges will see and ultimately determine whether or not they
are scheduled for summer school or not.
● MAINTAINING SCHOOL TONE
As we enter the home stretch of the
school year, it is critical that we need to be UNIFIED as a staff in enforcing our school rules to maintain
our school tone. Please be consistent
and model the correct behaviors our students need in order to SOARR to college
and career readiness.
NO
FOOD IN CLASSROOMS
– students can only eat in the student cafeteria & the student lounge - no
food should in classrooms before, during or after school – no staff or students
should be eating in any computer lab
DRESS
CODE – every
week there are zero dress code infractions which is certainly not reality–
nobody is reporting these infractions – please make these referrals, so we can
follow up with these students and help set the proper tone and attire here at
HSFI
PROPER
USE OF HALL / HEALTH CENTER PASSES
– students can only leave the classroom with a pass / students going to the
Falcon Health Center must use that specific pass
ELECTRONIC
EQUIPMENT POLICY
- electronic equipment are only allowed to be used in classrooms for
instructional purposes – students must not be allowed to take out their phones
during class and do not let students charge this equipment in your classrooms
ELEVATORS – students are not allowed on
staff elevators unless they have their own elevator card / ask students to show
their elevator passes when they are in those elevators
SUMMER SCHOOL JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
We will be having summer school at HSFI once again
this summer – below are the website links regarding these summer school
positions. May 5, 2018 is the deadline to apply for these positions.
To apply for a position use this link:
For a description of the positions:
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
APRIL
16
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOP EVERYTHING &
REFLECT during Period 3
PM Supervisor:
TBD
|
17
*Regular Bell Schedule
FASHION SHOW PREVIEW
DAY#1
VIRTUAL ENTERPRISES TRADE
SHOW
@ PIER 94
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
|
18
*Regular Bell Schedule
FASHION SHOW PREVIEW DAY#2
WHOLE FOODS PROJECT
OPENING
HEALTH CORPS HEALTH FAIR
School Leadership Team Meeting
4:00pm – Rm. 821
Parents Association Meeting
6:00pm – Rm. 829
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
|
19
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
|
20
*Regular Bell Schedule
NATIONAL SCHOOL WALKOUT
10:00 am
RAPP ‘FASHION 4 JUSTICE’
FASHION SHOW
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CARNIVAL
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
|
NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
APRIL
23
*Regular Bell Schedule
THERAPEUTIC CRISIS
INTERVENTION Staff Training
Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Room:TBD
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
24
*Special Schedule
PSAT / SAT DAY
(rescheduled)
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
|
25
*Regular Bell Schedule
INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OPENING
3:30 pm – Rm 821
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
|
26
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
|
27
*Regular Bell Schedule
END OF SECOND MARKING
PERIOD
STAFF TOWN HALLS
Periods 4, 5, 6, 7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
TBD
|
STOP
EVERYTHING & REFLECT CONTINUES THIS 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 this Monday, April 16 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.
This
Monday, April 16, is a Monday where ALL STUDENTS are required to participate in
this activity.
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!
SKETCH
NIGHT @ HSFI
The HSFI Parents’
Association invites all members of the school community to participate in Sketch
Night this Wednesday, April 18, 2018 from 6- 8 pm. Join us in Room 829 for a
night of live model sketching, food, and fun. See Ms. Silva in Room 125 / DSilva3@schools.nyc.gov if you have
any questions about Sketch Night.
NATIONAL
SCHOOL WALKOUT THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 20
This Friday, April 20th
there is a student-led protest being organized on the anniversary of the
Columbine High School mass shooting that occurred in 1999. In your
mailboxes, you had 2 posters promoting the National
Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools.
We hope that you will support the students of the National Honor Society
and the Feminist Club by posting them on your doors/in your classrooms and by
wearing orange and signing a pledge against gun violence in schools on Friday. If you have any questions, please feel free
to see Magda Adamczyk (Rm. 925) or Meredith Bailey (Rm. 806).
This walkout is different from the
March protest in that students are calling for protestors after a 13 second
moment of silence for the 13 victims to not return to school. Details are
in the links below:
Guidance from the NYC Department of
Education is that we should provide a safe perimeter for the initial moment of
silence and that a regular class schedule should be maintained for all students
who choose not to participate. However, since students are called to not
return to school, students who do not return to school will be marked as
cutting. We will get more information to
all members of the HSFI community before the end of the week.
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
|
Tuesday, May 1
|
Entrepreneurship
Showcase with Clark University
|
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
|
Tuesday, May 22
|
Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
|
Monday, June 4
|
Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
|
ADDITIONAL
CTE SHOWCASE FOR OUR FASHION MARKETING STUDENTS ON MAY 1
Event Overview:
-Entrepreneurship
students have been working in small groups to develop business plans and
presentations that focus on Sustainability and Social Responsibility.
-They each will have a booth/table set up where you can stop by and hear about each business, and interact with their different activities, etc.
-There will also be snacks, raffles, and prizes.
-They each will have a booth/table set up where you can stop by and hear about each business, and interact with their different activities, etc.
-There will also be snacks, raffles, and prizes.
Event Details:
-Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
-Time: 2:30-4:30 PM
-Location: High School of Fashion Industries Lobby
-Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018
-Time: 2:30-4:30 PM
-Location: High School of Fashion Industries Lobby
SAVE THE DATES – CTE SHOWCASES
□ INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNERSHIP – GALLERY OPENING
Wednesday, April 25,
2018
□ SENIOR ART SHOW
Friday, May 4, 2018
□ PUBLIC FASHION SHOW
Friday, May 11, 2018
□ INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW
The Industry Show is on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 with a reception at 6:00 pm and the
show at 7:00 pm which typically runs a half hour. This event is the
culmination of four years of hard work by our dedicated staff and students who collaborate to design, construct and model every
garment. This year’s show will honor
famous fashion designer Nanette Lepore who has graciously agreed to attach her name to the event to help fundraise
for the school. The Advisory Board’s fund raising benefits us in many
ways.
Thank you to the Fashion Design department
for their extraordinary efforts in preparing our students throughout these four
years to be ready for this show.
You can RSVP to Ms. Anika Carter at ACarter15@schools.nyc.gov / ACarter15@hsfi.us / extension 8194 / Room 819.
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 scaffolding and differentiation in the classroom:
In the Math Department, Mrs. Klepacki introduced a creative
project to the Geometry classes. Within the project, students created
their own city using specifications such as sets of parallel/perpendicular
lines, as well as including specific polygons. The results (shown below)
were wonderful.
In the English Department, Mr. Kearns created a scaffolded
activity to help his ninth grade students write single paragraph responses
based on their class memoir "Black Boy". In the first part,
students used a graphic organized to gather evidence, and synthesize
information from five chapters. In the second part they completed a
single paragraph outline to organize their ideas, which they turned into a
single paragraph response.
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
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL LEARNING PD FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 23
We will be continuing to build on our Social
Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies next coming Monday, April 23 with a
professional development session for the entire HSFI staff. The professional development session will
focus on ‘Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in Schools (TCIS).’ This intervention was developed by Cornell
University. The training focuses on participants being able to:
□ Proactively
prevent and/or de-escalate potential behavioral crises with students
□ Safely
and therapeutically manage crisis situations
□ Be
able to process with students to help improve coping strategies
Thank you to Ms. San Jorge, Ms. Looser, Ms.
Berroa and Ms. Dye for attending the 4 day TCIS PD and then organizing this PD
for HSFI staff. The PD will be during
Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 / Location TBD.
You can attend any of these sessions that fits into your schedule.
The expectation is that all staff attend, regardless of job title – if there
are any issues regarding your attendance at this PD, please let me or your
supervisor know.
As you well know, I believe that this time
spent on Social Emotional Learning is time well spent and will pay off
handsomely in getting our students ready for college, career and the real
world!
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2017-18 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels cared
for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDATION
Superintendent Rosales identified ‘increasing the rigor of the tasks that we
assign students’ as the main area for improvement and what our next step as
a school community should be focused on.
● SPRING OBSERVATION CYCLES
□ 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.
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 REMINDERS FROM THE ATTENDANCE
OFFICE
□ Please return your March attendance sheets. The printout is 6
pages long for missing March attendance sheets.
□ Please return February Confirmation Sheets which were due in
March.
□ When you hold attendance sheets the attendance office and
guidance office cannot conduct the correct outreach. Please turn in your
sheets everyday
● PAYROLL BENEFITS PROCESSING DEADLINE IS
MAY 4, 2018
Online enrollment, update and cancellation
for:
□
EFT (direct deposit)
□
WageWorks/Transit Benefit Program
□
529 College Savings Program
Employees who wish to suspend
WageWorks/Transit deductions on summer checks must go to https://payrollportal.nycboe.net to enter dates.
Payroll Bank: Q742/Q744 Suspend
date 01/02/18 Resume date 08/24/18
E745 Suspend date 06/01/18 Resume date 08/22/18
If processing via paper application, the
deadline is May 1, 2018.
Contact payroll office or HR Connect
718-935-4000, if you have any questions.
● HEALTH CENTER REMINDER – STUDENTS LEAVING
THE BUILDING DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS
The Health
Center wants to remind HSFI staff that they are not responsible for clearing
students to go home. The Health Center
will recommend to students that they need to go home and tell the school – the
school is ultimately responsible for clearing the student to go home. School staff need to speak to the student’s
family and get clearance – this clearance needs to be in writing (or verbally
in emergency situations) – then contact school safety to clear them to leave
the building.
● SUBCENTRAL INFORMATION
When calling in an
absence to Sub Central, please state your official reporting time. The
system is set from 8:00 am - 3:42 pm (periods 1 - 9).
● EARLY MORNING TIMES FOR STAFF &
STUDENTS
To enhance our safety and security
at HSFI, we are instituting early morning times for staff and students to enter
the building.
The earliest time staff will be
allowed in the building is 6:30 am – by this time, there will be a security
agent at the front desk.
The earliest time students will be allowed
in the building is 7:20 am – by this time, there will be a supervisor(s) in the
building.
There will be exceptions made to
the student time for special events and trips – these exception requests should
be made to AP G. Raschilla and Ms. Ianniello in Room 819.
● 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.
● 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. KLEPACKI & MR. KEARNS - the
sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Nominated
by MS. DAVID, Thank you to MS. DAHILL for securing HSFI 's registration to the
annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island at a discounted prize with more than a
90% discount. Our Alumni hopes to attract the school community and fellow
friends to participate and raise college scholarships for class of 2019 through
this activity.
Nominated
by MS. DAVID, Thank you to MR. JOCELYN for graciously helping us deliver the
Wholefoods Art projects this past Wednesday.
Thank
you to MS. ABRASKIN, MS. ADAMCZYK, MS. COLLINS, MS. CONAGHAN,
MR. EGAN, MR. KILPATRICK & MR. RUSSELL for making the April 9TH Advance
Placement / Honors fair a huge success. Students were able to meet and greet with
AP teachers, ask questions and gather information about our course offerings.
Thank
you to MR. KEARNS for volunteering to take over an uncovered OP!
Thank you to MS. DAWSON for her willingness to take on additional teaching periods during a colleague's leave.
Thank you to MS. BAILEY, MS. BOHNER, MS. DAMIAN, MS. DRABMAN, MS. FECSKO & MS. HENEY for supporting our English Language Learners at Fashion and at YABC through the NYSESLAT testing process.
Thank you to MS. DAWSON for her willingness to take on additional teaching periods during a colleague's leave.
Thank you to MS. BAILEY, MS. BOHNER, MS. DAMIAN, MS. DRABMAN, MS. FECSKO & MS. HENEY for supporting our English Language Learners at Fashion and at YABC through the NYSESLAT testing process.
Thank
you to MS. DYE, MS. MAGNER, MS. CHUNG & MS. SCHLEIN for
helping Algebra students on
Saturdays by doing tutoring through the Algebra for All program.
Thank
you to MS. WEISS & MS. VONGERICHTEN for going above and beyond their duties in the
guidance office.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
Math:
Monday, April 16
Function: (n) 1. Something related to and
changing with something else. Since the tree’s height is a function of its age
and the tree is growing at 20 cm a year, we determined its height in ten years.
2. Special purpose or use. My friends and I discussed which cell phone
functions we used most frequently.
Science:
Tuesday, April 17
Variation: (n) A change from the original;
differences in number or amount.
Research has shown a wide variation in the rate that children learn. The
variation of organisms within a species increases the likelihood that some
members will survive as environmental conditions change.
CTE:
Wednesday, April 18
Intermediate: (adj.) In between two stages,
levels, or times. The cells have a series of intermediate stages before they
develop fully. The student already had a basic knowledge of the CAD software
for fashion design, so she registered for an intermediate level workshop.
ELA:
Thursday, April 19
Annotate: (v) to add notes, comments, or
questions to a text. The school’s intense focus on close reading and annotating
helps students to interact with texts, to find meaning in them, and to improve
comprehension.
Social
Studies: Friday, April 20
Interact: (v) to act on or in close relation
with each other. As ancient civilizations interacted for trade purposes, they
shared not only products but also aspects of their cultures.
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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