CALL
TO ACTION
● 2ND HALF START ON TUESDAY, PERIOD 1
Starting Tuesday, April 10 Period 1 -
Students should follow their 2nd half program which means a change of day for
any class that meets less than five days a week like Physical Education, Peer
Group Connection, Junior College Prep APPS classes, SAGA tutoring, etc.
Teachers: If you teach one of these
classes, please send your students a message through Jupiter confirming the new
meeting days.
● DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH…
We are officially in the
homestretch – after this week, we have 9 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
9
*First Monday Schedule
PLCs & DEPT. MEETINGS
AFTER FIRST MONDAY ACTIVITIES
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
10
*OP Bell Schedule
STUDENTS START THEIR 2ND
HALF CLASSES during Period 1
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
|
11
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
|
12
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
|
13
*Regular Bell Schedule
STUDENT TOWN HALLS
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
TBD
|
NEXT 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
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
RAPP ‘FASHION 4 JUSTICE’
FASHION SHOW
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CARNIVAL
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
|
CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
Tuesday, April 17 &
Wednesday, April 18
|
Annual Fashion Show Preview Days
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Wednesday, April 18
|
Whole Foods Project
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Wednesday, April 25
|
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
|
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
|
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 Science Department, Mr. Stampone shared a tool that he
uses in his class for digital post-it notes (www.padlet.com). Students can respond to a TWR prompt, a Do Now, or an exit
slip question. They can embed photos, text, drawings, videos. Students
don't have to sign in to use it, so multiple students can quickly enter
responses on the same device without logging out and logging back in (works
well with students who do have access to their own internet connected device).
Once logged, student responses can be exported as a PDF or in a spreadsheet.
Mr. Stampone asks students to include their name in the title of the padlet
post and their response in the body.
These are a few examples from his class so far:
In Ms. Sideris's History classes, several scaffolded activities
including TWR quick outlines, and sentence expansions are used. These strategies
help students break down complex documents, and prepare for the writing they
need to do on the regents in June.
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
● 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.
● BRING STUDENT WORK TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
A
reminder to bring copies of your target student work to your PLC on Monday 4/9
● 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.
● SPECIAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT REMINDERS
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. Teachers with questions regarding D75 students can reach out to Ms.
McGuinness & Ms Smith-Brown.
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. The participation of a general education and special education teacher is a mandatory part of the IEP meeting and we appreciate all teachers who participate.
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. The participation of a general education and special education teacher is a mandatory part of the IEP meeting and we appreciate all teachers who participate.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● 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.
DATA TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns submitted by
staff members through Staff Referral Form:
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INFRACTION CATEGORY
|
INCIDENTS
JAN 19 – MAR 3
|
INCIDENTS
MAR 5 – MAR 29
|
CHANGE
|
|
|
16 SCHOOL DAYS
|
18 SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION
|
21
|
19
|
-2
|
|
SELLING FOOD
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION
|
4
|
11
|
+7
|
|
PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
|
1
|
0
|
-1
|
|
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
10
|
25
|
+15
|
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MAJOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)
|
1
|
3
|
+2
|
|
WEAPONS
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SMOKING IN SCHOOL
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
VANDALISM
|
1
|
2
|
+2
|
|
THEFT
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
|
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
|
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
1
|
0
|
-1
|
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
ARSON
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
COOL
THINGS @ HSFI / STUDENT ACTIVITIES
□ Student Government, RAPP (Relationship Abuse
Prevention Program), HSFI’s Gay Straight Alliance and Feminist clubs will be
attending a Stomp Out Bullying webinar. We have been invited to be the audience
after our success in the Spider-Man show earlier this year.
□ Student Government will be holding a school-wide
Carnival on April 20, 2018 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. A call out for Staff to Chaperone the event
is underway. The Carnival will take place in the 3rd floor gym, the cafeteria
and the 5th floor veranda. Staff that can monitor and assist Student Government
booths are more than welcome. In addition, we are looking for Staff member to
volunteer in the Pie Face booth. Students get a chance to throw a whip cream
pie at you for Fashion Dollars.
□ On Tuesday, March 27, 9 social studies classes
were treated to a special presentation in the library. HSFI celebrated Black History
Month with a special visit by Sgt. Lawton Corbett. Sgt. Corbett served in the
United States Army from 1942–1945. While in the Army, Sgt. Corbett was deployed
to France, Italy, North Africa and Japan. During his time of service the United
States Army was segregated, Sgt. Corbett and his soldiers were responsible for
guarding the supplies, food and the ammunition as well as loading the trucks as
they returned from the front lines. For his service, Sgt. Corbett received
numerous awards, commendations and medals.
● 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. SIDERIS & MR. STAMPONE - the
sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to MS. PADRON, MS. VEGA, MS. PINTO, MR. STAMPONE, MS. ZUBROVICH,
MR. TRAPANI, MS. ANZALONE, MR. LAZARUS & MS. CISSE for representing
HSFI during the visit by our Superintendent.
Thank
you to MS. CHAN, MS. GARCIA, MS. SCHLEIN & MR. MATELUS for
speaking with NYC DOE Deputy Chancellor about the SAGA math tutoring program at
HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. ROJAS for doing an incredible job of
showcasing our Fashion Design program during a visit to the school by the
Hayden Foundation.
Thank
you to MS. DAVID & MS. DAHILL for leading a
tour of Spain for over 20 HSFI students during the Spring Break – an experience
that our students will remember forever.
Thank
you to MS. CONAGHAN, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. PARISSE, MS. PADRON, MS.
GUASTO, MS. ROBINSON, MR. STAMPONE & MS. McKEON for welcoming
the 15 educators from the RISE Network during their visit to HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ for assisting with Round 2 middle school admissions and welcoming
new incoming HSFI families.
Thank
you to MS. CUFFIE for presenting a useful and informative presentation to the
English Department on how to have meaningful "courageous
conversations" with our students.
Thank
you to MS. CARTER, MS. TROTTA, MS. IANNIELLO & MR. JOCELYN for
quickly and efficiently completing
the Vision Screening.
Thank you to MS. DYE for attending the testing accommodation workshop,
Thank you to MS. DYE for attending the testing accommodation workshop,
Thank
you to MS. INCE, MR. EGAN, MR. LAZARUS, MS. SMITH-BROWN, MS.
COOMBS, MS. McCAULEY & MS. BAKHOUM for administering the extended day SAT and Thank
you to MS. BERROA for administering the NYSAA!
Thank you to MR. RUSSELL for effective planning so one of his D75 students could participate in an outdoor class excursion.
Thank you to MR. RUSSELL for effective planning so one of his D75 students could participate in an outdoor class excursion.
Thank
you to MS. RICCI & MR. STAMPONE for working together to get the Fashion Design
NOCTI scores emailed directly to students, parents, teachers and Guidance
counselors.
Thank you to MS. BALMIR & MS. CARTER for organizing the 6 Kleinfeld student finalists and setting them up for success.
Thank you to MS. STAMBOULY for organizing the SCAD (Savannah College of Art & Design) visitor and portfolio review for students to be considered for the SCAD summer program.
Thank you to MS. COLLINS for helping to get several of our students a accepted to the "Free Art NYC" program which will work with these students to build professional level portfolios.
Thank
you to MS. DAHILL for helping the Social Studies department welcome a special
visitor to the school. WW2 veteran Sgt. Lawton Corbett.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL LEARNING VTODs RELATED TO THE MOOD METER
Monday,
April 9
Irritated: (adj.) Annoyed, frustrated,
peeved, displeased. “I get a little
irritated if I’m in a group, and someone is scrolling through a phone.”
Holidays can be filled with joy, but irritated customers who don’t receive
their packages on time are not so joyous.”
Tuesday,
April 10
Jittery: (adj.) in or of a state of
physical or nervous tension. “If you consume a lot of caffeine, you might
appear jittery.” “Dozens of aftershocks registered across several states since
Tuesday left the country on edge and jittery.”
Wednesday, April
11
Uneasy: (adj.) socially uncomfortable;
unsure, awkward: “I have always been uneasy meeting new people.” He suddenly appeared uneasy at the thought of
pitching under those bright lights.
Thursday
April 12
Tense: (adj.) taut, too tightly strung,
agitated, nervous. Learning some relaxation techniques often can help you feel
less tense and be more successful on examinations and during job or college
interviews. On Wednesday night, the
committee met with university representatives in what turned into tense,
back-and-forth exchanges.
Friday,
April 13
Intimidated: (adj.) To feel timid, fearful, or
daunted. She urged women from all backgrounds not to be intimidated by the
prospect of a career in politics. The cookbook author realized that some
ingredients and flavors in Chinese cooking might be unfamiliar to home cooks,
and they also might be intimidated by long lists of ingredients.
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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