CALL
TO ACTION
● LAST MARKING PERIOD OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
We are officially in the
homestretch – we have 4 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. 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.
PROMOTE
THE TUTORING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN GETTING STUDENTS READY FOR THE REGENTS
● 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. Fashion Dollars should be distributed in
alignment with our school goals of all HSFI community members being challenged
(Rigorous tasks) and cared for (Social Emotional Learning). Distributing
Fashion Dollars is easy – we have tokens available in Room 819 and you can use
FashionSoarrs.com – if you do not know how to use FashionSoarrs.com, let your
supervisor know immediately and they will help you logon and navigate. I look forward to seeing this in action
myself and hearing directly from students that this expectation is being met.
● MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW ON TUESDAY, MAY 22
The next edition of our Fashion Show is on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 7:00 pm. This version of the show is sponsored by our
Advisory Board. This year’s show will honor famous fashion designer Nanette
Lepore. We are so excited to invite all members
of the HSFI community to the show – HSFI staff, Fashion students and families
to this show – you can attend if you did not get to see the show this past
Friday or if you want to see it again.
● 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
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
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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MAY
14
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOP EVERYTHING &
REFLECT during Period 3
REQUIRED FOR ALL STUDENTS
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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15
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
|
16
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
|
17
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOKED (Skateboard Club)
PRESENTATION
@ 4:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
|
18
*Regular Bell Schedule
HSFI PROM ON SATURDAY
5/19
[Do not expect a lot of Seniors
in School]
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
|
|
MAY
21
*Regular Bell Schedule
STOP EVERYTHING &
REFLECT during Period 3
OPTIONAL
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
22
*Regular Bell Schedule
INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW
6:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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23
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership
Team
Rm 821 @ 4pm
Parents Association
Meeting
Room 829 @ 6pm
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
|
24
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
|
25
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
M
Frank (Rm. 121)
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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, May 14 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, May 14, is a Monday where students are REQUIRED to participate in this
activity. You must give them time to
fill out the form – please encourage this participation.
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
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Thursday, May 17
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STOKED (Skateboard Club) Presentation
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Tuesday, May 22
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Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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Monday, June 4
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Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
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THE ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM
Here are some highlights of the best practices shared by HSFI
Staff Members. This round focuses on the
use of TWR in the classroom:
In the Math Department, Ms. Kucker created a TWR activity for
the Advanced Algebra/Trigonometry classes. Students were asked to create
questions about important trigonometric terms based on images/graphs.
In the English Department, Mr. Kearns created a TWR activity as students
are being introduced to argument. Students read two articles and
organized their claims on a graphic organizer. They then created a
modified Single Paragraph Outline for argument.
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.
● SPRING OBSERVATION CYCLES
□ Observation Cycle #4
Evaluative Observations - – Weeks of May 14 & 21
● SPRING MARKING PERIODS
□ 3rd
Marking Period ends Friday, June 15
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● NO CLASSES ON TUESDAY, JUNE 5
On Tuesday, June 4, we
will be administering the new Global History Regents Exam to our 10th
graders – there will be no regular classes on this date and only the students
taking this exam will be in attendance.
● IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE
ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ Please return your Confirmation Sheets that were due Wednesday
May 9. If they are not returned by May 15 the list will be given to
Mr. Blank.
□ April Confirmation sheets will be generated shortly.
□ Please turn in all attendance sheets from April.
● 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.
TEEN
CHOICE AT HSFI
As I
mentioned in a previous weekly bulletin, I am super excited to announce that we
will have an organization called ‘Teen Choice’ at HSFI beginning on July 1. Teen Choice offers a wide variety of student
services including; supportive individual and group counseling; peer leadership opportunities; parent and youth workshops;
managing your money support; summer youth employment opportunities; a sexual
health curriculum; and college
preparation services to fill out financial aid and college applications. Representatives from Teen Choice will be at
HSFI this week on Wednesday, May 16 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm in the student
lounge and cafeteria. This is so
exciting to have Teen Choice here at HSFI in addition to all the support the
school provides along with other organizations that are part of Fashion
Industries like the Falcon Health Center and Relationship Abuse Prevention
Program.
DATA TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns submitted by
staff members through Staff Referral Form:
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INFRACTION CATEGORY
|
INCIDENTS
MAR 5 – MAR 29
|
INCIDENTS
APR 9 – MAY 4
|
CHANGE
|
|
|
18 SCHOOL DAYS
|
20 SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION
|
19
|
18
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-1
|
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SELLING FOOD
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0
|
0
|
0
|
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ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION
|
11
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6
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-5
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PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
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0
|
1
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+1
|
|
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
25
|
21
|
-4
|
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
MAJOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)
|
3
|
1
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-2
|
|
WEAPONS
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0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SMOKING IN SCHOOL
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0
|
0
|
0
|
|
VANDALISM
|
2
|
2
|
+2
|
|
THEFT
|
1
|
0
|
-1
|
|
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
3
|
8
|
+5
|
|
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE
|
0
|
1
|
+1
|
|
ARSON
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
● 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 that made the Fashion Show so amazing – this includes our
senior Fashion Design teachers whose teaching allowed our students to produce
the incredible fashions on display - MS. ROJAS, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. PARISSE,
MS. BATTS, MS. YOUNGBLOOD, MS. SEIFERT & MS. ALLEN. Thank you to the staff that
contributed to the amazing production which includes MS. BALMIR, MS. DONLON,
MS. CUFFIE, MS. VACCARO, MS. CARTER, MS. COLLINS & MS. JOSEPH.
Thank
you to all the staff members who have contributed to our best practices sharing
- MS. KUCKER & MR. KEARNS - the sharing
spirit at HSFI is alive and well!
Thank
you to the staff that was visited and represented HSFI so well during the
Superintendent’s visit - MS. SEVERINO-NORTMAN, MS. McCAULEY,
MS. PADRON, MS. ALVAREZ, MS. BAILEY, MS. CASTRO, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. La TANZA,
MS. SCHLEIN, MS. KLEPACKI, MS. DYE, MS. MEDINA, MS. KUCKER & MR. NG.
Thank
you to our Advanced Placement teachers who got our students ready for their
exams - MS. ABRASKIN, MS. ADAMCZYK, MR. EGAN, MR. LIU, MS.
MOLLOY, MR. KILPATRICK & MS. GUASTO.
Thank
you to all the staff involved in a professional development involving the film ‘Hidden
Figures’ and bringing back lesson materials to
support Courageous Conversations in a science classroom. This group of staff members included MR. STAMPONE, MR. LaCHOK, MS. HUSTED, MS. CHUNG, MS. GARCIA & MS.
SCHLEIN – they all nominated each other for the STAFF WHO SOARR
shout outs.
Thank
you to MS. ALVAREZ & MS. NURSE for helping
out our Advanced Placement biology students get ready for their exam during the
home stretch.
Thank
you to MS. McKEON for organizing an informative college essay writing workshop for
all our juniors.
Thank
you to MS. DRABMAN for filling in to lead a Professional Learning Community for a
colleague on leave.
Thank
you to MR. LAZARUS & MR. TRAPANI for taking time to help with the organization
of room 425.
Thank
you to MS. BOHNER & MS. DRABMAN for a successful administration of the
NYSESLAT in support of our English as a New Language students. This effort took
they support of co-teachers MS. HENEY & MS. RUSSELL. A great team effort!
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
Math:
Monday May 14
Differential: (n) the difference between two
amounts, values, or rates. The team won the game by a thirty point
differential. Using differential calculus, the team analyst found the exact
speed of the runner at 2.5 seconds into the race.
Science:
Tuesday May 15
Significant: (adj.) large enough to be noticed
or have an effect. Two inventions have made a significant impact on our lives:
the engine and the computer. The study
found a statistically significant decrease in symptoms in patients who had
taken the drug.
CTE:
Wednesday May 16
Perspective: (n) (1). A way of thinking about
something. The senator advised that we view the economic problem from an
international perspective. (2). In art, a manner of drawing objects to create a
realistic sense of depth and distance in space. The painter used perspective to
make the hallway look long and narrow.
ELA:
Thursday May 17
Contend: (v) 1. to compete or struggle
against. California farmers contended with a severe drought. 2. to argue or maintain (using evidence). One
critic on the panel contended that in
Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” the character, Montresor, does commit
the ‘perfect’ act of vengeance against Fortunato, but another critic countered
that claim.
Social
Studies: Friday May 18
Perceive: (v) 1. To become aware of through
the senses: A fish under the water’s surface is actually deeper than where you
perceive it to be. 2. To understand. Some voters perceive both business and
government as parts of an interdependent system, so they hold both responsible
for economic downturns.
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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