WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 9.12.18

CALL TO ACTION

● 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.

● KEEP THE WELCOMING SPIRIT ALIVE

Thank you so much for being so welcoming of our students as they begin the school year – keep the welcoming spirit alive!

● TRY TO LEARN YOUR STUDENTS’ NAMES

There is nothing better for a student than to know their teacher knows their name.

● 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.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 10 NO SCHOOL ROSH HASHANAH	11 NO SCHOOL ROSH HASHANAH	12 *Regular Bell Schedule PROGRAM CHANGES PM Supervisor: D Silva (Rm. 125)	13 *Regular Bell Schedule PROGRAM CHANGES PM Supervisor: S Kohm (Rm. 531)	14 *Regular Bell Schedule PROGRAM CHANGES PM Supervisor: D Silva (Rm. 125)

NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
17 *Regular Bell Schedule Department Meetings PM Supervisor: A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)	18 *Regular Bell Schedule 9th Grade Assembly Period 4 & 5 PM Supervisor: K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)	19 NO SCHOOL ROSH HASHANAH	20 *Regular Bell Schedule 10th Grade Assembly Period 5, 6 Chancellor’s Education Panel Meeting 6:00 pm Auditorium PM Supervisor: N Moore (Rm. 228)	21 *Regular Bell Schedule Student Town Halls Periods 4-7 PM Supervisor: G Raschilla (Rm. 143)

SIGNING UP TO SUPERVISE A CLUB / ACTIVITY

The wide variety of clubs and activities are a great strength of HSFI and for many students are the highlight of their day.  So far, we have 17 staff members signed up to run clubs and activities.

If you have not responded and are planning to run a club, please complete the below Google form at your earliest convenience:

https://goo.gl/forms/G7xdNY1P9vgR2hms2

We need this information to plan for the club fair as well as get a list to all students of available clubs.

As always, club advisors will be compensated per session for their time and effort! Thank you for doing this!

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS

● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2018-19 & BEYOND

□ Every student feels cared for

□ Every student feels challenged

● IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE

Welcome back!  With the beginning of the year we in room 329 wanted to provide everyone with a reminder regarding students with IEPs and SESIS as well as the sections of the IEP which you may find most helpful when planning your instruction. While reviewing the IEP you may notice your Teacher Form responses or information you shared during the meeting- this is a great example of how your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific IEP.

In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. Students who are placed in ICT classes have the letter at the end of their official (ex-45P)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 at this time will not appear when you log-in to SESIS. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and review a hard copy of their IEP(s).

This year we will continue to distribute an electronic standards-based Teachers Form. 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.

Our monthly SIT meeting addresses concerns surrounding Special Education (placement, initials, etc) and is announced in advance in the Weekly Notes. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you are interested in becoming a regular member just let me know.

Please feel free to stop by room 329 if you have any questions and thank you for your continued support of our students.

● GUIDELINES TO MAINTAIN SCHOOL CLIMATE

□ Pass needed to go anywhere outside of your classroom / specific Falcon Health Center pass

□ No passes first 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)

□ No passes last 10 minutes of class (unless emergency)

□ Electronic Equipment for educational purposes allowed / all other purposes should be a referral / Leave confiscating to supervisors and deans / NO CHARGING PHONES

WHERE CAN STUDENTS GO WHEN NOT IN CLASS?

□ Before 1^st Period – Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab (Room 201), Hallways 

□ Once Period 1 begins – students cannot be in the hallways – can go to the Cafeteria, Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision

□ Lunch Periods (4-7) – Cafeteria, Student Lounge, Library (except 7^th period), Student Computer Lab, Classroom under teacher supervision

□ Students waiting for afterschool activities - Student Computer Lab, Library, Classroom under teacher supervision

YOU CANNOT ALLOW A STUDENT TO STAY IN YOUR CLASSROOM / OFFICE WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE – ASK THEM TO LEAVE & COME BACK

OPERATIONAL NEED TO KNOW

● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY

● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/

● ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MS. KLEPACKI & THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE

A huge thank you to the staff for working with Ms. Klepacki while the printer/scanner was down.  

□ Your mailbox has moved.  Please look before you take papers from the box.  Always grab from under your name.  Too much time is wasted looking for sheets someone else has taken by mistake.  

□ The attendance sheets (white) will be on daily until program changes are complete.  This means you will not have sheets first thing in the morning.  Mrs. Klepacki will print them when she gets in.  Sheets should be in the boxes by 8:30 am.  

□ Blue Attendance Sheets are due IMMEDIATELY after 3^rd period.  Please drop them off at the Principal’s Office room 819, Library Door, Mail room, and the Attendance Office room 134. 

● EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Here are the links to the Emergency Preparedness videos.  This series of safety videos are useful tools that demonstrate how Building Response Teams operate, and how school buildings use the General Response Protocols during an emergency. Please take the time to watch the following videos to ensure that you are well equipped in the event of an emergency.

Full Safety Preparedness video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/safetypreparedness

Assembly Card video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/assemblycard

Lock Down video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/lockdown

Evacuate video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/evacuate

Shelter In video: Vimeo.com/nycschools/shelterin

● 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.

COMING TO HSFI IN OCTOBER – IDNYC - A Free Photo Identification Card from NYC
Fashion Industries HS is excited to be hosting IDNYC, this October. All Fashion students and staff are now able to sign up for IDNYC – a free government-issued photo identification card that is available to all City residents age 10 and older.  Permission slips and applications for The IDNYC card are now available from Mr. Raschilla in room 143. Photos are taken during the school day by appointment--so space is limited. As a reminder, this event is only occurring during the month of October; please reserve your space immediately.

Here is the IDNYC website for more information:  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/index.page

HSFI STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN PHOTOVILLE

Thank to the efforts of Mr. Russell, our students along with students from Art & Design HS will be participating in an exhibition at Photoville in Brooklyn.  Photoville is an international photography festival that takes place every September in DUMBO in Brooklyn Bridge park. Last year over 92,000 people from all over the world visited the festival.  Here is a link with a description of the exhibition:
http://photoville.com/telling-story-and-selling-idea-teaching-creativity/

Please come and visit - it's free and our students will be there and they would love to see all of you!
Here are the dates:
Thursday, September 13, 4 - 10 pm
Friday, September 14,  4 - 10 pm
Saturday, September 15, 12 - 10 pm
Sunday, September 16, 12 - 9 pm
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Thursday, September 20, 4-10 pm
Friday, September 21, 4 - 10 pm
Saturday, September 22, 12 - 10 pm
Sunday, September 23, 12 - 9 pm
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The following students will be exhibiting:
Jada Montero, Michelle Jin, Caroline Gutierrez, Remy Skrypek, Roseann Pavia, Kris Lora, Silvia DeBenedictis, Cristian Flores, Tamia Lewis, Marisol Nolasco, Genesis Harris, Ana Edwards, Jocelyn Negron, Alba Olivares, Rosangela Corporan, Eliel Pacheco, Sumona Islam, Tatiana Rodriguez, Hannah Guerrero, Nysia Brown, Mia Rodriguez, Yaqueline Garcia Hernandez

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:

http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

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

Thank you to all the HSFI staff that have been shouting out their colleagues on a daily basis through Basecamp – it is inspiring to read them and keep them coming.

Here are some additional SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!

Thank you to THE ENTIRE HSFI STAFF for such a smooth opening to the 2018-19 school year!!!

Thank you to all of our staff members that worked summer school - MS. ABRAMYAN, MS. BAILEY, MR. KEARNS, MS. MAGNER, MS. KLEPACKI, MR. LEE, MR. HURLEY, MR. LAZARUS, MR. MENDEZ, MS. SOSTRE, MS. DE LA ROSA, MS. SANTOS & MS. IANNIELLO.

Thank you to all the other staff members who came in to proctor and grade the August Regents examinations.

Thank you to MS. INCE, MR. ROBINSON, MR. LACHOK & MS. SAN JORGE for working with the incoming families of our special education students over the summer.

Thank you to MR. STAMPONE for using all his skills to support the school’s data needs including the creation of an ‘Awesome Table’ where staff can see all student information in one place and identifying our most at-risk students through a data analysis of students’ grades, attendance, lateness, discipline referrals and family home life.

Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY for all her efforts with various summer projects including the discipline and informational help posters hung up around the building; the amazing HSFI catalog and brochure published for our recruitment efforts; and the directional signs posted on all our floors.

Thank you to MS. VACCARO & MS. CARTER for all their efforts over the summer across a wide range of projects to get ready for the beginning of the school year.

Thank you to MS. McKEON & MS. WEISS for working over the summer on behalf of our college access efforts.  Ms. McKeon worked with the training of our Youth Leaders and Ms. Weiss supervised our Bridge Coaches as they supported our 2018 seniors as they transitioned into college this Fall.

Thank you to MS. VEGA for her determination and work to create a flexible learning environment in her classroom.  Come check out Room 427 when you get a chance!

Thank you to all our mandated service providers - MS. FESCKO, MS. KONO, MS. LEVENSTEIN, MS. WEISS, MS. PADRON, MR. SIA, MR. DUKE, MR. JONES, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. VONGERICHTEN & MR. HARDING - for working to ensure all students receive their supports

Thank you to MS. VARRICHIO & MR. HURLEY for doing an early assessment of their students’ needs and reaching out for assistance.

Thank you to our school aide team - MS. JOSEPH, MS. VELEZ, MS. RODRIGUEZ, MS. EVELYN & MS. MAPP - for their hard work in preparing for our student arrival this week.

Thank you to MS. CHAVEZ & MS. ARCAMAY for their efforts in getting ready for our recruitment systems to bring the best and brightest students into HSFI.

Thank you to MS. KLEPACKI for getting everyone's attendance sheets ready for the new year and the great laminated handout she made for staff to simplify the attendance requirements.

VTODs FOR THE WEEK

EQUITY Theme

September 12: Wednesday

condone (v) excuse, overlook, make allowances for; be lenient with. When bullying is condoned in a social group, school or workplace, it escalates. The student didn’t want to condone her friend’s negative behavior, but she didn’t know how to talk to her about it. 

September 13: Thursday

grievance (n.) a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly; a formal complaint.  Bullies often draw power from the grievances of others. Several workers filed grievances about dangerous working conditions on the construction site.      

September 14: Friday

contravene (v) to go against or defy; to violate. “If one person does something to another that contravenes community norms or values, such as making a racist remark, and a bystander ignores it, then the offending person may think that such behavior is actually acceptable.”

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.