CALL
TO ACTION
● NEW SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES
Our SEL coordinators wanted to
share with you an amazing new SEL resource:
On this website, you will find
resources that include short SEL centered activities that you can incorporate
into your everyday lessons. Once on the
homepage, go under Resources - Educators.
On that page chose "Explore our
social and emotional (SEL) activities". Once you are there, you can choose which
emotion words you want to focus on for that lesson. You can also find great
resources to build your lessons around.
● BULLETIN BOARDS
Due to falling signs and excessive tape, we have
decided that the best place for school announcements is on the bulletin boards
in between the elevators on both sides of each floor. Any current work on those
boards will be relocated to another board.
□ If you have materials to place on these bulletin boards,
please provide this signage to Ms. ArcaMay in room 819. To streamline this process, all materials you
want posted around the building should be submitted to room 819. Any materials that are placed on the boards
without approval will be removed.
□ We will help make signs for your club, team or activity
that is aligned to all the marketing material we are using – to make this
request, please fill out the link found below 2 weeks prior to the due date in
which you need it by.
● MARKING PERIOD 1 ENDS THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19
This Friday, October 19 represents
the end of the first marking period of the school year. Next Monday will mark the beginning of the
second marking period. Explain to your
students that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count
during a given term. Grades do not start
over with the second marking period and there are not separate grades for each
marking period. Second marking period
grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods. Third marking period grades and the grades
that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the
first, second and third marking periods.
● FALL PARENT VISITATION DAYS
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation
Days next Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26. During these Family
Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in
action. 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
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.
We will be sending you updates next week leading up to the actual ‘Visitation
Days’ about which parents that have signed up.
● LOOK OVER THE DATA TEAM REPORT
Approximately every 2-3 weeks, we
will be sharing with you a data report of all the violations of our SOARR
values. Our first data report is shown
below and identifies the areas we are having the most issues in. You are encouraged to submit referrals of
these violations – if we know something is happening and which student(s) are
violating our value system, we can do something about it.
● PROTECT YOUR VALUABLES IN YOUR CLASSROOMS
Make sure your wallets and cell
phones are locked away in a secure location.
DATA
TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns
submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
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INFRACTION CATEGORY
|
INCIDENTS
SEPT
5 – OCT 12
|
|
|
23
SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|
|
DEFIANCE
/ DISRUPTION
|
17
|
|
SELLING FOOD
|
1
|
|
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
VIOLATION
|
3
|
|
PROVIDING FALSE
MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
|
1
|
|
LEAVING CLASS /
SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
19
|
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
|
MAJOR
ISSUES
|
|
|
HARASSMENT /
BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL
/ CYBER)
|
5
|
|
WEAPONS
|
1
|
|
VANDALISM
|
0
|
|
THEFT
|
0
|
|
CHEATING /
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
|
1
|
|
PHYSICALLY
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
4
|
|
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
0
|
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
0
|
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP
VIOLENCE
|
0
|
|
ARSON
|
0
|
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
|
OCTOBER 15
*Regular Bell Schedule
Flu Shots Available 2:00
pm
Mindfulness Professional
Learning
No Focus Groups / Time
for ICT Teams to Meet This Week
PM Supervisor:
A
Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
|
16
*Regular Bell Schedule
Evacuation Drill
Period 9 (3:05pm)
11th Grade
Assembly
Period 5
PM Supervisor:
K
Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
|
17
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team Meeting
Room 821 – 4:00pm
Parent Association Meeting
Room 829 – 6:00pm
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
|
18
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
|
19
*Regular Bell Schedule
Marking Period 1 Ends
Evacuation Drill
Period 1 (8:20am)
Staff Town Halls
Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
S
Kohm (Rm. 531)
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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
|
OCTOBER 22
*Regular Bell Schedule
COLLEGE GEAR DAY (begins
College Application Week)
Beginning of Marking
Period 2
Disrupting Inequity
Professional Learning
PM Supervisor:
G
Raschilla (Rm. 143)
|
23
*Regular Bell Schedule
12th Grade
Assembly
Period 3
PM Supervisor:
S
Rau (Rm. 829)
|
24
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
25
*Regular Bell Schedule
FAMILY VISITATION DAY
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
|
26
*Regular Bell Schedule
FAMILY VISITATION DAY
PM Supervisor:
B
McGuinness (Rm. 329)
|
MINDFULNESS
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Building
on the Mindfulness work that was done on the last day of school from last
school year, we will be engaged in Mindfulness Professional Learning during
this school year. This Mindfulness work
is fully aligned to our Social Emotional Leaning focus and our school goal of
everyone being cared for, including the adults in the building, not just
students.
The
first session is this coming Monday, October 15 during Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
and 8 in Room 821. All staff, regardless
of title, should come to one of these sessions.
Here is the information from the presenters on what we will be covered during the session:
Here is the information from the presenters on what we will be covered during the session:
“We will explore the foundations of
mindfulness - in our bodies, our breath, our minds, our surroundings. We will discuss the effects of meditation
(based on scientific research) on the decrease of stress and anxiety and the
increase of emotional well-being, focus and concentration. As preparation
for the first meditation, we will explore proper posture, general information
of what to expect and introduce single pointed concentration on the breath.”
RACE
& EQUITY WORK – DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENT SURVEYS
Aligned to our school belief that
emotions matter at HSFI, this school year we will be spending a considerable
amount of effort examining the impact of race on our community and how we feel
about one another and ourselves. To this
end, we are part of a partnership with Harvard University to explore these
questions. This week we will be giving student
surveys that ask questions about their perceptions of race and equity. A copy of this survey is attached to the weekly
bulletin email.
REMINDER: Our race and equity instructional
rounds with Harvard University is scheduled for November 14, 15 & 16.
COLLEGE
GEAR DAY – NEXT MONDAY, OCTOBER 22
College Application Week is next
week – we want to support and motivate our seniors by participating in our
annual ‘COLLEGE GEAR DAY’ next Monday, October 22. It would be great if everyone can participate
by wearing a t-shirt, sweatshirt or any sort of college gear to help get all
our students psyched up about the college process. We plan to take our annual group photos at
the end of the day.
UPDATED
PARENT CONTACT LIST
Here is the most updated spreadsheet for students’ contact information. The spreadsheet has three different tabs of contact
information;
1) Primary phone
2) Email
3) Cell phone number
This list will be updated each week through our School Messenger
system. If you have trouble contacting a parent or have additional contact information,
please reach out to Assistant Principal Danielle Silva at DSilva@hsfi.us
Here is the link to the spreadsheet:
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HSFI CLUB &
ACTIVITY LISTING 2018-19
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||||
|
Club Name
|
Staff Member
|
Day(s) of the week the club meets
|
Start Date
|
Room Number
|
|
SING
|
C
Vega
|
Every
day / depends on role
|
10/3/2018
|
427
|
|
Latin
Groove Dance team
|
S
Medina
|
Mondays
|
9/17/2018
|
544
|
|
Visual
Merchandising club
|
L
Newport
|
Mondays
|
9/24/2018
|
419
|
|
STOKED
(Skateboarding club)
|
|
Mondays
and Wednesdays / Tuesdays and Thursdays
|
10/1/2018
|
640
|
|
Cheerleading
/ Stunts club
|
K
Pinto
|
Randomized
1-2 days a week
|
10/1/2018
|
802
|
|
Anime
Club
|
M
Kalisch
|
Tuesdays
|
9/25/2018
|
TBD
|
|
HSFI
- Work-Based Learning
|
I
Cisse
|
Tuesdays
|
9/18/2018
|
727
|
|
Key
club
|
J
Bohner
|
Tuesdays
|
10/1/2018
|
645
|
|
Photography
1
|
B
Russell
|
Tuesdays
|
11/27/2018
|
243
|
|
Student
Publications
|
M
Adamczyk
|
Tuesdays
|
10/2/2018
|
925
|
|
Math
club
|
B
Liu
|
Tuesdays
|
|
606
|
|
Fashion
Institute of Technology Portfolio club
|
A
Carranza
|
Tuesdays
(every other week)
|
10/16/2018
|
744
|
|
Iconoclan
Dance team
|
S
Paz
|
Tuesdays
and Thursdays
|
9/6/2018
|
cafe east
|
|
Step
team
|
D
Nurse
|
Tuesdays
and Thursdays
|
|
Café
|
|
Feminist
club
|
M
Bailey
|
Tuesdays
and Thursdays (alternating each week)
|
9/13/2018
|
806
|
|
Animal
Welfare club
|
K
Kearns
|
Tuesdays
or Thursdays
|
9/18/2018
|
906
|
|
Peer
Mediation
|
K
Kearns
|
Tuesdays
or Thursdays
|
9/13/2018
|
906
|
|
Anti-Prom
Fashion Design club
|
I
Cisse
|
Wednesdays
|
10/3/2018
|
727
|
|
Fashion
With A Purpose (Recycling) club
|
B
David
|
Wednesdays
|
9/12/2018
|
621
|
|
GSA
- Gay Straight Alliance
|
A
Padron
|
Wednesdays
|
9/26/2018
|
829
|
|
Health
Corps Cooking club
|
C
Starks
|
Wednesdays
|
10/3/2018
|
619
|
|
KPOP
club
|
M
Bailey
|
Wednesdays
|
10/3/2018
|
806
|
|
Photography
2
|
B
Russell
|
Wednesdays
|
11/28/2018
|
243
|
|
RIF
RAF Book club
|
N.
Moore
|
Wednesdays
|
10/17/2018
|
229
|
|
Yearbook
|
A
Powell
|
Wednesdays
|
9/26/2018
|
704
|
|
Crochet club
|
I
Serrano
|
Thursdays
|
10/18/2018
|
822
|
|
Gaming
club
|
J
Dahill
|
Thursdays
|
10/5/2018
|
501
|
|
Ice
Skating club
|
D
Stampone
|
Fridays
|
9/28/2018
|
604
|
|
Drag
Club
|
D
Varrichio
|
TBD
|
|
|
|
Alliance
Francaise / French club
|
S
Dye
|
TBD
|
10/9/2018
|
743
|
|
UNICEF
|
I
Kilpatrick
|
TBD
|
9/5/2018
|
542
|
|
Weight
Lifting club
|
A
Rodrigues
|
TBD
|
10/15/2018
|
1027
|
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
□ This week is Movie Week in the lounge – ‘The
Greatest Showman’
□ Chaperones are needed for November 3rd
Dance
□ Spirit Week is from October 29th to
November 3rd
□ Starting Friday, October 19th, there
will be a sign-in sheet for those staff members wearing Fashion Gear. We will
start Fashion Gear Fridays again and have staff raffles for FLY GEAR
□ KEEPING TRACK OF STUDENT ACTIVITY / COMMUNICATING WITH
STUDENTS ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2018-19 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS BEGIN THIS WEEK
Evaluative Observations begin this week and will take place the
weeks of October 15, 22 & 29
● TUTORING FROM OUR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS IS AVAILABLE
National Honor Society tutoring has begun after school in the room
201 Computer Lab. The tutoring will take
place daily during both 9th and 10 periods.
National Honor Society junior and senior tutors can assist students
with English, Math, Science and History.
● FIRST MONDAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES – INTERVISITATIONS
BEGIN
Thank
you for your participation in the first PLC. A reminder to visit your team
member and fill out the reflection form by November 2 – here is the link to record
your brief reflections on your group's strategy:
● PARENT ENGAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Keep in mind the main ways that we maintain high levels of Parent
Engagement:
#1 - Keeping Jupiter up-to-date so that students and parents know
where students stand in your class
#2 – You are contractually required to set aside 1 specific period
set aside for Parent Engagement where you make calls and emails to families of
at-risk students. If a student is
failing, you need to make verbal contact with that family
#3 - Check your DOE Email everyday - Not HSFI email – you should forward
your HSFI emails to your DOE email. If a
parent emails you, they should expect a response in a timely manner
● IMPORTANT HOMEWORK REMINDERS
#1 – Please follow our policy of ‘No New HW Wednesdays’
#2 – Do not give a HW assignment unless you will be giving
meaningful feedback back to students – a check or score at the top of a paper
does not mean much to students. This is
especially true for honors and Advanced Placement courses where the amount and
difficulty of readings and assignments is high
● IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE SPECIAL EDUCATION OFFICE
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. Teachers who work
with these students will now have access through SESIS.
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
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 1st 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 7th
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/
● TWO EVACUATION DRILLS THIS WEEK
Be ready
for 2 evacuation drills this week. We
are letting you know about these two drills; the remaining drills will be
unannounced.
● REVIEW THE TESTING ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK
All
staff members must review the testing administration handbook before the
January Regents testing period. Attached
to the weekly bulletin email is the handbook, please look it over.
● ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ We have all the attendance sheets for the first 3 weeks of
school. Thank you for getting them in on time. This is a tremendous
help for student outreach.
□ If
you teach a MWF / TTH class please discard the second set.
□ There are a lot of mistakes to reverse for student absences.
Students are bringing in absent notes saying they are absent and teachers are
marking them present. It is a lot of work to go in and do the
reversal. Please try to take accurate attendance and check your records
when signing notes
● TEACHER NAME SIGNS
You may have noticed new signs
displayed on your doors. This year we are making it a priority to beautify our
school. The schedules placed on your doors will help students and colleagues
identify when you are in your classrooms. This small gesture will help students
clear out the hallways faster, and get to where they need to be. With that
said, please do not remove schedules off doors. If you share a room with a
staff member, no matter how small the time that they teach in your room, they
deserve to be identified as one and the teacher in that room. The check marks
are changeable with dry erase markers.
If you are missing a schedule or need a name correction please fill out the following form:
If you are missing a schedule or need a name correction please fill out the following form:
● HEALTH BENEFITS TRANSFER PERIOD
2018 Health Benefits Transfer Period -
October 1 - October 31
Submit an application to: Change
carrier, add/drop optional rider, add/drop dependents
Health Benefits Buy-Out Waiver Program -
September 24 - October 31
Incentive to waive benefits if covered by
a non-city health plan.
Forms and additional information on
the DOE HR Connect website.
● TEACHER'S CHOICE
Make purchases August 1, 2018 - January
13, 2019. Keep receipts for eligible purchases.
Funding same as previous year:
Teachers allocated $250.00
November 30 - Initial distribution of
funds via regular paycheck.
More information available on
DOE Employee Hub.
● DOE PARKING PERMITS
School-based DOE parking permits
expire on November 1. You should inform your CSA, UFT and DC 37 staff to
renew parking permits through the DOE’s parking permit application self-service portal beginning September 17
through October 10 (note that the portal works best in Google Chrome).
The following types of parking permits are available to staff in the above
unions, if there are DOT-designated, on-street parking spaces at their school:
On-Street
(OS) Parking: CSA members
On-Street
General (OSG) Parking: UFT and DC 37 members
Itinerant
On-Street (OSI) Parking: CSA and UFT members
Once your staff submits their
renewal applications through the portal, the DOE will deliver parking permits
to your school on November 1. The DOE parking permits may only be
distributed after you have collected the expired parking permits from your
staff. You should note that On-Street (OS) and On-Street General (OSG) parking
permits are school-specific (i.e., both the OS and OSG parking permits will
specify the school name and the designated streets for
parking); school-based staff who work at more than one school will be
issued an Itinerant On-Street (OSI) permit to be used at assigned schools with
available DOT-designated, street-parking spaces. You should also note that
there will not be an increase in the number of parking spaces available at
school sites as a result of issuing DOE parking permits. Therefore, all
DOT-designated, street-parking spaces will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
For questions, email DOEParkingPermits@schools.nyc.gov.
● SMARTBOARD SURVEY
If you have a Smart Board in your
classroom, please fill out this brief survey so we know the condition of the
Smart Board - https://goo.gl/forms/uYjdJEgzpY9Ms1Oz2
This is not a service request just
give us the current status of the Smartboard in the room. We are always looking to add more Smart
Boards to classrooms, but there are budget constraints. We want to make sure the existing Smart
Boards are working.
● AIR CONDITIONER SURVEY
If you have an Air Conditioner(s)
in your classroom or office, please fill out this brief survey so we know the
condition of the AC(s) – we are fully aware that there are some spaces that
need ACs and we are working on rectifying this - https://goo.gl/forms/FB5hThN9PlkYKT6W2
This is not a custodial request
just give us the current status of the AC in the room.
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Technology Request: https://goo.gl/forms/NNtcC01LZSyB8VJ03
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
● CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Custodian Request: https://goo.gl/forms/sQGqPAoqGeI86H132
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
● 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.
CONSIDER
CREATING A QUIET SPACE DURING LUNCH FOR STUDENTS
During the staff town halls two
weeks ago, the observation was made that we need more QUIET SPACES for
introverted students who do not want to be in the cafeteria or student
lounge. We do not have the staffing to
create these spaces, so we need volunteers to open up their classrooms. Please consider this request if you have a
particular time during the day to host these students who might just want to
read a book or do their homework. Thanks
for considering the request.
Here is the Google Form link:
CLASS TRIP REMINDERS
As we start the school year, I wanted to share
with staff the field trip guidelines that we put into place last year.
All of us should plan to adhere to these guidelines – for staff planning the
trips and staff receiving the trip requests. The only exception that we
ask of everyone is to be flexible with last minute trips that are brought to us
by our Advisory Board and industry partners – too often they share with us the
details in a last minute fashion. Thank you in advance for the
cooperation!
⏮ 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
CLASS TRIPS THIS WEEK:
10/15/18 – 8:30am – 10:30am.
Ms. Cisse is taking 23 students to FIT Library for research and Fashion Show
inspiration.
10/16/18 – 10:00am- 1:00pm.
Ms. Carter taking 40 students to the College of Mount Saint Vincent for
a college fair.
10/17/18 – 8:30am – 10:30am.
Ms. Cisse is taking 23 students to NY Picture Library for Inspiration
& research for Fashion Show design.
10/17/18 – 2:52pm – 6:00pm.
Ms. Padron is taking students to the West Village Stonewall
monument history tour. (GSA Club)
10/17/18 – 10:45am – 2:30pm.
Ms. Levine is taking 60 students to the Signature Theater Center to see “The
True”.
10/18/18 - 10:45am – 2:30pm.
Ms. Levine is taking 28 students to the Cherry Lane Theater to see “Final
Follies”.
10/18/18 – 10:00am – 3:00pm.
Ms. Zubrovich is taking 32 students to the IPC (Int’l Print Center) &
MGC (Manhattan Graphics Center) to see a professional gallery and printmaking
studio.
10/19/18 – 11:30am – 1:00pm.
Ms. Cisse is taking 27 students to the FIT Museum for inspiration,
education, & research
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
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 MS. CHAVEZ, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS. ROJAS, MS. RICCI & MR.
RUSSELL for for
dedicating their entire weekend to represent HSFI at the City-wide HS fairs to
recruit the best and brightest students to the school.
Thank
you to MS. ARCAMAY for continuing to create amazing promotional materials that
support student recruitment. Everything looks amazing for our Instagram account
to admissions table signs.
Thank
you to MS. PADRON & MS. WEINREB for their
efforts to celebrate ‘Coming Out Day.’
Thank
you to MS. ABRAMYAN for giving up her prep period to lend her expertise to the
teacher selection process!
Thank
you to MR. LIU for his work to program our SOARR Academy to help students recover
credits towards graduation.
Thank
you to MR. RAPPA for assistance for multiple science labs.
Thank
you to MS. VARRICHIO for creating thematic review materials for students currently
taking Global review courses. Students are demonstrating growth on assessments
and a much needed boost of confidence.
Thank
you to MS. SCHLEIN, MS. KLEPACKI, MS. HUSTED, MS. GARCIA &
MS. KUCKER who stayed
after school to review our students Math June Regents exams.
Thank
you to MS. SAN JORGE & MS. INCE for supporting the boys bowling team.
Thank
you to MS. HERZOG for always ensuring classes are covered and doing her best to
make sure CTE classes have CTE substitutes, (so instruction can continue).
Thank
you to MS. CHIN for working so
hard to ensure the CTE department has all of the necessary supplies to begin
the school year successfully.
Thank
you to MS. TROTTA for always going above and beyond the call of duty.
Thank
you to MS. HOLDER for collaborating with another site to ensure her student gets
what she needs.
Thank
you to MS. RODRIGUEZ for helping with busing after-school.
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
EQUITY
Theme
October
15: Monday
bigot
(n) an intolerant and
prejudiced person; one who regards or treats the members of a group (e.g. racial
or ethnic) with hatred and intolerance. “When bigots stay anonymous, in their
online groups and with their like-minded friends, their bubble protects them
from a public reckoning.”
October
16: Tuesday
ally (n) Someone who speaks out on
behalf of someone else or takes actions that are supportive of someone else who
is the target of prejudice or discrimination. Being an ally starts with
empathizing with others and understanding their struggles, while also
recognizing and reckoning with the privilege you may enjoy as part of your own
life.
October
17: Wednesday
Institutional racism is a term referring to institutional policies and practices that create different
outcomes for different racial groups in areas such as employment, housing, education,
and health care. An example of institutional racism are Government policies
that explicitly restricted the ability of people to get loans to buy or improve
their homes in neighborhoods with high concentrations of African Americans.
October 18.
Thursday
Microaggression (n) The
everyday slights, indignities, put-downs and insults that people of color,
women, immigrants and other marginalized people experience in their day-to-day
interactions. While
these experiences may appear brief and harmless to some, studies show that
microaggressions can trigger symptoms of depression and psychological distress in
victims.
October
19: Friday
bias (n) prejudice in favor of or
against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in an unfair
way. Conscious or unconscious bias in hiring occurs when companies keep looking
for talent in the same places, at the same schools, using the same referrals, and
then finding the same kind of candidates for jobs
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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