CALL TO ACTION
● KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Please take advantage of the Student Data Dashboard to get as much information on your students as possible. The dashboard includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
□ Pronoun they wish to referred to as
□ How long it takes the student to commute to HSFI
□ Fashion Dollar balance
□ Student Schedule
□ Student Transcript – Grades & Credits in each subject area over their entire HS career & Regents scores
We will be looking to add more and more information on the dashboard as time goes on. Thank you Mr. Stampone for all your efforts with the dashboard.
● FASHION DOLLARS DISTRIBUTION ALIGNED TO HSFI PROBLEM OF PRACTICE OF RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION
Fashion Dollars have never been more valuable, use Fashion Dollars the right way including:
(1) Aligning the distribution of Fashion Dollars to the school’s problem of practice involving rigorous student tasks. Reward students with Fashion Dollars for trying challenging activities during a lesson. We need to positively reinforce rigor and move away from just reinforcing compliance and basic class participation.
(2) Verbalize out loud for the entire class why a student is receiving Fashion Dollars. You are not getting the full impact of this reward system if the student does not hear why they are receiving Fashion Dollars. You are not getting the full impact of this reward system if the entire class does not hear why a specific student received Fashion Dollars. This will result in all students clearly understanding why they are being distributed and will motivate students to produce similar behaviors
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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NOVEMBER 5
*Regular Bell Schedule
Department Meetings
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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6
*STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
No Students
Teachers on a 8:40am-3:30pm schedule
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Meet
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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8
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
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9
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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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NOVEMBER 12
*NO SCHOOL
VETERAN’S DAY
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13
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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14
*Regular Bell Schedule
Race / Equity Instructional Rounds with Harvard University
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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15
*Regular Bell Schedule
Race / Equity Instructional Rounds with Harvard University
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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16
*Regular Bell Schedule
Race / Equity Instructional Rounds with Harvard University
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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ELECTION DAY SCHEDULE
All Teachers on an 8:40 am – 3:30 pm Schedule
8:45 – 9:15
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Full Staff Meeting in Room 829
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9:30 – 10:30
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Professional Learning Communities
Check your PLC Basecamp for updates and the agenda.
Please arrive promptly. Here are the PLC Assignments: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fgLHFkIWilVPCJasrFnhyODs24ieSwnQAn83D4IdXiw/edit?usp=sharing
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10:45 –
Noon
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Social Emotional Learning Professional Development Sessions (your department supervisor will make you aware of your SEL PD session)
Session 1 10:45-11:10 / Session 2 11:15 -11:40
Department Activities (when not scheduled for SEL PD)
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Noon – 1:00
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LUNCH
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1:00 – 2:00
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Social Emotional Learning Professional Development Sessions (your department supervisor will make you aware of your SEL PD session)
Session 3 1:00-1:25
Session 4 1:30-1:55
Department Activities (when not scheduled for SEL PD)
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2:00 – 3:30
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Special Education department meetings
Department Activities
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RACE & EQUITY / REIMAGINING INTEGRATION WORK UPDATE
□ This week (Thursday 11/8 & Friday 11/9) a HSFI team (Ms. Cisse, Ms. San Jorge, Mr. Stampone, Mr. Rodrigues & Mr. Blank) will travel to Harvard University for the kickoff conference of the RIDES Institute where we will collaborate with the Harvard faculty on a developing a plan for our race and equity work
□ Next week (Wednesday 11/14, Thursday 11/15 & Friday 11/16) we will be conducting instructional rounds with Harvard University will a race and equity lens – more to details to follow on the rounds next week
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:
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
□ 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
● 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.
● 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.
● 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/
● NEW PARKING PERMITS ARE IN
The new parking permits have been delivered to the school. See Ms. Ianniello in the Principal’s office to pick up your permit – please bring in your old permit (if you had one) as we are required to collect them
● BULLETIN BOARDS
We are in the process of taking down material on bulletin boards around the building that are out of date.
We will be reminding as well as reassigning clubs, teams and departments their bulletin boards, so that the boards can used to highlight the activities taking place with each group. We want our students to know all the amazing opportunities at HSFI through the bulletin boards, TV screens, website, social media sites, email and Jupiter messages. Just a reminder to not post any fliers around the building on the walls – please bring them to Room 819 and we will have our Marketing team post them around the building on the bulletin boards in between the elevators on each side of the building.
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.
● HEALTH BENEFITS TRANSFER PERIOD
2018 Health Benefits Transfer Period - October 1 - November 16 (Extended)
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.
● 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.
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:
⏮ 11/5/2018 – 11:30am – 1:30pm. Ms. Balmir is taking 30 students to Kleinfeld for a Master Class.
⏮ 11/5/2018 – 2:02pm – 3:45pm. Ms. David is taking 26 students to the Museum at FIT for Pink Exhibition & research.
⏮ 11-5-2018 – 4:00pm – Dismissed from store. Ms. Cisse is taking 15 students to the Public Picture Library for fashion research & inspiration.
⏮ 11/7/2018 – 11:30am – Ms. Dahill & Ms. Heney are taking 30 students to the Chancellor R. Livington Masonic Library for Literary & Cultural Exploration.
⏮ 11/7/2018 – 12:45 pm – Ms. Bailey is taking 55 students to the Schoenfeld Theatre to see “Come from Away”.
⏮ 11/8/2018 – 10:50am – 1:00pm. Ms. Silva is taking 22 students to The High Line for a Spanish walking tour.
⏮ 11/10/2018 – 11:00am – 5:00pm. Ms. David is taking 30 students to Cope NYC for Fashion Show Partnership Project.
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 THE ENTIRE HSFI STAFF for your efforts in getting ready for our Superintendent’s visit this past Wednesday – the hard work paid with the visit going so well; Thank you to MS. BALMIR, MS. CISSE, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. HENEY, MS. ADAMCZYK, MS. MOKIM, MS. YOUNGBLOOD, MS. PARISSE & MS. STAMBOULY for representing all of us so well during the visit; and Thank you to MR. STAMPONE for his work in creating and preparing a data presentation for the Superintendent.
Thank you to MS. NEWPORT for working with her students in creating such awesome (and spooky) Halloween windows.
Thank you to MS. CARTER, MS. SAN JORGE, MR. LACHOK, MR. STAMPONE, MS. NEWPORT, MS. CISSE & MR. RAU for chaperoning the school, dance this past Saturday night.
Thank you to MS. ABRASKIN, MS. DAWSON, MS. RUSSELL, MS. SANTOS, MR. KEARNS & MR. WIEDA for hosting the Writing Revolution team on Monday.
Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK for designing and delivering useful Writing Revolution workshops for the teaching staff.
Thank you to MS. ADAMCZYK for assisting in identifying students for a creative writing program opportunity.
Thank you to MS. CHAVEZ for going above and beyond with her outreach and recruitment efforts for next year’s incoming class.
Thank you to MS. TROTTA & MS. VELEZ for once again going above and beyond by supporting the faculty in the Main Office.
Thank you to MS. RICCI, MR. EGAN, MS. DAMIAN & MS. PEREZ for supporting our School Leadership Team by attending a professional development seminar sponsored by the DOE FACE office.
Thank you to MS. CHIN for all her efforts in making all the documentation was done for the school team traveling to Harvard University for our work with the Reimagining Integration project.
Thank you to MS. DUCK, MS. SEVERINO-NORTMAN & MS. SIDERIS for submitting work into TWR for feedback on their practice.
VTODs FOR THE WEEK
EQUITY Theme
November 5: Monday
classism (n) Prejudice and/or discrimination against people because of their real or perceived socioeconomic status. A person believing herself superior to poor or disadvantaged people provides an example of individual classism.
November 7: Wednesday
ethnocentrism (n) belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. “Ethnocentrism is at the root of racism because it allows one faction of people to believe it is superior to another faction.” If you are guided by ethnocentrism, you will always find fault with people who are not members of your ethnic group.
November 8: Thursday
diaspora (n) the dispersion or scattering of something originally localized such as a people or culture. Diaspora originates from an ancient Greek word meaning to scatter about. The people of a diaspora (by force or voluntarily) scatter from their homeland to places across the globe, spreading their culture as they go.
November 9: Friday
xenophobia (n) a fear of foreigners or strangers. For many undocumented immigrants, a real obstacle to citizenship is the bureaucratic maze of immigration, to say nothing of the senseless xenophobia they confront.
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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