CALL
TO ACTION
Every week, I will share with you a
‘Call To Action’ around our school goals that will help drive our work for that
week.
HSFI ‘CARED FOR’
GOAL – RELATIONSHIPS & REALNESS
● IMPORTANT HOLIDAY REMINDERS – STRESSFUL TIME FOR STUDENTS
(1) Many of our students do their
holiday shopping at our FLY school store – make sure you are giving out Fashion
Dollars every class, every day
(2) The holidays are a sensitive
time for many people, young and old, if you see a dramatic change in mood or
behavior, fill out a Guidance referral
(3) Let a counselor or supervisor
know if you see a student without a warm coat as they enter or leave the
building
(4) Secure your personal and DOE
valuables in your classrooms and offices
HSFI ‘CHALLENGED’
GOAL – RIGOR & RELEVANCE
● THREE WEEKS LEFT IN THE FALL TERM
We are in the homestretch of the
Fall term. Consider
allowing students to make-up assignments during the winter break – this time
would be an excellent opportunity for students to get back on track
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL’S GRADING POLICY
Last week, we sent out
proposed changes to our school’s grading policy. The topics included:
Minimum Grades on
Assignments
Attendance at Regents /
CTE / Advanced Placement Exams
Percentage Breakdown of
HSFI Grading Policy
Factoring Regents /
Career & Technical Education culminating examinations into a Course’s Final
Grade
Minimum Number of
Grades within Each Grading Category
We had a large number
of staff members that attended our town halls this past Friday comment on these
proposed changes. If you did not get a
chance to attend the town halls and would still like to comment on the proposed
changes, below is a Google form to share your comments. You can comment on one or all of the proposed
changes. Thank you.
PM PROCTORS NEEDED FOR THE JANUARY REGENTS – GOOGLE FORM BELOW
PM
proctors needed for January Regents. Please fill out the form if you are
interested in being a late proctor.
https://forms.gle/6qWQQwS9np7TGmit5
https://forms.gle/6qWQQwS9np7TGmit5
TESTING
FOR GRAPHICS & ILLUSTRATION STUDENTS HAS BEGUN – SOME STUDENTS MIGHT BE
LATE TO 5TH / 8TH PERIOD CLASSES
Adobe Testing for
Senior Graphics and Illustration students has begun. Please know that senior G and I students have
begun Adobe Photoshop testing 4th and 7th periods once per week. This test runs
over the allowed class time and these students maybe late to their 5th or 8th
classes. All students will be given a late pass and have been told they are
required to make up the work they have missed. This test is a requirement for
students to receive their CTE certification and once they pass they will no
longer be required to take exam. Thank you for your patience and
understanding.
TRANSITIONING
TO OUR NEW WEBSITE
We are finally transitioning to our
new website! Please use this time to take one last glance at our current
website – www.fashionhighschool.net and backup any information you
might need.
Our marketing team is working with
a third party to link our old URL https://fashionhighschool.net/ to our new one https://www.hsfi.nyc/
In the meantime, we will keep you
posted -- this transition should be completed within the next week or so.
RULES
ON HOLIDAY DISPLAYS
Please be aware of and sensitive to the significance
of seasonal observances and religious holidays as you work to foster
mutual understanding and respect for your community’s diverse religious,
racial, ethnic, and cultural heritages. It is our shared responsibility to
ensure that schools are culturally responsive to the many faiths, backgrounds,
and traditions in our communities, and to affirm learners’ identities as we
celebrate. Please adhere to these values as you recognize the holidays in
your classrooms, and ensure that holiday displays, celebrations, and
activities embrace diversity and do not reinforce harmful stereotypes or make
families feel unwelcome.
Please also be mindful that public schools may not
endorse or promote a particular religion or belief system. Therefore,
please ensure that you follow the guidelines below regarding the display of
cultural and holiday symbols:
□ The
primary purpose of any displays should be to promote understanding and respect
for the rights of all individuals regarding their beliefs, values, and customs.
□ The
display of holiday symbol decorations
with secular dimensions is permitted. Permitted symbols include, but
are not limited to, Christmas trees, kinaras, dreidels, menorahs, and the star
and crescent. Displays that depict images of deities, other religious figures,
or religious texts are prohibited.
□ Holiday displays
must not appear to promote or celebrate any single religion or holiday.
Therefore, any permitted symbol or decoration must be displayed simultaneously
with other symbols or decorations reflecting different beliefs or customs.
□ All holiday displays
should be temporary in nature.
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
|
DECEMBER 16
*Regular Bell Schedule
‘Challenged’ Professional
Learning &
TWR Professional Learning for
CTE & Science Departments
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
|
17
*Regular Bell Schedule
11th Grade
Assembly
Period 6
PM Supervisor:
D Smirti
Rm. 127-Ext. 1272
PM Counselor:
J Weiss
Rm. 329–Ext. 1019
|
18
*Regular Bell Schedule
School Leadership Team
Room 821
4:00 pm
Parents Association Meeting
6:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone
Rm. 201-Ext. 2012
PM Counselor:
A San Jorge
Rm. 329–Ext. 3291
|
19
*Regular Bell Schedule
12th Grade
Assembly
Period 3
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm
Rm. 515-Ext. 5151
PM Counselor:
J Duke
Rm. 101–Ext. 1014
|
20
*Regular Bell Schedule
Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 819
PM Supervisor:
N Moore
Rm. 228-Ext. 2281
PM Counselor:
A Padron
Rm. 101–Ext. 1011
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NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
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DECEMBER 23
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
|
24
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
|
25
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
|
26
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
|
27
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
|
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
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DECEMBER 30
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
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31
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
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JANUARY 1
*NO SCHOOL
WINTER BREAK
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2
*Regular Bell Schedule
SCHOOL REOPENS
PM Supervisor:
N Moore
Rm. 228-Ext. 2281
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
|
3
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali
Rm. 703-Ext. 7031
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101–Ext. 1017
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WRITING
REVOLUTION PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Reminder:
This Monday 12/16 is the last TWR session of the term for CTE and Science
teachers pds 2, 5, 6 or 8 in RM 821.
This session will focus on:
Sentence Expansion
Single Paragraph Outline
Teachers should bring student work for TWR Skills: Appositives and/or Subordinating Conjunctions.
This session will focus on:
Sentence Expansion
Single Paragraph Outline
Teachers should bring student work for TWR Skills: Appositives and/or Subordinating Conjunctions.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● 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.
Many students are interested in
creating clubs that represent the various cultures and sub cultures of the
student body. For example, there is a Feminist Club to support women's
rights/culture and that do extra activities in March during women's history
month. Student Government (SGO) is looking for staff to start other clubs
based on cultures or nationalities to create equity in representation in
throughout school. If you are
interested in supporting this endeavor either come to SGO's next meeting
Tuesday after ninth period or complete the club application
list. You are not limited to creating a culturally based club -- if
you want to a club like cooking we welcome that too.
If you are interested in running a
club, please complete the below Google form at your earliest convenience:
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!
ATTENDANCE
FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Teachers
are responsible for recording all student attendance at extracurricular
activities such as clubs, tutoring etc.
Please
note, we have changed the process for recording students’ attendance. You
will now use the data dashboard to record student attendance (Teacher
Tools-->Student Activity Attendance). Students will no longer be
individually logging in for activities.
Best
Practices:
A
hard copy/back up of student signatures is not required, but may be helpful.
When
logging student attendance through the Data Dashboard, teachers should click
"submit" once at the conclusion of the activity to avoid multiple
submissions.
Contact
Shannon Kohm with questions at skohm@school.nyc.gov,
or ext. 5151
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2019-20 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● PSAT / SAT DAY IN MARCH IS NOW A NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY
Wednesday,
March 4 which is PSAT/SAT Day is now a non-instructional day – 9th
and 12th graders will not be required to come to school – just 10th
and 11th graders who are taking the exams will be in attendance.
● IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
We in
room 329 would like to provide you with some new and exciting updates regarding
accessing information for SWD. Within the HSFI Dashboard SWD have a blue
circular icon next to their name. When you select this icon, it will direct you
to SESIS where you an access your students IEP and important information about
the way they learn. In addition, 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. The information you are required to complete on the teacher 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. Thank you in advance for participating in meetings! 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).
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services. Thank you for your continued support of our students
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).
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services. Thank you for your continued support of our students
● MARKING PERIOD DATES / GRADING POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR # OF
ASSIGNMENTS
□ Marking Period 3 Ends January 17
From the HSFI Grading
Policy:
Examinations,
essays, and semester projects comprise 40% to 60% of the final grade.
A
minimum of four (4) classroom examinations / essays or semester projects are
required for all students in each class during each semester. All examinations will be aligned with the New
York State Next Generation Learning Standards.
The frequency and specific value of examinations are established by
department guidelines and rubrics for all students. One significant assignment / exam is required
within each marking period of the school year.
● 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
● 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
DATA
DASHBOARD CORNER
We thank Mr. Stampone for all his efforts to get staff all the student
information they need!
The bookmark to the HSFI Student Data Dashboard is: https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/
Keep teachers and counselors in the
know about a particular student by logging teacher notes. Teacher notes are
viewable on your dashboard homepage and a full list under Students ->
Teacher Notes https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/teachernotes This is a great place to drop
in any parent engagement you might have done that other staff members would
benefit from knowing. On an individual student's page you could download all
the teacher notes written about them which could make for a great log of
assistance/outreach if needed. Write some teacher notes today because knowledge
is power
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
IMPORTANT
FASHIONSOARRS.COM UPDATES
Mr. Egan has created a staff instructions guide
– here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pmez0aYrAfIxeFEQFawx8rtpV0jh8jFEGwwhgF2j8QI/edit?usp=sharing
Mr. Egan has created two videos
to support staff use of FashionSoarrs – they are on Technology page of the staff portal as well: https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/technology
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● SUB CENTRAL - REGULAR HOURS
Teachers: When
calling in absences to Sub Central, please state your regular hours. This
will let subs know for which session to report.
(The system is set at
8:02 - 3:42, covering pds. 1 - 9.)
● EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION
Crews
are working on the outside of floors 5 thru 9. Rooms 19s thru 29s.
Work begins at 4pm.
Although this is an outside project, the workers will need access to these
rooms.
Staff who use these rooms should
before 4pm:
□ Lock up any personal items and
valuables.
□ Clean up the classroom as much as
possible, do not leave papers out or other items.
□ Shut all windows.
□ After school activities should be
relocated to another room.
Finally, staff using rooms in the
area of the work should also shut all windows and relocate after school
activities to another room if work is too loud.
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
The expectation is that ALL STAFF check your DOE emails daily –
not your HSFI email - responsible for follow-up items sent to your email
BEST PRACTICE: Forward your HSFI
emails to your DOE email
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SUPPLY REQUESTS
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Technology Requests
Reviewed means that the Technology dept. is
aware of the situation / looked at the ticket.
In
Progress means the
Technology dept. working on it
On
hold means that the
Technology dept. is either waiting for the NYC Department of Education or
currently no solution
Done
is for closed
tickets
Any
red status bar
means that the Technology dept. had not seen this ticket yet.
● CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Custodian Requests
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xWhZel2F2yaXRZF8z0N_GX-hBzjWxuoRBq3ZcA1W7FQ/edit?usp=sharing
● RESERVE A FACILITY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
REQUESTS
● TEACHER'S CHOICE - August 1 - January 12
Guidelines/information
on the DOE Info/Hub.
Funds will be
distributed to staff in November payroll. $250 for teachers
Save your receipts for
eligible classroom purchases made between August 1 - January 12.
More info to come
later.
● ELEVATORS
▪ You will receive an email in the morning about the status of the
elevators
▪ After 9:15 am, staff should just use the teacher elevators –
after this staff should not be using the student elevators. Remember, we have 3 Elevators for 150 adults
and they have 3 Elevators for 1700+ students
▪ Do not give Elevator Passes (or Keys) to Students (CTE
Exceptions)
▪ Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are staff to speak about students in
an elevator (Positive or Negative)
▪ Politely Ask students for Elevator Passes
If they do not have one, politely ask them to leave / Just hold
the door until they leave
▪ Enforce READINESS Grades – rewarded for being in their seats
ready to work when the music stops playing
● TRANSIT DELAYS / MEDICAL ABSENCES
Please turn in your notes. Without
official back up, your absence or delay cannot be recorded as such.
● 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:
□ 12/13/2019 - 3:15PM – 5:00PM
(Dismissal from site). Ms. Ricci is taking 10 students to Google
Pixel for Google Creator labs and art exhibit.
□ 12/16/2019 - 1:00PM – 3:30PM
(Dismissal from site). Ms. Carter is taking 6 students to Mori Lee for
educational enrichment and to select materials for Kleinfeld.
□ 12/18/2019 – 1:00PM – 2:30PM
(Dismissal from site). Ms. Bohner is taking 65 students to the Jewel Box
Theater to see the play, “One in Two”.
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
VTODs
FOR THE WEEK
DECEMBER
- Week 3 / Social Emotional Learning
Monday,
December 16
Deprecate (v) Belittle; strongly disapprove.
Rather than taking stock of what he had achieved in the past year, he spent his
time deprecating the accomplishments of others.
Tuesday,
December 17
Extol
(v) to praise
highly; to acclaim. The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled. The
campaign literature extolled the candidate's military record.
Wednesday,
December 18
Rankle (v) to aggravate to the point of
anger. The unkind jokes about his family rankled him. The defendant’s approach
clearly rankled the judge, who urged her to reconsider her decision to
represent herself.
Thursday,
December 19
Accommodate (v) be agreeable to; to consider:
“This is a proposal to accommodate both populations and both needs.” The bill
also would establish 12 weeks’ paid family and medical leave for the federal
workforce to accommodate circumstances including childbirth, adoptions, foster
care and serious illness.
Friday,
December 20
Hospitable (adj.) 1. disposed to treat guests
and strangers with cordiality and generosity. A former resident said, “The
villagers were very hospitable to anyone who passed through.” 2. Favorable to life and growth. Weather patterns and vegetation changes are
making the Arctic tundra much less hospitable for reindeer. (opposite:
inhospitable)
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. WEINREB, MS. DAMIAN & MS. VACCARO for working together to ensure that students are prepared for the
NOCTI.
Thank
you to MS. WEISS for bringing
in a generous donation to the FLY school store.
Thank
you to MS. HERRICK & MR. LACHOK for showcasing and hosting ICT Living Environment group work in
the classroom.
Thank
you to MS. BOHNER, MR. KEARNS, MR. JONES, MR. SIA, MS. SAN
JORGE, MR. STAMPONE & MR. WIEDA for signing
up to do outreach to our current and former ELL population and help these
students stay on track for college.
Thank
you to MR. DUKE for following
up on a referral, leading to a positive outcome for the student.
Thank
you to MS. EVELYN for stopping
the escalation of two conflicts on the 4th floor this week by monitoring the
hall and cafeteria at the same time.
Thank
you to MS. GALANTE for processing the purchase orders for our new water stations.
Thank
you to MS. RICCI for assistance
with the organization of our NOCTI exams.
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.
