CALL
TO ACTION
● MAKE EFFORTS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS AS INDIVIDUALS
Research shows that positive relationships between
teachers and students lead to a variety of improved outcomes, including better
classroom management, greater sense of belonging at school, and lower rates of
disciplinary issues.
● KEEP THE REFERRALS COMING
Whether it is academic
struggles; behavioral concerns; family and/or personal issues; or poor
attendance – fill out a referral to let the counselor or peace teacher know in
order for us to get students the help and support they need.
● ENCOURAGE HSFI STUDENTS TO CHECK HSFI EMAILS
Supporting our college readiness
theme, remind your students that they should be checking their HSFI email every
day. Students should be getting in the
habit of checking their HSFI every day because they will miss many
opportunities if they do not do so
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
FEBRUARY 25
*Regular Bell Schedule
Writing Revolution Professional Learning
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
|
26
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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27
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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28
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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MARCH 1
*Regular Bell Schedule
Staff Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
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NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
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MARCH 4
*Regular Bell Schedule
Professional Learning Sessions
Social-Emotional Learning
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 121)
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5
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 829)
|
6
*Regular Bell Schedule
Marking Period 1 Ends
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
Parent Teacher Conferences Night
5:30pm – 8:00pm
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8
*SPECIAL HALF DAY SCHEDULE
HSFI Advisory Board Career Day
9:00am - Noon
Parent Teacher Conferences Afternoon
1:00pm – 3:00pm
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WRITING REVOLUTION PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ON MONDAY 2/25
We
will run our fourth TWR PD session on Monday
2/25. All CTE, ELA, Science, and Social Studies teachers should attend
a one-period workshop period 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 in RM 821.
Here's what's new for the spring term:
1. We will show video of what teaching a skill in a classroom looks like
2. You should select one or two target students of your own and chart TWR progress for these students at each session
3. Period 2, 4, 5, and 8 will focus on sentence skills
4. Period 6 and 7 will focus on multi-paragraph response writing
Teachers should bring to all sessions:
1) The white The Writing Revolution book
2) A sample of written work for the one or two students you want to follow all term
Here's what's new for the spring term:
1. We will show video of what teaching a skill in a classroom looks like
2. You should select one or two target students of your own and chart TWR progress for these students at each session
3. Period 2, 4, 5, and 8 will focus on sentence skills
4. Period 6 and 7 will focus on multi-paragraph response writing
Teachers should bring to all sessions:
1) The white The Writing Revolution book
2) A sample of written work for the one or two students you want to follow all term
3) Content (text,
worksheet, assessment...) you will use soon and want to develop as a TWR task.
4) A Chromebook if you want to work on a computer
At the 2/25 PD 2, 4, 5, and 8 session, we will
1. Look at some examples of big picture progress that students have made
through the TWR program4) A Chromebook if you want to work on a computer
At the 2/25 PD 2, 4, 5, and 8 session, we will
2. Identify some common areas of focus based on your target students' work
3. Look at Appositive Best Practices
4. Give supported guidance as you plan an activity.
At the 2/25 Pd 6 and 7 session, we will
1. Look at some examples of big picture progress that students have made through the TWR program
2. Identify some common areas of focus based on your target students' work
3. Look at examples of practice on Generating Topic Sentences and Using Transitions
4. Give supported guidance as you plan an activity.
COMING
IN 3 WEEKS – 2nd SET OF PARENT VISITATION DAYS March 14 & 15
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation
Days on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, 2019. During these Family
Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in
action. This weekend we are beginning to register parents. 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 will let you know the parents that sign up
for these visits. 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.
NOTABLE
SPRING TERM DATES
Wednesday, March 6
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Marking Period 1 Ends
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Thursday, March 7
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Parent-Teacher Conferences Night
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Friday, March 8
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Career Day & Parent-Teacher Conferences Afternoon
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Thursday, March 14 & Friday, March 15
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Family Visitation Days
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Wednesday, March 27
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PSAT / SAT Day
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Friday, March 28
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Last Day of Cycle A Classes
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Thursday, April 18
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Marking Period 2 Ends
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Friday, April 19 – Friday, April 26
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Spring Break – No School
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Monday, May 6 – Tuesday, May 14
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Advanced Placement Exams
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Monday, June 3
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Administration of New Global History Regents Exam
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Thursday, June 6
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Staff Professional Development Day
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Monday, June 17
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Last Day of Classes – Marking Period 3 Ends
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Tuesday, June 18 – Tuesday, June 25
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Regents Exams
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Monday, June 24
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HSFI Graduation – 3:00 pm at the United Palace
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Wednesday, June 26
|
Last Day of School for Students and Teachers
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CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
Friday, March 8
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HSFI Advisory Board ‘Career Day’
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Wednesday, April 17
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International Center of Photography Exhibit Opening
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Friday, May 3
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Senior Graphics & Illustration Art Show
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Wednesday, May 15
|
Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
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Friday, May 17
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Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
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To Be Determined
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Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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To Be Determined
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Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
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28th
ANNUAL CAREER DAY @ HSFI – WE ARE LOOKING FOR PRESENTERS
It is almost that time of the year
again and Career Day is quickly approaching. Our 28th Annual
Career Day will take place on Friday,
March 8, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Industry leaders are
invited to participate in a morning designed to connect our students to
prominent people in the world of fashion, retail, and media. Our goal is
to help our students broaden their horizons and give them an inside look at an
array of careers to promote success beyond fashion industries.
The format for Career Day is as
follows: students register for two forty minute presentations. The first
presentation is scheduled to run from 9:40AM till 10:20AM; the second from 10:30AM till 11:10AM. There
will be between 25 – 35 students per presentation.
Please reach out to your
industry contacts to see who would like to be part of our Career Day - presenters
can sign up in two different ways:
(1) Complete and return
the attached Career Day Volunteer form that will be emailed to you this week or
(2) Have them signup using
the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/tJruQrDmI9aOco5r2
The deadline for sign-ups is Friday, February 15, 2019.
Ms.
Carter is the point person for Career Day – if you have any questions, please
contact her in Room 819 / ACarter@hsfi.us / ext. 8194
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
● ANNUALIZATION GRADING POLICY CHANGES BY THE NYC DOE
The NYC Department of Education policy
towards annualization has changed from last year.
□ Last
year, if a student failed semester 1 of an annualized class, but passed
semester 2, the student was given a grade of P for the 1st semester class on
their transcript.
□ This
year, that policy is no longer in place. This came from NYCDOE academic
policy last spring. So we're annualized in terms of curriculum and
students, but not on an annualized grading model.
This means that students will have to make up the failed class
through SOARR Academy or through Summer School.
● IMPORTANT SPECIAL EDUCATION REMINDERS FOR THE SPRING TERM
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.
We in the Office of SWD wanted to provide some additional insight to our Teacher Form. This form helps us to address students’ academic needs, assess their progress in/with the general education curriculum and justify services through the IEP. Your voice and input is incredibly valuable in creating this legal document, which is unique to each child. Attending meetings is also important, as it is a requirement to have a general education teacher at an IEP present. Please understand we try to work around teacher schedules, when scheduling however, there are times when this does not align to a parent/family members schedule.
We are in the middle of making small revisions to our Teacher Form and would appreciate your feedback regarding the current one. If there is any information, you would like to share, please email or stop by and see Ms. McGuinness in room 329
We in the Office of SWD wanted to provide some additional insight to our Teacher Form. This form helps us to address students’ academic needs, assess their progress in/with the general education curriculum and justify services through the IEP. Your voice and input is incredibly valuable in creating this legal document, which is unique to each child. Attending meetings is also important, as it is a requirement to have a general education teacher at an IEP present. Please understand we try to work around teacher schedules, when scheduling however, there are times when this does not align to a parent/family members schedule.
We are in the middle of making small revisions to our Teacher Form and would appreciate your feedback regarding the current one. If there is any information, you would like to share, please email or stop by and see Ms. McGuinness in room 329
● 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
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● NOTES FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ Please return confirmation sheets. There is still a lot of
sheets missing. If you need them reprinted please stop by the attendance
office.
□ Cut Report - The first cut report was placed in your
mailbox on Wednesday February 13 for the dates January 29 - February 8.
Please take a look at and speak to students. You will find a cut report
in your mailboxes on Wednesday's.
□ Absent Notes - There are a lot of discrepancies with
absent notes. Teachers are signing notes for students that they were
absent but when I go into the system you marked them present. IF ONE
TEACHER MARKS A STUDENT PRESENT THEY ARE PRESENT FOR THE DAY. This
student then does not come up in our weekly attendance meetings and does not
receive the outreach they need. Please be more careful when taking
attendance.
If you make a mistake on the blue sheet please correct it on the
white sheet
● MESSAGES FROM MR. RAPPA – RETURN PRINTER
CARTRIDGES FOR CHARITY / LAB STOOLS
□ Science Department requests that lab stools not be removed from
lab rooms 526 and 944. These stools were originally purchased
for lab use, and many have been moved to other rooms. These lab
stools are marked with either 244, 526 or 944 on the bottom of the seats.
□ Fashion is now dealing with a charitable company who
accepts used printer cartridges. Mr. Rappa is once again
accepting used printer cartridges in Room 244. Please return used
cartridges to Room 244, and leave outside the door before 3 PM if door is
locked. Fashion will no longer be reimbursed for these cartridges, but at
least recycled cartridges will be supporting a charitable
cause. Recycled cartridges will also not wind up in the ocean
or in landfills
● W-2 TAX FORMS
W-2
forms are available on the Employee Self Service website: www.nyc.gov/ess
Will
be delivered to schools on January 31 along with payroll
● TRANSIT DELAYS / MEDICAL ABSENCES
Please turn in your notes. Without
official back up, your absence or delay cannot be recorded as such.
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Technology Request: https://goo.gl/forms/NNtcC01LZSyB8VJ03
The response spreadsheet with
write-ups of the status of the technology tickets has been updated – I think
you will find it more helpful.
● 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:
⏮ 02/25/2019
– 11:35am – 2:00pm. Ms. Balmir is taking 27 students to The Garment
District for specialty and bridal fabric research – 11th Grade
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
Words
from the New York Times Vocabulary List
Monday, February 25
Ubiquitous (adj.) Being present everywhere at once. As
voice-enabled technology becomes ubiquitous, companies must adapt to the
changing populations—and their speech. Romero’s bespectacled face is
ubiquitous, gazing from postage stamps and posters across San Salvador.
Tuesday,
February 26
Harbinger (n) A forerunner of something (pronounced
HAHR-bun-jer). "These works were not yet opera, but they were the
most important harbinger of opera." If this is not a changed climate now,
it … is a harbinger of what it will be like in the near future.”
Wednesday,
February 27
Foil (n) Someone or something that
serves as a contrast to another. The older, cynical character in the play is
the perfect foil for the young, innocent William. 2 (verb): to thwart: to
prevent from achieving a goal. Police
foiled an attempted robbery.
Thursday,
February 28
Homogenous (adj.) Of the same or a similar
kind or nature. “Osaka, the daughter of a Haitian father and Japanese mother,
is also helping break new ground in Japan as her biracial identity challenges
the country’s self-image as a racially homogenous society.”
Friday,
March 1
Hiatus
(n) A gap; an open
or empty space between things. The writer Willa Cather described, “The weedy
hiatus between the town and the railroad.” An interruption in time or
continuity. During the hiatus between
the first and second seasons of “The Good Place,” William Jackson Harper
starred in Lincoln Center Theater’s “After the Blast.”
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TO THE BLOG
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