CALL
TO ACTION
● LAST DAYS TO COMPLETE YOUR SURVEYS
Last year we were at 96% completion
rate with 106 surveys returned – right now we are at 87% with 92 surveys
returned. The deadline for the surveys is this Thursday, April 11. Please complete the survey if you have not
done so.
● KEEP GIVING OUT THOSE FASHION DOLLARS
The FLY brand has never been
stronger so keep those Fashion Dollars flowing!
The increased number of staff giving out Fashion Dollars is noted and
much appreciated. Please keep it up – Positive
Reinforcement works!
● DO YOUR PART IN KEEPING THE HALLWAYS CLEAR
HSFI Assistant Principals and Peace
Teachers (formerly known as Deans) are conducting Hallway Sweeps that will
cover every square foot of this building to maintain school climate. The
sweeps will take place Periods 2 through 9. These sweeps are in addition
to the patrols that our security agents execute daily. Here is what you
can do to do your part in maintaining school climate:
□ Please go out into the hallway to welcome students into your
classroom in between classes
□ Once the music ends, close your door – do not lock the door -
and begin class promptly. For classes early in the day, please have tasks
/ assignments in place immediately when the music ends to promote students being
on time as part of the Readiness portion of their grades
□ Have a protocol for monitoring student
lateness (ex- Late Book)
□ A Pass is 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)
YOU CANNOT ALLOW A
STUDENT TO STAY IN YOUR CLASSROOM / OFFICE WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE – ASK THEM TO
LEAVE & COME BACK
Please make sure these actions are
followed to do your part in maintaining school climate while our Assistant
Principals and Peace Teachers sweep the halls and do their part.
NYC DOE STAFF SURVEY UPDATE: 87% COMPLETION
I wanted to give you an update of
responses to the NYC DOE Staff Survey – as of today 92 staff members have done their
survey. This is an increase of 6 staff
members doing the survey from last week.
It would send a powerful statement if we
achieved 100% participation.
Please do the survey as it is
important that every voice is heard. Please take a few minutes to
complete the anonymous survey online.
I look carefully at the overall
results to shape the direction of things like professional development and
staff communication.
Prospective HSFI parents and
families and students look to the results to decide whether they should apply
to our school or not.
We have worked tremendously hard
together to create a wonderful learning environment for our students and this
is your chance to let them know. Thank you!
The link to the survey is below, but
you must have the unique access code from the postcard to proceed:
HSFI RECOGNIZED FOR OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING &
RACE/EQUITY EFFORTS
As I mentioned in last week’s
bulletin, we were being showcased this week by the NYC Department of Education
for our efforts with Social Emotional Learning and our partnership with Yale University
as well as our collaboration with Harvard University in trying to have
discussions around race and equity.
Thursday was the day of these
conferences and I wanted to share the positive experiences that we had during
the showcases. The day started down on Rector Street where there was a
citywide Social Emotional Learning conference featuring the people from the
Yale University Center for Emotional Intelligence. Two of our students,
Aakriti Bagchi (10th grader) and Rosanna Jiang (11th
grader), were the stars of a student panel moderated by Yale faculty in front
of 150 DOE staff members attending the conference. Aakriti and Rosanna
spoke about how the school’s SEL work had a positive impact on them and their
classmates. They spoke about use of Mood Meter, ‘What’s Up Wednesdays’
and the Fashion Feels Buddy System where 9th graders have upper
class mentors. In the afternoon, Ms. Stambouly and Ms. Parisse shared out
all of our school efforts around Social Emotional Learning. They were
representing our other SEL Coordinators – Ms. Molly and Ms. Padron. The
High School of Fashion Industries was the one and only high school in all of
NYC selected to do this presentation.
Mid-morning. I left the SEL
Conference and walked over to the DOE Tweed building at 52 Chambers Street to
be part of a HSFI team that presented our efforts around Race / Equity to the
Deputy Chancellor and the Executive Superintendents. Our HSFI team
consisted of Ms. Medina, Mr. Rodrigues and four of our students that participated
in our three days of instructional rounds facilitated by Harvard and have been
part of our planning teams – Amir Evans (12th grader), Analia Firpo
(11th grader), Ocean Hardwick (11th grader) and Rukaiyaa
Arssath (11th graders). We shared our experiences participating
in the instructional rounds; our attempt to create a vision of race and equity;
our efforts to identify the gap between our vision and reality based off those
classroom observations during the rounds and the results of the race/equity
survey we had students complete; the struggles of getting students to take
leadership roles in the planning and execution stages of this work; and finally
our struggles in getting to the action phase of this work. The discussion
was facilitated by the Harvard faculty member, Lee Teitel, who oversaw our
three days of instructional rounds this past November. Mr. Teitel
highlighted three NYC schools during his presentation with HSFI being one of
the three. The High School of Fashion Industries was the one and only high
school in all of NYC selected to do this presentation. Only one school
was highlighted for empowering students in this work around race and equity and
that was HSFI.
We have certainly not solved these
issues, but we are headed in the right direction by trying to address them.
It is important that we all
recognize how the Social Emotional Learning and Race & Equity efforts
complement one another. Access to Social Emotional Learning is an equity
issue – the majority of our students live in economic distress and in
neighborhoods that might not be the safest places – their access to these SEL
tools is critical for them and their ability to function now and in the
future. At the same time, discussions about race create discomfort and
bring out a lot of emotions in people, in both adults and children, and if we
are going to have these conversations with one another, we need to have the
emotional intelligence to handle these emotions. We need to understand
how Social Emotional Learning and Race & Equity are not separate entities,
but are done in tandem with one another.
Thank you to all of you for the
support of these efforts and feedback to improve the quality of our work.
We should all be very proud that we are leading these efforts in the largest
school district in the country!
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
|
APRIL 8
*Regular Bell Schedule
UFT Presentation during
Professional Learning Periods
Room 821
Periods 2,4,5,6,7,8
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
|
9
*Regular Bell Schedule
10th Grade
Assembly
Period 8
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
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10
*Regular Bell Schedule
11th Grade
Assembly
Period 5
School Leadership Team Meeting
Room 821
4:00 pm
Parents Association Meeting
Room 821
6:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
|
11
*Regular Bell Schedule
11th Grade
Upstate NY College Trip
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm (Rm. 531)
|
12
*Regular Bell Schedule
11th Grade
Upstate NY College Trip
12th Grade
Assembly
Period 2
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
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NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
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APRIL 15
*Regular Bell Schedule
Disrupting Inequity
Professional Learning
Virtual Enterprises Business Plan National Championship
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla (Rm. 143)
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16
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)
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17
*Regular Bell Schedule
SPRING FAIR
School Lobby
Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
18
*Regular Bell Schedule
2nd Marking Period Ends
STAFF TOWN HALLS
Room 821
Periods 4-7
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
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19
SPRING BREAK BEGINS
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UFT
PRESENTATION ON MONDAY, APRIL 8
The UFT
has requested our PD time this coming Monday to go the details of the new
contract.
The
presentation will take place during Periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Room 821.
Here are
the topics covered:
1) What
are operational issues? (Categories and definitions are explained in depth).
2) How
are they identified? (Communication between chapter’s known committees, Chapter
leader and administration is explored)
3) How
do we resolve operational issues? (Communication between chapter members,
chapter leader, administration, and possibly the district representative in
presenting solutions to operational issues is explored)
The PD
will also advertise the coming UFT election and it’s procedures as well as the
Pension Workshop scheduled for April 16th.
DATA
TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns
submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
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INFRACTION CATEGORY
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INCIDENTS
MARCH 3 – APRIL 5
|
INCIDENTS
JAN
18 – MARCH 1
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Difference
between periods
|
|
|
24
SCHOOL DAYS
|
19
SCHOOL DAYS
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+6
SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|
|
|
|
DEFIANCE
/ DISRUPTION
|
26
|
13
|
+13
|
|
SELLING FOOD
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
|
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
VIOLATION
|
7
|
9
|
-2
|
|
PROVIDING FALSE
MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
|
LEAVING CLASS /
SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
44
|
23
|
+21
|
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
0
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N/C
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MAJOR
ISSUES
|
|
|
|
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HARASSMENT /
BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL
/ CYBER)
|
4
|
2
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+2
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WEAPONS
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0
|
1
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-1
|
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VANDALISM
|
3
|
1
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+3
|
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THEFT
|
2
|
2
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NC
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CHEATING /
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
|
4
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0
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+4
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PHYSICALLY
AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
11
|
5
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+6
|
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SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
1
|
3
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-2
|
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
3
|
0
|
+3
|
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP
VIOLENCE
|
2
|
0
|
NC
|
|
SET OFF FIRE ALARM
|
1
|
0
|
+1
|
NOTABLE
SPRING TERM DATES
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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
|
Advanced Placement Exams
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|
Monday, June 3
|
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
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Last Day of School for Students and Teachers
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CAREER
& TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR
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Monday, April 15
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Virtual Enterprises National Championship Competition
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Wednesday, April 17
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Virtual Enterprises Trade Show
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Wednesday, May 1
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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
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Annual Fashion Show Feeder Show to Middle School Students
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Tuesday, May 14
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Annual Fashion Show – INDUSTRY SHOW
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Friday, May 17
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Annual Fashion Show - PUBLIC
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Monday, June 7
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Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event
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HSFI
DRESS CODE
I wanted to remind the entire HSFI
community about our school Dress Code that the Feminist Club worked so hard on
last year and was put into effect. Please read over carefully and
follow. It is critical that we stay true to this code to insure the HSFI
value system is in tact.
VALUES:
□ All students should be able to dress comfortably for school
without fear of or actual unnecessary discipline or body shaming.
□ All students and staff should understand that they are
responsible for managing their own personal “distractions” without regulating
individual students’ clothing/self-expression.
□ The school community should be a place where students are
encouraged to manage their responses to one another; while, home is where
students develop values around personal appearance (this includes discussions
about safety concerns and traveling to and from school).
GOALS:
□ Maintain a safe
learning environment in classes where protective or supportive clothing is
needed. (i.e. science lab requirements, physical education clothing, etc.) and
that student attire does not contribute to a hostile or intimidating atmosphere
for any student.
□ Allow students to
wear religious attire without fear of discipline or discrimination.
□ Ensure that all
students are treated equitably regardless of gender/gender identification,
sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, body type/size, religion, or personal
style.
DRESS CODE:
□ Clothing with
offensive images or language that depicts violence or illegal activity (use of alcohol or
drugs, pornography, or hate speech) are prohibited.
□ All students must
wear a shirt, bottoms (pants/sweatpants/shorts/skirt/dress/leggings) and
shoes.
□ Clothes must be worn
in such a way that genitals, buttocks, and nipples are covered with opaque
material. Visible waistbands or straps on undergarments worn under other
clothing are not a violation.
□ Courses that include
attire as part of the curriculum may include assignment specific dress, but
should not focus on covering body parts or promoting culturally specific attire
(i.e. class trips to the theatre or professional environments such as offices
and fashion houses would enforce a dress code that is specific to the
establishment, as we are guests in their community and should respect that).
ENFORCEMENT:
□ No student should be
disproportionately affected by dress code enforcement because of gender, race,
body size, or maturity.
□ Students shouldn’t be
shamed or required to show their body in front of others (students, staff, or
parents), such as in physical education uniforms if it goes against the
student’s religious beliefs.
□ Dress code
enforcement should not infringe upon instructional time.
□ The enforcement of
this policy should happen through community discussions about valuing different
perspectives rather than punitive measures.
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
● NOMINATING A SENIOR FOR AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO A CLUB, TEAM
OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
If you are a club, team or extra
curricular activity leader and you want nominate a senior for an outstanding
contribution please complete the google form for Senior Awards night.
Remember, it is great if you can attend to give out the awards.
● SPRING FAIR
Our Spring Fair is on April
17th in the lobby during lunch periods.
□ 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
● HSFI STUDENT DASHBOARD UPDATES FROM MR. STAMPONE
Some
more updates have been rolled out the HSFI Student Dashboard
including a tweaked design change and some additional features
Remember
that the dashboard is only accessible on the school network. It is hosted
internally for data security reasons.
□ Find
your particular students by visiting http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/teachers/
and finding your name. Note: Co-teacher pairs appear separately.
□ When
you click into your page (for example, http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/teachers/stamponed.html),
you'll find a table at the top that subdivides the list by course/section
□ Catch
a preview of a tool being developed for students to check in with their
progress to graduation. Here's an example for a current junior: http://hsfiintranet/studentdash/grad_tracker/221228661.html
□ Student
daily attendance by period: On an individual student's page you can get a
summary of their attendance numbers by course/section. There's a beta version
column trying to measure how often that student is in school but did not attend
your period. Note: It is not yet accurate for classes that meet every other day
or for classes with a start date later than the first day of school. Will be
updated with new data for the second semester soon
● FINAL ROUND OF PLC INTERVISITATIONS
The
next, and final, round of PLC Intervisitations have to be completed by Friday,
May 3, and the notes have to be entered by 4:00 pm.
Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO6P1MOJmG7zwvcsg6Pbf5v3BtnIhIRIj0brEoKQPknZ5-jw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO6P1MOJmG7zwvcsg6Pbf5v3BtnIhIRIj0brEoKQPknZ5-jw/viewform?usp=sf_link
● FASHION SHOW MODELS EXCUSED FROM CLASS ON SELECTED DAYS
Our Fashion Show models
need to be excused from class on four specific days to get ready for this big
event – here are the dates:
□ May 3, Thursday
– Middle School Feeder Show (excused through Period 5)
□ May 6,
Monday - First
Monday, all day practice
□ May 13,
Monday - Day
before Industry Show
□ May 16,
Thursday - Day
before Public Show
● EVALUATIVE OBSERVATIONS
□ 4TH Round
of Evaluative Observations – April 15 – May 10 (this is a change from the
original calendar)
● SPRING MARKING PERIODS
□ 2nd
Marking Period ends Thursday, April 18
□ 3rd
Marking Period ends Monday, June 17
● 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
Thank
you in advance for completing teacher forms and participating in IEP meetings.
Teacher Form responses or information you share during the meeting is a great
example of how your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific
IEP. 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.
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.
If you have any questions regarding IEP's of services offered through HSFI, don't hesitate to stop in to 329 or call ext 3294.
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.
If you have any questions regarding IEP's of services offered through HSFI, don't hesitate to stop in to 329 or call ext 3294.
● 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/
● ATTENDANCE REMINDERS
□ Please return any and all attendance sheets you have ASAP.
The list of missing attendance sheets is over 5 pages long.
□ There are 567 Confirmation Sheets for February. Please
check your records before bubbling in Absent or Present.
● HEALTH BENEFITS SPECIAL TRANSFER PERIOD -
April 1 - 30
If you are currently enrolled in a plan
and wish to continue, you do not need to do anything.
Changes must be made online using Employee
Self-Service (ESS) and will take effect July 1, 2019.
If you have questions, visit the HR
Connect Web Portal to access full database of answers.
● 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:
⏮ 4
/8/2019 – 3:45PM – Dismissed from site. Mr. Rau is taking 10 students to
Pier 60 to set Prom menu.
⏮ 4/9/2019
– 8:30AM -12:00PM. Mr. Rau is taking 80 students to The New School to
participate in the Stomp out Bullying event.
⏮ 4/10/2019
– 2:00PM - Dismissed from site. Ms. Stambouly is taking 30 students to
Metro Pictures for Arts Connection.
⏮ 4/10/2019
– 9:45AM – 2:45PM. Ms. Zubrovich is taking 28 students IPC NY &
Manhattan Graphics Center to see a printmaking gallery and studio.
⏮ 4/11/2019
– 9:45AM – 11:25AM. Ms. Zubrovich is taking 25 students to FIT to see the
toy studios.
⏮ 4/11/2019
& 4/12/2019 – 6:00AM (Thursday) – 7:00PM (Friday) – Mr. Rau is taking 44
students to various colleges for visits and tours.
⏮ 4/12/2019
– 12:30PM – 9:00PM. Ms. David is taking 60 students to Pfizer Industrial
Building to participate in Fashion Week Brooklyn
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
SAT / ACT Vocabulary
April 8, Monday
Stalwart: (n) 1. a loyalist,
booster, supporter. He became a stalwart of World Wrestling Entertainment as it
became a global juggernaut in the 1980s. 2(adj.) brave, dependable, loyal. As
stalwart supporters of their local candidate, the college students canvassed
neighborhoods, ringing doorbells and talking to residents.
April 9, Tuesday
Palpable: (adj.)1. a feeling
or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible. The tension in the room
was palpable during the exam. 2. able to be touched or felt. Soon after his
fall, he discerned two palpable bumps on his head and decided to have them
checked by a doctor.
April 10, Wednesday
Purport: (v) claim that
something is true, but without proof:
Agents from a single brokerage business purport to represent both sides
of the transaction: seller and buyer. The story purports to explain the origin
of the game of chess.
April 11, Thursday
Austerity: (n) an economic
policy by which a government reduces the money it spends by a large amount.
Talk to social workers, and many will say they are seeing families facing real
financial hardship, with austerity and welfare cuts playing their part in the
crisis.
Friday, April 12
Arbitrary: (adj.) 1. not based
on any particular plan or reason: The selection of the 100 participants was
completely arbitrary. 2. used about actions considered unfair. Sadly, arbitrary
arrests are commonplace in the dictatorship.
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. CISSE, MS. GARCIA & MS. SAN JORGE for representing the staff so well at our Equity
team meeting during the Superintendent’s team’s visit to HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. ADAMCZYK, MS. HENEY, MS. DAWSON, MS. RUSSELL, MS.
SCHLEIN & MS. GARCIA for representing the staff so well in the classroom during the
Superintendent’s team’s visit to HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. MEDINA for representing HSFI in such
fine fashion at our meeting with the Deputy Chancellor and the Executive
Superintendents as we presented our race and equity work as part of our
partnership with Harvard University.
Thank
you to MS. STAMBOULY, MS. PARISSE, MS. MOLLOY & MS. PADRON for
preparing a presentation on HSFI’s Social Emotional Learning efforts for a
citywide conference where we featured as the leading high school in NYC on this
topic.
Congratulations
to the the following teachers for
their instructional support and encouragement which lead to their students
being choosen to be exhibited in the Manhattan Borough Arts Festival: MR. RUSSELL
(students Chloe Robinson and Nayeli Garcia), MS. ZUBROVICH (student Yanely Galvez), MS. POWELL
(students McKayla Faye and Fagaye Seck), and MS. STAMBOULY (students Yaqueline Garcia Hernandez and
Remy Skrzypek).
Thank
you to MS. DUCK, MS. WEINREB, MR. EGAN, MS. ROBINSON, MS.
ARCAMAY, MS. CISSE, MS. VACCARO, MS. BALMIR, MS. PARISSE, MS. KLEPACKI, MS. HERRICK,
MS. RICCI, MS. NOBLE, MS. COLLINS, MS. DAVID, MR. CARRANZA, MR. RUSSELL, MS.
NEZAJ, MS. INCE, MS. WRIGHT, MS. SERRANO, MS. SEIFERT, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS.
STAMBOULY, MS. HENEY, MR. ABDALLAH, MS. MOLLOY, MS. YOUNGBLOOD, MS. NEWPORT,
MS. POWELL, MS. ROJAS, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. KASS, MS. DAHILL, MR. LAZARUS, MR.
LACHOK & MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL for rewarding students with
Fashion Dollars by using the online FashionSoarrs.com website.
Thank
you to MS. TROTTA for escorting our student SEL
leaders to the conference so they could speak about their experiences with over
150 DOE staff members from around the city.
Thank
you to MS. GARCIA & MS. HUSTED for creating a comprehensive vocabulary review
packet for our Algebra students.
Thank
you to MR. RASCHILLA for handling relentlessly difficult situations with empathy and
real caring for our students and staff.
Thank
you to MS. DAVID for having a Fashion With Purpose presentation in the Variety Show.
Thank
you to MS. MATINALE for supplying work and grading for a colleague’s class while she
is on leave.
Thank
you to MS. HENEY for working with our Alternate Assessments students to complete
the NYSAA testing.
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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