WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 5.20.19

SUCCESSFUL FASHION SHOWS

BRAVO to our students and staff responsible for our Fashion Shows!  Both the Industry Show and Public Shows were tremendous!  It is amazing what are students are able to do with those designs and it is all because of the instruction and environment that we work so hard at creating and building!!!

QUALITY REVIEW REPORT

Thank you to the entire staff for your preparation for the school’s Quality Review!  It was an intensive process that evaluated basically every facet of our school community.  We have learned the final results of the evaluation – the school is given a rating for all 10 categories of the review.  Just like teacher and Principal ratings – these ratings cover four rankings – the lowest is Underdeveloped – then Developed – then Proficient and the highest rating is Well-Developed.  Below are the ratings in each category – as you can see, we did great receiving 6 out of 10 Well-Developed.  We should all be very proud of this accomplishment.

Instructional Core

1.1   Curriculum – WELL DEVELOPED

1.2   Pedagogy - PROFICIENT

2.2   Assessment – PROFICIENT

School Culture

2.3   Positive Learning Environment – WELL DEVELOPED

3.4 High Expectations – WELL DEVELOPED

Systems for Improvement

1.3 Leveraging Resources – WELL DEVELOPED

3.1 Goals and Action Plans - PROFICIENT

4.1 Teacher Support and Supervision – WELL DEVELOPED

4.2 Teacher Teams and Leadership Development – WELL DEVELOPED

5.1 Monitoring and Revising Systems - PROFICIENT

CALL TO ACTION

● LET’S CATCH OUR BREATH

After all our CTE showcases and an intensive Quality Review, we can settle down and work together to have a strong home stretch of the school year.  We have 4 weeks until Regents exams, so we need to make the most of the time we have left with our students.

With that, there will be NO Professional Development sessions on Monday, May 20 – we all need a break – our Social Emotional Learning professional learning sessions were scheduled, but the SEL Coordinators and I collectively felt the best SEL activity was no activity.

● MAKE SURE STUDENTS KNOW WHERE THEY STAND IN YOUR CLASSES

Make sure your students know that that student grades are cumulative, meaning that all grades count during a given term.  Grades do not start over with the third marking period and there are not separate grades for each marking period.  Students must know that third marking period grades and the grades that go on a student’s final transcript.  Communicate with students about where they stand in your classes and what they need to do to pass if they are in danger of failing.  If a student fails your class, it should not be a surprise to them or their family members.

● 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!

● NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY CEREMONY

The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony is on Friday, May 24th at 4:45 pm in the school auditorium. Please come and support the best and the brightest!

● 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.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAY 20 *Regular Bell Schedule PM Supervisor: G Raschilla (Rm. 143)	21 *Regular Bell Schedule 11th Grade Assembly Period 6 PM Supervisor: K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)	22 *Regular Bell Schedule PM Supervisor: D Silva (Rm. 125)	23 *Regular Bell Schedule PM Supervisor: N Moore (Rm. 228)	24 *Regular Bell Schedule STUDENT TOWN HALLS Periods 4-7 Room 821 SENIOR TRIP NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY AWARDS Auditorium 4:45 pm PM Supervisor: B McGuinness (Rm. 329)

NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAY 27 NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY	28 *Regular Bell Schedule 12th Grade Assembly Period 3 PM Supervisor: S Rau (Rm. 829)	29 *Regular Bell Schedule PM Supervisor: J Tallone (Rm. 201)	30 *Regular Bell Schedule PM Supervisor: S Kohm (Rm. 531)	31 *Regular Bell Schedule SENIOR TRIP PM Supervisor: K Boulamaali (703)

NOTABLE SPRING TERM DATES

Friday, May 24	Senior Trip – Bear Mountain
Friday, May 31	Senior Trip – Dorney Park
Monday, June 3	Administration of New Global History Regents Exam
Thursday, June 6	Staff Professional Development Day
Saturday, June 8	PROM
Tuesday, June 11	Senior Awards Ceremony
Monday, June 17	Last Day of Classes – Marking Period 3 Ends
Tuesday, June 18 – Tuesday, June 25	Regents Exams
Monday, June 24	HSFI Graduation – 3:00 pm at the United Palace
Wednesday, June 26	Last Day of School for Students and Teachers

CAREER & TECHNICAL SPRING SHOWCASE EVENTS CALENDAR

Monday, June 10

Kleinfeld Bridal Culminating Event

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:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11D016nO8gRf55ENWnkTBQIqmNN3Plq9b7lZk3rDnssM/edit#gid=2133520731

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.

https://forms.gle/3yz6d8AkZekntYGh6

□ 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.

● SPRING MARKING PERIODS

□ 3^rd 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.

● 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 1^st 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 7^th 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/

● 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.

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:

http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

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

NY Times Vocabulary List

Monday, May 20

Transcendent: (adj.) exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence.   It takes a transcendent talent, such as Curry or LeBron James, to lift a team into that rarefied air. (62 articles using the noun, transcendence.)

Tuesday, May 21

Prosaic: (adj.) ordinary, dull, unimaginative.  The company had its own bribery department, “known by the rather prosaic name of Division of Structured Operations, which managed its own shadow budget.” Mr. Ross focuses on work, school, parenthood and other ordinary experiences, but his method is the opposite of prosaic. (72 articles)

Wednesday, May 22

Comity: (n) a state of harmony or mutual civility and respect. The candidate’s speech was a plea for comity, moderation and the “common values” that bond Americans together. (appeared 59 times.) 

Thursday, May 23

Conjecture: (n) an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.  The neighbors’ conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied. (v)  speculate, hypothesize, suppose: Some employees conjecture that the new policy was a money-saving move.  (56 articles)

Friday, May 24

Polyglot: (n) someone who can speak or use several different languages:  My tutor's something of a polyglot – she speaks seven languages.  (poly- Greek: many or multi. Glot Greek: "language" or "tongue.”)   (36 NY Times articles)

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:

⏮ 5/18/2019 – 700AM – 3:00PM.   Ms. Cisse and Ms. Chavez are taking 20 students to Hilton Hotel for UFT Spring Education Conference to promote students’ talents and HSFI.

⏮ 5/22/2019 – 5:30PM – 10:30PM.  Ms. David is taking 10 students to Met Stadium for a group recreational outing.  

⏮ 5/24/2019 – 7:00AM – 6:00PM. Mr. Rau is taking 100 students to Bear Mountain for their Senior Trip.

⏮ 5/24/2019 – 10:15AM – 3:00PM. Ms. Zubrovich is taking 30 students to the Whitney Museum for a gallery tour & activity/ lunch & sketching on High Line

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. SEIFERT, MS. ROJAS, MS. BATTS, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. CISSE, MS. JOHAR, MS. PARISSE & MS. YOUNGBLOOD for their incredible efforts with our senior fashion design students – they brought these students to this culminating event that wowed everyone who saw it.  BRAVO!

An additional Thank you to MS. SEIFERT & MS. ROJAS for leading the Fashion Show efforts and making every last detail was taken care of – a huge accomplishment!

Thank you to MS. CARTER, MS. ARCAMAY, MR. ABDALLAH, MR. VILLALONA, MR. RAU & MR. TALLONE for providing amazing logistical support for the Fashion Show to make sure all went smoothly for the production.

Thank you to THE ENTIRE HSFI STAFF for being ready for the Quality Review this past Thursday and Friday – we were all ready and the preparation paid off!

Thank you to MS. McGOLDRICK, MS. PAZ, MS. VARRICHIO, MR. STAMPONE, MR. STAMPONE, MR. LACHOK, MS. RICCI, MS. VACCARO, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. DYE, MS. CUFFIE, MS. MEDINA, MS. VEGA, MS. MOLLOY, MS. DAVID, MS. NEWPORT, MS. PADRON, MR. KEARNS, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. PARISSE, MS. CISSE & MS. McKEON for representing the school during meetings with the Quality Reviewer that highlighted our efforts with the instructional core, school culture, college access and our partnerships with Harvard and Yale universities.

Thank you to MS. PAZ, MS. ROJAS, MS. VEGA, MS. MOLLOY, MR. LACHOK, MS. ABRAMYAN, MS. LISSAUER, MS. ANZALONE, MS. BAILEY, MS. KHAN, MS. POWELL, MR. NG, MS. KUCKER, MR. TRAPANI, MR. CLANCY, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS. VISCUSO, MS. SMITH & MS. NOBLE for representing the teaching staff so admirably during the Quality Review as they were all visited by the reviewers to understand the pedagogy at HSFI.

Thank you to MS. GARCIA, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. MEDINA, MS. DYE, MR. MATELUS, MS. HUSTED & MS. TILLERY for hosting the Quality Reviewer for the Algebra teacher team meeting and representing all the amazing teams we have at HSFI.

Thank you to MS. BOHNER, MS. DAWSON, MR. KEARNS, MS. McGOLDRICK & MS. MOKIM for supplying strong supporting ELA curriculum materials and student work to our QR report.

Thank you to MS. MS. SMITH-BROWN & BAKHOUM for staying late last Friday to ensure students received their accommodations on AP exams.

Thank you to MR. ROBINSON & MS. NEWPORT for being good sports and getting pies in the face at the HSFI Carnival while making sure Mr. Rau was not the only one receiving pies in the face.

Thank you to MS. SAN JORGE & MS. CHAVEZ for helping monitor the HSFI Carnival and support the event.

Thank you to MS. PAZ for having the dance team do a performance to entertain the masses at the Carnival.

Thank you to MR. RUSSELL for working incredibly hard with his AP Art students this year. Under his guidance, these students ultimately succeeded in completing a highly complex portfolio of impressive images.

Thank you to our PLC leaders - MS. ABRAMYAN, MS. BOHNER, MS. MOLLOY, MS. McGOLDRICK, MS. VARRICHIO, MS. FESCKO, MS. PAZ & MS. VEGA for their leadership in facilitating important inter-departmental collaboration in our PLCs.

Thank you to MS. BOHNER, MS. DRABMAN & MS. MOKIM for completing the arduous task of administering the NYSESLAT! Job well done!

Thank you to MR. TRAPANI for setting up the US History new framework secondary Regents field Test exam for colleagues in the Social Studies department.

Thank you to MS. ALVAREZ, MS. DE LA ROSA, MS. VISCUSO, MS. CASTRO & MS. SANTOS for their efforts with Science Regents tutoring.

Thank you to all the staff who helped with the logistics for the Advanced Placement examinations - MS. HERZOG, MR. ABDALLAH & MR. VILLALONA.

Thank you to MS. CUFFIE for filling in as a PLC Leader for her group.

Thank you to MS. RODRIGUEZ for supporting the attendance office.

HSFI seniors Rhesa Paul and Sofia Iqbal each won a $5000 scholarship from the Javits Center Foundation - Thank you to MS. McKEON for overseeing the video shoot that the foundation did featuring our award winners.

Thank you to MS. CHAN for stepping up help with a Physical Education class so our students will have a teacher there to support their Physical Education teacher colleague.

Thank you to MS. INCE, MR. ROBINSON, MS. ORTIZ & MS. SAMSON for working with families to explain appropriate program placement.

Thank you to MS. HUSTED, MS. DYE, MR. ROBINSON & MS. SAN JORGE for collecting Summer Youth Employment applications for our students with disabilities.

Thank you to MS. KLEPACKI, MS. CARTER & MS. CHAVEZ for teaching students employment skills through our TOP program.

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