CALL
TO ACTION
● BE AN ACTIVE PROCTOR FOR THESE HIGH STAKES REGENTS EXAMS
It is critical that
everyone be ACTIVE proctors during the testing period – we need to maintain the
integrity of these exams and in some instances, how we proctor can be the difference
between students passing and failing these exams.
Here are some important
reminders as we approach this high stakes testing period:
□ All Proctors,
including reserves, must report to room 202 to check in & return to 201
until the end of their assignment
□ Classroom and Hallway
proctors must actively proctor at all times.
□ Proctors may not
use electronic devices unless there is an emergency.
● DISPLAY PROFESSIONAL IN EXECUTING YOUR PROCTORING ASSIGNMENTS
Be courteous towards your
colleagues when executing your proctoring assignments – this includes showing
up on time to your relief assignments, coming back to your testing room when on
break in a timely manner and following hand off instructions when taking over a
testing room
● SECURE YOUR VALUABLES
Secure
valuables Over 50% of all thefts within New York City
Public Schools occur when property is left unattended. Everyone is reminded to
protect their belongings by locking it up. All staff members have an obligation
to protect DOE property as well. Report missing items immediately.
REGENTS
WEEK IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Regents Week will take place Tuesday, June 18th through Tuesday
June 25th
ACTIVE TESTING PROCTORING
It is critical that everyone be ACTIVE proctors during the testing
period – follow the proctoring checklist step by step to insure that all New
York City and State testing regulations are followed. Be sure to:
#1 – Make sure you speak to students individually as they enter
the testing room to put away any electronic equipment in their lockers if they
still have possession of them
#2 – Make sure you are walking around the classroom during the
exam and look out for students correcting filling out the answer sheets to make
sure they do not omit questions or double bubble
#3 – Call up students one by one when they want to hand in their
examinations and thoroughly examine their answer sheets and essay booklets to
make sure the exams are properly completed
GRADUATION INFORMATION
Graduation is on
Monday, June 24.
All staff not going to
graduation are on a regular school day schedule which is 8:40 am – 3:30 pm
All staff going to
graduation will be on a 10:40 am – 5:30 pm schedule.
There are staff helping
out with the ceremony that will be reporting straight to the Graduation
location – otherwise, staff will need to report to the school building before
heading over to graduation. If that changes your plans for attendance,
please email AP Steve Rau directly – Srau@hsfi.us
As I emailed earlier in
the week, if you are
grading Regents, you can still attend Graduation. The NYC DOE directed me
that you should let the site know about leaving early to attend your school’s
Graduation and it will be noted on the attendance, but you are good to
go.
Thank you!
INFORMATION FOR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS
□ Wednesday, June 26 is the last day of
school where students pick up their diplomas, final report cards and sadly for
some, their summer school information.
□ All students will be reporting to their OP
(official class) on Wednesday at 8:45 am.
□ If you have an OP, DO NOT let your leave
until the announcement is made at around 9:45 am that students can be dismissed
□ OP teachers will be given directions
about where to bring any materials that were not distributed
□ Students who get to school after 9:45 am
will not be given these materials. No
exceptions will be made. 9th,
10th and 11th graders will have their materials mailed
home to them.
□ Information about Senior Materials
(if they ask you)
Seniors will need to come back to school
at another time to pick up their diplomas.
If seniors do not pick up their diplomas, they will have to come to the
school over the summer to do so. No
exceptions will be made. Diplomas will not be mailed home. In order for parents to pick up a diploma on
behalf of their child, the student must write a letter giving the parent authorization
to pick up the diploma on their behalf.
This letter must be notarized and an appointment for pick up made with Assistant
Principal Danielle Silva at 212- 255-1235 ext. 1255 or dsilva3@schools.nyc.gov. An additional opportunity for graduates to
pick up diplomas will take place on Thursday, June 27, 2019, from 10-12 pm in
Room 101 The next available date to pick up your diploma after June 27
will be in September by contacting Ms. Trotta at 212-255-1235 ext. 1010.
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After you follow the procedures about where to bring any materials that were
not distributed, you can visit the Senior Breakfast that will be taking place
in the 3rd Floor Gym – you can sign yearbooks and say goodbye to our
seniors
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There will be a full staff meeting in the 11:15 – 11:30 range
HELP NEEDED FOR SUMMER SCHOOL
We are looking for staff members to tutor, proctor and/or grade
the August 2019 Regents Exams this summer.
Please fill out this Google survey if you are interested:
Also, here is the link to work as a substitute teacher:
How Well Did We Do At Executing Our HSFI
Social-Emotional Learning Charter?
ANONYMOUS, LESS
THAN 1-MINUTE SURVEY
As
we hit the end of the school year, we wanted to do a check-in of how we are
doing with respect to our Staff Social-Emotional Learning Charter.
Our school goal is that everyone
feels cared for and challenged – that is everyone – staff and students.
At the beginning of the school
year, a large majority of the staff signed a copy of the Staff Social-Emotional
Learning Charter that is hung up in both
the mailbox and copy rooms. The charter lists
the emotions we want to feel at HSFI and what we are going to do to feel that
way. The text of the charter is
below.
Please complete this very BRIEF survey
(could take less than 1 minute) to evaluate how we are doing in living up to
these words. The survey asks you for each emotion of the charter to rate how often
you feel these emotions at HSFI using the scale of (1) Never; (2)
Rarely; (3) Sometimes; (4) Frequently; (5) Always. The survey is ANONYMOUS.
There is also an optional section to give feedback and suggestions as to what
should be added or removed. We want to make sure to change things where
needed and always look to do better.
Here is the link –
again, the survey is BRIEF and ANONYMOUS.
Thank you!
HSFI STAFF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
LEARNING CHARTER
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Empathetic: We recognize
another person’s feelings and possess the capacity to respond with an appropriate
emotion to how other people feel, whether colleagues or students. We will
demonstrate our empathy by:
• Engaging in Social
Emotional learning as part of our professional work as educators.
• Using tools like
the ‘Mood Meter’ with the students and colleagues in our classes and offices
to recognize the emotions that students are feeling and respond
appropriately.
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Valued: We actively listen
when others speak to us. We publicly acknowledge examples of exemplary work.
We are considerate to one another. We recognize that all staff members are
important to HSFI’s success. We will show this by:
• Highlighting ‘Staff
Who SOARR’ in our weekly bulletin who display great effort in contributing to
the school’s success.
• Nominating
Colleagues, supervisors and HSFI students to the Principal for recognition.
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Supported: We assist one
another professionally and personally so that every HSFI staff member and the
larger school community can prosper. We take opportunities to support one
another’s learning, rather than work in isolation. We draw upon one another’s
areas of strength to better ourselves and our community. We will remain
supported by:
• Developing online
professional communities where best practices are created and maintained.
• Working to automate
and streamline systems to maximize staff members’ time.
• Meeting in our
focus groups, professional learning communities, committee meetings or during
an informal conversation.
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Energized: We are enthusiastic
towards one another and our students in order to invigorate the learning
community. We will remain energized by:
• Smiling or make eye
contact when we greet / acknowledge each other.
• Our efforts to
actively help one another.
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Balanced: We take time every
day for ourselves in order to maintain the proper balance between work and
home. We believe in the airplane concept of putting the ‘air mask’ on
yourself before helping the child – we cannot help our students unless we
have personal balance.
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Inspired: We feel that what
we are doing as educators is extraordinary; and this feeling originates from
an impulse to better the lives of our students and our colleagues. We will
help one another feel inspired by:
• Sharing success
stories about our students and our own instructional practices.
• Acknowledging
unsuccessful lessons and strategies to promote a growth mindset with the
realization that these are opportunities to improve what we are doing.
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Empowered: We want to create a
community where all staff members have power and authority to make themselves
and our students stronger, more confident and resilient. We can empower
ourselves and our students by:
• Creating a
risk-taking environment within classrooms and the school.
• Giving every staff
member a voice within their department and focus group meetings and by
promoting collaboration.
• Fostering this same
environment in our classrooms with entry points for all students and with
strategies that insure that every student has the opportunity to speak every
day in class.
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Respected: We admire all HSFI
staff members as a result of their unique abilities, qualities and
achievements. We will respect one another by:
• Making concerted
efforts to thank our colleagues for their contributions to the HSFI
community.
• Going out of our
way to thank one another for our efforts in collaboration and for helping
students through emotional and instructional support.
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Happy: We feel pleasure and
contentment. We feel fortunate that we work at HSFI, our unique community. We
will feel happy by:
• Creating more
opportunities to socialize with one another.
• Not simply being
satisfied with our community, but constantly reflecting on
what we are doing at HSFI, both inside and outside the classroom to make the
school better.
• Appreciating the
norms of the community that promote collaboration, a growth mindset and
reinforcing positive behavior.
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REMAINING
CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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JUNE 24
REGENTS
GRADUATION
3:00 pm at the United
Palace
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REGENTS
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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
OP for All Students
8:45 am – 9:45 am
DO NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO LEAVE UNTIL 9:45 WHEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT IS
MADE
FULL STAFF MEETING IN ROOM 829 AT
AROUND 11:15 / 11:30 am
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LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR COUNSELORS AND SUPERVISORS
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PER SESSION FOR THE
2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
Per Session for the 2019-20 school
year are now available for you to apply for. Here is the website link:
You will need to apply for each
position individually.
Here are the screen shots for
getting to the website:
COMPENSATORY TIME POSITIONS FOR THE 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR
Compensatory
Time positions for the
2019-20 school year are now available for you to apply for. Here is the
website link:
Below are the open Compensatory Time positions for 2019-20 school year. These
positions below are either new, no staff member served in this position this
term or the term of the position is up. All postings are tentative based on the school budget.
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Peace Teacher #1 / Peace Teacher #2 / Peace Teacher #5 /
Peace Teacher #6 / Peace Teacher #7
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Attendance Coordinator
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Coordinator of Student Activities
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Data Testing Coordinator
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Director of Wellness & Athletics
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Programmer
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Special Education Testing Coordinator
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National Honor Society Coordinator
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Sustainability Coordinator
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Special Education Academic Programming Coordinator
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You will need to apply for each
position individually.
Here are the screen shots for
getting to the website:
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.
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:
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