CALL
TO ACTION
● ATTEND OUR CTE SHOWCASE THIS WEEK – PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNERSHIP WITH
APERTURE
This school year we have begun a photography
partnership with the Aperture Foundation.
All HSFI staff are invited to the opening of the ‘Through Our Lens Photo
Exhibit’ on Friday, June 7 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Aperture Gallery located
at 547 West 27th Street 4th Floor Between 10th and 11th Avenues.
● 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.
● 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.
● REMINDERS ABOUT REPORTING THREATS
As the
school year draws to a close, we need to continue to respond immediately to
threats, even if they involve students and situations outside of the confines
of our school. Below are important
reminders of what we are looking for and our responsibility to report and
respond to everything.
Be aware
of threats made via:
□ Graffiti on desks or walls,
□ Notes of any type, or
□ Social media postings (Try to
get screen shots of the postings of concern)
□ All potential threats of violence
need to be reported to School Safety Agents and Administration. When
school is closed don’t wait. Call 911 and notify a supervisor
immediately.
Gather
as much information as possible such as,
□ The names of students involved as
witnesses, suspects and potential targets of
threatened violence.
□ Including their contact information
and screen names, and
□ The dates, times and locations of
threatened violence.
□ No matter where it is, if you think
it’s unusual or suspicious, don’t keep it to yourself.
● 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.
IMPORTANT
TESTING REMINDERS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 3
We will need a full school effort in
administering the new Global History & Geography Regents this coming
Monday, June 3. Along with this exam, we are also administering the
Comprehensive Arts exam and the Fashion Marketing NOCTI exam.
Here are some important reminders for this
testing day:
□ Please go through the proctoring schedule that
you received in your mailboxes and follow the assignments and timing as it is
listed
□ If your classroom is having the testing take
place in it, please make sure the room is Regents Ready
□ I know there is no school on Tuesday, but we
need everyone here on Monday to make sure the testing goes smoothly
Thank you.
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
JUNE 3
Administration of New Global
History Regents Exam / Comprehensive Art Exam / NOCTI Fashion Marketing Exam
Only students in attendance are
students taking these exams
|
4
NO SCHOOL
EID AL FITR
|
5
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
D Silva (Rm. 125)
|
6
Staff Development Day
No Students in Attendance
All Staff on a
8:40 am – 3:30 pm Schedule
|
7
*Regular Bell Schedule
STUDENT TOWN HALLS
Periods 4-7
Room 821
SENIOR TRIP
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
|
REMAINING
CALENDAR:
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
JUNE 10
*Regular Bell Schedule
Kleinfeld Bridal
Competition Finale
@ Kleinfeld’s
4:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
M Frank (Rm. 121)
|
11
*Regular Bell Schedule
9th Grade Assembly
Period 4
SENIOR AWARDS ASSEMBLY
PM Supervisor:
S Rau (Rm. 829)
|
12
*Regular Bell Schedule
10th Grade Assembly
Period 8
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone (Rm. 201)
|
13
*Regular Bell Schedule
Incoming 9th
Graders Student Orientation
6:00 pm
Auditorium
PM Supervisor:
N Moore (Rm. 228)
|
14
*Regular Bell Schedule
11th Grade Assembly
Period 5
Incoming 9th
Graders Student Orientation
6:00 pm
Auditorium
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness (Rm. 329)
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
JUNE 17
*Regular Bell Schedule
Last Day of Classes
Marking Period 3 Ends
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali (Rm. 703)
|
18
REGENTS
|
19
REGENTS
School Leadership Team
Meeting
Room 821
4:00 pm
Parents Association
Meeting
Room 821
4:00 pm
|
20
REGENTS
|
21
REGENTS
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
JUNE 24
REGENTS
GRADUATION
3:00 pm at the United
Palace
|
25
REGENTS
|
26
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
|
27
|
28
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR COUNSELORS AND SUPERVISORS
|
NOTABLE
SPRING TERM DATES
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
|
DATA
TEAM REPORT
Below are the registered concerns
submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
INFRACTION CATEGORY
|
INCIDENTS
MAY
4 – MAY 31
|
INCIDENTS
APRIL
6 –MAY 3
|
Difference
between periods
|
19
SCHOOL DAYS
|
14
SCHOOL DAYS
|
+
5SCHOOL DAYS
|
|
MINOR ISSUES
|
|||
DEFIANCE
/ DISRUPTION
|
11
|
9
|
+2
|
SELLING FOOD
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
ELECTRONIC DEVICE
VIOLATION
|
2
|
5
|
- 3
|
PROVIDING FALSE
MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL
WITHOUT PERMISSION
|
16
|
23
|
- 5
|
DRESS CODE
|
0
|
0
|
N/C
|
MAJOR
ISSUES
|
|||
HARASSMENT / BULLYING
(PHYSICAL / VERBAL /
CYBER)
|
4
|
3
|
+ 1
|
WEAPONS
|
2
|
0
|
+ 2
|
VANDALISM
|
2
|
0
|
+ 2
|
THEFT
|
1
|
1
|
NC
|
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC
DISHONESTY
|
0
|
0
|
-4
|
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE
BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING
|
6
|
1
|
+ 5
|
SEXUAL AGGRESSION
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
INCIDENT OF GROUP
VIOLENCE
|
0
|
0
|
NC
|
SMOKING
|
0
|
1
|
- 1
|
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 extracurricular
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.
□ 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
□ 3rd
Marking Period ends Monday, June 17
● SPECIAL EDUCATION REMINDER – CHAPTER 408 BINDER SIGNING
If you have not
already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder.
● 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.
● 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/
● IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE ATTENDANCE
OFFICE
□ Attendance Sheets - There are too many sheets
missing. Please turn in your attendance sheets ASAP. If you need
something reprinted stop by the office or send an email.
□ Confirmation sheets - Please return any and all
Confirmation Sheets. These sheets help bring the attendance percentage
up.
□ Reports - The attendance office can run reports to see
who has not handed in their sheets. You do not want your name on
this list. So please return any and all Attendance and Confirmation
Sheets.
□ Teachers may keep their sheets for the week of May 27
and June 3.
● 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:
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
Building Equity: A Review of terms
Wednesday, June 5
Microaggression:
(n) The indignities, put-downs and insults that people of color, women,
immigrants and members of the LGBTQ communities experience in their day-to-day
interactions. While these experiences may appear brief and harmless, studies
show that microaggressions can trigger symptoms of depression and psychological
distress in victims.
Friday, June 7
Xenophobia: (n) a fear of
foreigners or strangers. For many undocumented immigrants, a real obstacle to
citizenship is the bureaucratic maze of immigration, to say nothing of the
senseless xenophobia they confront.
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:
⏮ 06/03/2019
– 9:00am - 3:37PM. Mr. Russell is taking 22 students to A Picture
Gallery for installation of phot exhibit.
⏮ 06/05/2019
– 12:00PM – Dismissed from site. Ms. Moore is taking 2 students to Javits
Center for a scholarship award ceremony.
⏮ 06/07/2019
– 4:00PM – Dismissed from site. Ms. Cisse is taking 15 students to NY
Public Library for Anti –Prom Fashion Show.
⏮ 06/09/2019
– 9:00AM – 4:00PM. Ms David is taking 50 students to the Metropolitan Pavilion
for a Denim Day Festival Fashion Show Fundraiser.
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 all those staff members who escorted students to the hospital and police
precinct during the school year – this list includes MS. MAPP, MS.
RODRIGUEZ, MS. JOSEPH, MS. VELEZ, MR. MATELUS, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. WEISS, MS.
EVELYN, MR. RAU, MR. TALLONE & MR. RASCHILLA.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ, MS. ROJAS, MS. STAMBOULY & MS. VACCARO for
dedicating their evenings this past
week to help prospective 7th grade students prepare their portfolio.
Thank
you to MS. KASS & MS. ROBINSON for dedicating their non-teaching periods in
order to conduct Spanish LOTE interviews.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ for her support in organizing Parents Association Sketch Night.
The event was a huge success and our HSFI students and family thoroughly enjoy
the evening.
Thank
you to MS. DE LA ROSA for supporting our Spanish speaking parents with their
translation needs during monthly Parent Association meetings.
Thank
you to MS. BAILEY, MS. CUFFIE, MS. HOLMES & MR. WIEDA for
designing and running senior English
electives
Thank
you to MS. ABRAMYAN & MS. ADAMCZYK for teaching AP English Literature this school
year to allow our seniors to have a voice in their studies, take on challenges
and transition towards college.
Thank
you to MS. DYE & MR. ROBINSON for attending and presenting their work about
mindfulness at the Diagnostic Teaching Teams Columbia University end of year
celebration.
Thank
you to MS. VARRICHIO for attending the Accessibilty PD in order to better prepare HSFI
for future student enrollment.
Thank
you to all those involved in this past Friday’s Senior Trip - MS. CHAVEZ, MS. BATTS, MS. RICCI, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. SIEFERT, MS. JOHAR,
MS. YOUNGBLOOD, MR. STAMPONE, MR. ROBINSON & MR. LACHOK for chaperoning the senior trip - Thank
you to MS. HERZOG for completing all the coverages for the trip and Thank
you to MS. KLEPACKI for managing the attendance for the trip.
Thank
you to MS. VARRICHIO for taking over a colleague’s global class while he is on Jury
Duty.
Congratulations
to MR. STAMPONE for becoming the school’s UFT
Chapter Leader.
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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