CALL
TO ACTION
Every week, I will share with you a
‘Call To Action’ around our school goals that will help drive our work for that
week.
HSFI ‘CARED FOR’
GOAL – RELATIONSHIPS & REALNESS
● KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Please take advantage of the Student Data Dashboard
to get as much information on your students as possible. The dashboard includes, but is not limited
to, the following information:
□ Pronoun they wish to referred to as
□ How long it takes the student to
commute to HSFI
□ Fashion Dollar balance
□ Student Schedule
□ Student Transcript – Grades &
Credits in each subject area over their entire HS career & Regents scores
HSFI ‘CHALLENGED’
GOAL – RIGOR & RELEVANCE
● FASHION DOLLARS DISTRIBUTION ALIGNED TO HSFI PROBLEM OF PRACTICE OF
RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION
Fashion Dollars have never been
more valuable, use Fashion Dollars the right way including:
(1) Aligning the distribution of
Fashion Dollars to the school’s problem of practice involving rigorous student
tasks. Reward students with Fashion Dollars
for trying challenging activities during a lesson. We need to positively reinforce rigor and
move away from just reinforcing compliance and basic class participation.
(2) Verbalize out loud for the
entire class why a student is receiving Fashion Dollars. You are not getting the full impact of this
reward system if the student does not hear why they are receiving Fashion
Dollars. You are not getting the full
impact of this reward system if the entire class does not hear why a specific
student received Fashion Dollars. This
will result in all students clearly understanding why they are being
distributed and will motivate students to produce similar behaviors
SUPERINTENDENT
VISIT TO HSFI THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Our Superintendent, Ms.
Vivian Orlen, will be visiting HSFI this Wednesday, October 30, during the
afternoon. Superintendent Orlen will be here to go over our plan and
execution for having all members of our school community feel cared for and
challenged. There will be class visits made by me along with the
Superintendent. If you are visited, please welcome us and have a hard
copy of your lesson plan available. Thank you in advance for representing
our school so professionally and taking such pride in being part of the HSFI
community. I know this is the second visit in two weeks and only four
days apart, but that is what it is as we have no control of the schedule.
HOW
TO SUBMIT LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ON NAVIANCE: A Tutorial
It is that time of the year – College
Recommendation Time – and we wanted to provide you support in submitting
these recommendations on Naviance.
If you have any questions, or don’t
have access to Naviance please contact guidance counselor Mr. Jones at
ext. 1017 or via email at ajones22@schools.nyc.gov.
YOU MUST UPLOAD THE LETTER OF
RECOMMENDATION FIRST BEFORE DOING THE COMMON APP TEACHER EVALUATION
1) Enter your Naviance Log in Info
2) Click on Manage and Complete your College Recommendations
3) See a list of your students
names
4) Click on UPLOAD FILE for
a specific student (far right)
This will take you to a student’s
EDOCS page, complete with a list of yellow tabs, documents checklist, and a
section that says TEACHER DOCUMENTS
5) Scroll down to TEACHER DOCUMENTS
and click the +ADD icon
6) Click UPLOAD A FILE
7) Under Applications, select ----ALL APPLICATIONS
8) Under Type, select ----LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
9) Click BROWSE and find your saved letter of recommendation that you
have typed (from Word, a thumb drive, etc.)
10) Open the document and press UPLOAD FILE
11) Go back out to the EDOCS screen (where you started with the
yellow tabs underneath the student’s name)
12) Scroll down to TEACHER
DOCUMENTS and click the +ADD icon again
13) Click on PREPARE A FORM
14) Under Type, select ----COMMON APP TEACHER EVALUATION
15) Click on PREPARE FORM
16) Answer all of the questions and
select SAVE
If a student is requesting a letter
of recommendation for any CUNY schools (Hunter, Baruch, specialized programs at
City College) save your recommendation as a Word document, and directions will
be forthcoming. That recommendation letter will have to be uploaded through the
new CUNY portal.
Then you are all set. You must
complete BOTH actions for each student, including uploading a written letter of
recommendation AND completing their Common App Teacher Evaluation. After you
have done both of those, your job is finished.
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
|
OCTOBER 28
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
S Rau
Rm. 829-Ext. 8291
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101–Ext. 1017
|
29
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
D Smirti
Rm. 127-Ext. 1272
PM Counselor:
A San Jorge
Rm. 329–Ext. 3291
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30
*Regular Bell Schedule
SUPERINTENDENT VISIT TO HSFI
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone
Rm. 201-Ext. 2012
PM Counselor:
A Padron
Rm. 101–Ext. 1011
|
31
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
K Boulamaali
Rm. 703-Ext. 7031
PM Counselor:
J Duke
Rm. 101–Ext. 1014
|
NOVEMBER 1
*Regular Bell Schedule
Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
D Silva
Rm. 125-Ext. 1255
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
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NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
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NOVEMBER 4
*First Monday Bell Schedule
Professional Learning
Communities / Department Activities
Last Day of Cycle A Classes
PM Supervisor:
S Rau
Rm. 829-Ext. 8291
|
5
*Staff Professional Development Day
ELECTION
DAY
No
Students in Attendance
All
Staff on a 8:40 – 3:30 Schedule
|
6
*Regular Bell Schedule
Cycle B Classes Begins
PM Supervisor:
S Kohm
Rm. 5151-Ext. 5151
PM Counselor:
J Weiss
Rm. 101–Ext. 1019
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7
*Regular Bell Schedule
Family Visitation Day
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
PM Counselor:
A San Jorge
Rm. 329–Ext. 3291
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8
*Regular Bell Schedule
Family Visitation Day
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness
Rm. 329-Ext. 3289
PM Counselor:
A Padron
Rm. 101–Ext. 1011
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WRITING
REVOLUTION PD
This
coming Monday is TWR Session 2 for Science and CTE Teachers is Periods 2, 5, 6 & 8 in Room 821. Teachers should bring
student work for activities they've created.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● SIGNING UP TO SUPERVISE
A CLUB / ACTIVITY
The
wide variety of clubs and activities are a great strength of HSFI and for many
students are the highlight of their day.
Many students are interested in
creating clubs that represent the various cultures and sub cultures of the
student body. For example, there is a Feminist Club to support women's
rights/culture and that do extra activities in March during women's history
month. Student Government (SGO) is looking for staff to start other clubs
based on cultures or nationalities to create equity in representation in
throughout school. If you are
interested in supporting this endeavor either come to SGO's next meeting
Tuesday after ninth period or complete the club application
list. You are not limited to creating a culturally based club -- if
you want to a club like cooking we welcome that too.
If you are interested in running a
club, please complete the below Google form at your earliest convenience:
We need this information to plan
for the club fair as well as get a list to all students of available clubs.
As always, club advisors will be
compensated per session for their time and effort! Thank you for doing this!
ATTENDANCE
FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Teachers
are responsible for recording all student attendance at extracurricular
activities such as clubs, tutoring etc.
Please
note, we have changed the process for recording students’ attendance. You
will now use the data dashboard to record student attendance (Teacher
Tools-->Student Activity Attendance). Students will no longer be
individually logging in for activities.
Best
Practices:
A
hard copy/back up of student signatures is not required, but may be helpful.
When
logging student attendance through the Data Dashboard, teachers should click
"submit" once at the conclusion of the activity to avoid multiple
submissions.
Contact
Shannon Kohm with questions at skohm@school.nyc.gov,
or ext. 5151
HSFI
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISING VIA AMAZON SMILE
Our
HSFI Alumni Association, led by Ms. David & Ms. Dahill, is fundraising to support
their ability to give out annual HSFI Alumni College Scholarships.
They have expanded their fundraising efforts to include ‘Amazon Smile’
that gives back 0.5% of a purchase back to a charity organization of your
choice. Below is a step-by-step process
of shopping with Amazon smile to support the HSFI Alumni College Scholarships. Please consider using this to support this
wonderful organization. I will be
sending out the same message to our HSFI Families.
The Alumni Association also has a
GoFund me page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/hsfi-alumni-college-scholarship
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2019-20 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
We in
room 329 would like to provide you with some new and exciting updates regarding
accessing information for SWD. Within the HSFI Dashboard SWD have a blue
circular icon next to their name. When you select this icon, it will direct you
to SESIS where you can access your students IEP and important information about
the way they learn.
In addition, while reviewing the IEP you may notice your Teacher Form responses or information you shared during the meeting- this is a great example of how your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific IEP. In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. Students who are placed in ICT classes have the letter at the end of their official (ex-45P) and our Self-contained students will continue to have the letter at the beginning of their official class. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as the first letter of their official class and at this time will not appear when you log-in to SESIS. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and review a hard copy of their IEP(s).
This year we will continue to distribute an electronic standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder
As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services
In addition, while reviewing the IEP you may notice your Teacher Form responses or information you shared during the meeting- this is a great example of how your insight helps us to create an authentic, student specific IEP. In addition to asking a special educator, you can easily determine which students in your class have IEP's by reviewing your class roster. Students who are placed in ICT classes have the letter at the end of their official (ex-45P) and our Self-contained students will continue to have the letter at the beginning of their official class. Students within our D75 Inclusion Program will have an L as the first letter of their official class and at this time will not appear when you log-in to SESIS. We are working to gain access for those who need it. In the interim you are invited to stop by 329 to speak with Ms. Smith-Brown and review a hard copy of their IEP(s).
This year we will continue to distribute an electronic standards-based Teachers Form. The information you are required to complete on this form is subject specific and your insight will better help us in determine the needs of our students with IEPs. The Teacher Form in conjunction with your participation at the IEP meeting (if you are invited) are two critical elements we need in order to best serve our students. We try to plan our IEP and Triennial meetings with teacher schedules in mind, however there are times when families are only available at specific times and a coverage will be requested for your class.
If you have not already done so, please come to room 329 and sign the Chapter 408 binder
As always, feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness (ex. 3289) with any questions you may have regarding Special Education and services
● MARKING PERIOD DATES / GRADING POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR # OF
ASSIGNMENTS
□ Marking Period 2 Ends November 27
□ Marking Period 3 Ends January 17
From the HSFI Grading
Policy:
Examinations,
essays, and semester projects comprise 40% to 60% of the final grade.
A
minimum of four (4) classroom examinations / essays or semester projects are
required for all students in each class during each semester. All examinations will be aligned with the New
York State Next Generation Learning Standards.
The frequency and specific value of examinations are established by
department guidelines and rubrics for all students. One significant assignment / exam is required
within each marking period of the school year.
● 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
DATA
DASHBOARD CORNER
We thank Mr. Stampone for all his efforts to get staff all the
student information they need!
The bookmark to the HSFI Student Data Dashboard is: https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/
Keep teachers and counselors in the
know about a particular student by logging teacher notes. Teacher notes are
viewable on your dashboard homepage and a full list under Students ->
Teacher Notes https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/teachernotes This is a great place to drop
in any parent engagement you might have done that other staff members would
benefit from knowing. On an individual student's page you could download all
the teacher notes written about them which could make for a great log of
assistance/outreach if needed. Write some teacher notes today because knowledge
is power
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
The attendance form for student activities has transitioned from Google Forms to the Data Dashboard. You'll find the electronic attendance sheet under Teacher Tools -> Student Activity Attendance https://hsfi-data-dashboard.herokuapp.com/afterschool Submit this form just once at the end of your activity and select all the names of all the students that attended. Each submission will create a digital record of the attendance sheet which makes for documentation for Per Session as well as inserts the activities and dates into each student's dashboard page. You can see what a student has participated in by scrolling down to Student After School Activities. Looking forward to seeing just how involved our students are! If there are any after school activities that were left out in error from this initial list, please let Mr. Stampone know.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or suggestions for the dashboard, please contact Mr. Stampone (dstampone@hsfi.us) with your feedback.
IMPORTANT
FASHIONSOARRS.COM UPDATES
Mr. Egan has created a staff instructions guide
– here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pmez0aYrAfIxeFEQFawx8rtpV0jh8jFEGwwhgF2j8QI/edit?usp=sharing
Mr. Egan has created two videos
to support staff use of FashionSoarrs – they are on Technology page of the staff portal as well: https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/technology
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ There
are 572 Confirmation Sheets for the month of September. Please fill them
in and return them by Wednesday October 30.
□ Please
turn in your blue sheets IMMEDIATELY after 3rd period. The
phone calls need to get out to parents.
□ To
those teachers who have been turning in their sheets on time, THANK YOU!!
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO GET
STARTED (FINALLY)
They will be working outside the following
rooms thru next week.
7th Floor: 729,727,725,723
8th Floor: 829,827,825,823
9th Floor: 929,927,925,923
Work begins at 4pm.
Although this is an outside project, the workers will need access to these
rooms.
Staff who use these rooms should
before 4pm:
□ Lock up any personal items and
valuables.
□ Clean up the classroom as much as
possible, do not leave papers out or other items.
□ Shut all windows.
□ After school activities should be
relocated to another room.
Finally, staff using rooms in the
area of the work should also shut all windows and relocate after school
activities to another room if work is too loud.
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
The expectation is that ALL STAFF check your DOE emails daily –
not your HSFI email - responsible for follow-up items sent to your email
BEST PRACTICE: Forward your HSFI
emails to your DOE email
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SUPPLY REQUESTS
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Technology Requests
Reviewed means that the Technology dept. is
aware of the situation / looked at the ticket.
In
Progress means the
Technology dept. working on it
On
hold means that the
Technology dept. is either waiting for the NYC Department of Education or
currently no solution
Done
is for closed
tickets
Any
red status bar
means that the Technology dept. had not seen this ticket yet.
● CUSTODIAN REQUESTS
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Custodian Requests
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xWhZel2F2yaXRZF8z0N_GX-hBzjWxuoRBq3ZcA1W7FQ/edit?usp=sharing
● RESERVE A FACILITY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING
REQUESTS
● TEACHER'S CHOICE - August 1 - January 12
Guidelines/information
on the DOE Info/Hub.
Funds will be
distributed to staff in November payroll. $250 for teachers
Save your receipts for
eligible classroom purchases made between August 1 - January 12.
More info to come
later.
● ELEVATORS
▪ You will receive an email in the morning about the status of the
elevators
▪ After 9:15 am, staff should just use the teacher elevators –
after this staff should not be using the student elevators. Remember, we have 3 Elevators for 150 adults
and they have 3 Elevators for 1700+ students
▪ Do not give Elevator Passes (or Keys) to Students (CTE
Exceptions)
▪ Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are staff to speak about students in
an elevator (Positive or Negative)
▪ Politely Ask students for Elevator Passes
If they do not have one, politely ask them to leave / Just hold
the door until they leave
▪ Enforce READINESS Grades – rewarded for being in their seats
ready to work when the music stops playing
● TRANSIT DELAYS / MEDICAL ABSENCES
Please turn in your notes. Without
official back up, your absence or delay cannot be recorded as such.
● 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:
□ 10/28/2019
– 1:12PM - Dismissed from site. Ms. Ricci is taking 25 students to
Adore Me for Industry Partnership.
□ 10/29/2019 – 11:30AM – Dismissed
from site. Ms.Seifert is taking 28 students to the Joseph Urban Theater
for an educational enrichment opportunity.
□ 10/30/2019 – 10:00AM – Dismissed
from site. Teacher is taking 30 students to IPCNY to visit a print gallery and
print making studio.
□ 10/30/2019 – 12:45PM -
Dismissed from site. Teachers are taking 64 students to the Winter Garden
Theater to see Beetlejuice.
NEW NY STATE ELECTION
LAW
Under the New York State Election Law, an employee must be allowed on an election day, without loss of pay, for up
to three hours and without charge to leave accruals to take off so much working
time as will enable the employee to vote at an election.
Unless otherwise mutually agreed, the employee
shall be allowed time off only at the beginning or end of his or her working
shift, as the supervisor may designate. An employee must charge any time off to
vote that exceeds three hours to his or her annual leave, compensatory time
balance or cumulative absence reserve/personal business days.
All offices and schools must conspicuously
post where it can be seen by employees as they come or go to work a notice
setting forth these provisions, beginning at least 10 working days before an
election and until the close of the polls on Election Day. The
school has posted a "Time Off for Voting" notice in the mailbox room.
If an employee requires working time off to
vote, the employee must notify his/her immediate supervisor, or designee, by
completing and submitting a Voting Leave Request not less than two working
days before the day of the election, setting forth the amount of work time he
or she requires to vote. Ms. Herzog has these forms available in
Room 119.
Important considerations:
□ Not every
employee's circumstances will require a full three hours of time off to
vote. Factors that will affect how much time off an employee needs
to vote include, but are not limited to, the employee’s work schedule and the
distance between the employee’s worksite or residence and polling place.
□ Supervisors can discuss an
employee’s request with the employee in an effort to clarify the amount of time
that will enable the employee to vote in light of the employee’s circumstances
and Department operations. Requests for time off shall not be denied
simply because an employee might have time before or after regular work hours,
or because early voting was available.
□ An employee’s
assertion that they are registered to vote and reside in a district having an
election shall be sufficient unless, in unusual circumstances, a supervisor has
sufficient cause to believe that the employee is not a registered voter or does
not reside in said district, in which case the supervisor may ask for
confirmation from the employee.
Happy Voting!
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
OCTOBER
- Week 5 / Stru, struc: to build & a/n not, without, from the Greek
Monday,
October 28
Construe: (v) to interpret; to make sense
of; to build in the mind. Although I tried to pay you a compliment, you have
decided to construe my words as an insult. “Our desire for peace shouldn’t be
construed as our weakness.”
Tuesday,
October 29
Infrastructure: (n) the basic equipment and
structures (such as roads and bridges) that are needed for a country, region,
or organization to function properly. More money is needed to save the
crumbling infrastructure of the nation's rural areas.
Wednesday,
October 30
Obstructive: (adj.) preventing movement; trying
to cause problems in order to stop or delay something. Many cardiovascular
diseases, like heart attacks are caused by the formation of obstructive blood
clots in inconvenient places. The council said the plans followed complaints
about dangerous driving and obstructive parking near schools.
Thursday, October 31
Anhydrous: (adj.) containing no water-
without water; especially without water of crystallization. The sheriff’s
department discovered that the truck had spilled anhydrous ammonia, a colorless
gas with pungent and suffocating fumes.
Friday,
November 1
Achromatic: (adj. Achromatic means literally
“without color” but It can also refer to, “greys” or “neutral colors. In
decorating and designing, achromatic means only neutral colors (black, white,
grey) are used; however, a monochromatic color scheme means that designers use
varying shades of one color.
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. SEIFERT, MS. MAGNER, MS. LaTANZA, MS. SCHLEIN &
MS. GARCIA for
representing HSFI so well during the Superintendent’s
team visit this past week!
Thank
you to MS. CARTER, MS. VACCARO & MS. CHAVEZ for their help in making
Andre Leon Talley’s Principal for the Day a huge success! Mr. Talley had an awesome day at HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. STAMBOULY & MS. ROCHFORD for helping out with the
distribution of Going Out to Lunch passes for the Buddy system.
Thank
you to MR. JONES, MR. SIA, MS. WEISS, MS. PADRON, MS. SAN JORGE
& MR. DUKE for
working diligently to program our
Seniors and Juniors for YABC classes.
Thank
you to MS. GALANTE for processing
purchase orders to support our school across all areas of the school.
Thank
you to MR. MENCIA for being
a positive influence and good role model in the Cafeteria.
Thank
you to MS. SERRANO for facilitating
a Mindfulness PD for the CTE department.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT for creating
the window for Blick Art Supply store with her Visual Club.
Thank
you to MS. BAILEY, MS. DAHILL & MR. KEARNS for attending PD and facilitating the Lambda Literary LGBTQ
Author event in our school.
Thank
you to MS. WEISS, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. INCE, MS. ABRASKIN, MS. VEGA,
MS. COLLINS, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. BOHNER, MS. LISSAUER & MR. SIA for participating in IEP meetings this week.
Thank
you to MS. GARCIA, MS. HUSTED, MS. ANZALONE, MS. SMITH & MS.
VARRICHIO for
facilitating IEP meetings this week.
Thank
you to MS. HUSTED & MS. SAN JORGE for organizing and chaperoning a trip to Coop Tech.
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