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
● IMPORTANT HOLIDAY REMINDERS – STRESSFUL TIME FOR STUDENTS
(1) Many of our students do their
holiday shopping at our FLY school store – make sure you are giving out Fashion
Dollars every class, every day
(2) The holidays are a sensitive
time for many people, young and old, if you see a dramatic change in mood or
behavior, fill out a Guidance referral
(3) Let a counselor or supervisor
know if you see a student without a warm coat as they enter or leave the
building
(4) Secure your personal and DOE
valuables in your classrooms and offices
HSFI ‘CHALLENGED’
GOAL – RIGOR & RELEVANCE
● MARKING PERIOD 2 ENDS THIS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
This Wednesday, November 27
represents the end of the second marking period of the school year. Next Monday will mark the beginning of the third
marking period. Explain to your students
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. Second marking period
grades are a combination of the first and second marking periods. Third marking period grades and the grades
that go on a student’s transcript and seen by colleges are a combination of the
first, second and third marking periods.
HOLIDAY
WINDOWS UNVEILING – MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
Join us
for an evening of Holiday Festivities and Cheer!!!
The Holiday Window Unveiling will
take place on Monday, December 2nd, 2019 at 5 pm.
Special Guest appearance by Tommy Hilfiger
Designed by our Dynamic Visual Merchandising Students & Simon Doonan
Featuring
New York Icons: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jennifer Lopez, Tommy Hilfiger, Cyndi
Lauper, Notorious B.I.G and Stan Lee
Sweets will be served
HSFI
HOLIDAY PARTY – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
Our HSFI Staff Holiday Party is
scheduled for Friday, December 6 at the Chelsea Bell (8th Avenue /
25th Street) afterschool.
Details are below. It would be
great to get a big turnout to the party.
1st
VOLUNTARY MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP ON MONDAY
Ms. Serrano will be offering her
first voluntary Mindfulness workshop this Monday during 1st period
in Room 821 (Principal’s Conference Room).
As part of our goal of all of us to
feel ‘Cared For’ Ms. Serrano will be offering self-care mindfulness workshops
through the remainder of the school year. Ms. Serrano trained this past
summer during a weeklong ‘Mindfulness for Educators Teacher Training’ at the
Omega Institute for Holistic Living in Rhinebeck, NY.
Ms. Serrano wanted to share an
excerpt from the Calm.com "Calm for teachers" resource manual:
"Mindfulness has both formal
and informal practices. Formally, to practice mindfulness, we take time apart
from the rush of our day to sit, lie down, or bring focused attention to the
tasks of walking and eating. There are core formal mindfulness practices which
include, breathing meditation, body scan, mindful movement, mindful walking and
mindful eating. These formal practices are where we really build the muscle of
focused attention and compassionate insight".
Ms. Serrano’s hope is to help
strengthen our HSFI community.
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
|
NOVEMBER 25
*Regular Bell Schedule
Professional Learning
‘Challenged’
Voluntary Mindfulness
Workshop with Ms. Serrano
Period 1
Room 821
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
|
26
*Regular Bell Schedule
12th Grade Assembly
Period 3
PM Supervisor:
D Smirti
Rm. 127-Ext. 1272
PM Counselor:
J Duke
Rm. 101–Ext. 1014
|
27
*Regular Bell Schedule
Second Marking Period Ends
Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821
PM Supervisor:
J Tallone
Rm. 201-Ext. 2012
PM Counselor:
A San Jorge
Rm. 329–Ext. 3291
|
28
*NO SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING
|
29
*NO SCHOOL
THANKSGIVING
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NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
|
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DECEMBER 2
*First Monday Bell Schedule
Professional Learning
Communities & Department Activities
Holiday Windows Unveiling
5:00 pm
PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
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3
*Regular Bell Schedule
9th Grade
Assembly
Period 6
PM Supervisor:
S Rau
Rm. 829-Ext. 8291
PM Counselor:
A Padron
Rm. 101–Ext. 1011
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4
*Regular Bell Schedule
Grades Due by 4:00pm
School Leadership Team
4:00 pm
Room 821
Parents Association Meeting
6:00 pm
Room 829
PM Supervisor:
D Silva
Rm. 125-Ext. 1255
PM Counselor:
W Sia
Rm. 101–Ext. 1018
|
5
*Regular Bell Schedule
PM Supervisor:
N Moore
Rm. 228-Ext. 2281
PM Counselor:
J Duke
Rm. 101–Ext. 1014
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6
*Regular Bell Schedule
HSFI STAFF HOLIDAY PARTY
PM Supervisor:
B McGuinness
Rm. 329-Ext. 3289
PM Counselor:
A Jones
Rm. 101–Ext. 1017
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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
JUPITER
GRADES SETTINGS
We recently became
aware that there are inconsistencies in how some teachers are setting their
gradebooks in Jupiter. This causes confusion for students and parents, and, in
a few cases, teachers have entered a 3rd Marking Period average grade rather
than a Semester cumulative grade on a student's transcript.
Because grading is
cumulative, everyone's gradebook settings should be set up as follows:
We have locked this
setting for all gradebooks. This may result in changes in your students'
calculated averages.
(Note: Under this
setting, teachers and students will no longer see individual marking period
averages. If you want to keep track of each marking period, you can download
and save your gradebook at the end of each marking period.)
Please feel free to
reach out to your supervisor if you have any questions.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS
● OUR INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR 2019-20 & BEYOND
□ Every student feels
cared for
□ Every student feels
challenged
● PLC INTERVISTATIONS
PLC
Members--
Everyone should visit someone and be visited by someone in your PLC between November 6 - 25. Please do not wait until the last minute!
These visits should be approximately 30 minutes in length.
After the visit, you’ll use a Google Form to briefly record the following by November 26. Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQTyhtTyGd8hEk3n-ZhkQwIOLJmDDQMbHcuwt2rdOTfSdrYw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Everyone should visit someone and be visited by someone in your PLC between November 6 - 25. Please do not wait until the last minute!
These visits should be approximately 30 minutes in length.
After the visit, you’ll use a Google Form to briefly record the following by November 26. Here's the form link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQTyhtTyGd8hEk3n-ZhkQwIOLJmDDQMbHcuwt2rdOTfSdrYw/viewform?usp=sf_link
● ACADEMIC AND CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION MEETS
The Academic and Career & Technical Education Committee met
this past week. The committee considered
two proposals:
#1 – Minimum Grade Proposal
A proposal to have a minimum low grade on assignments /
projects. The theory was that receiving
a grade of 0 would make it extremely challenging for a student to recover
from. The consensus was to have a grade
of 50 to represent an assignment / project that was not turned in or deserved
no credit. A grade of 55 would be used
to represent an assignment / project that did not passing requirements.
#2 – Establishment of a Fashion
Show 2020 Designer Contract
The
current draft of the contract includes the following text:
In order for 12th grade FD students to participate in the fashion
show presentation, the following requirements must be met:
□ Successful completion of
FD NOCTI sequence (all make ups completed by the end of January); students must
pass both written and practical portion
□ No excessive
unexcused latenesses/
absences.
The number of latenesses
and absences that are deemed “excessive” will be at the discretion of the
studio teacher and the fashion show coordinator.
□ Meet all major
deadlines scheduled by the Fashion Show Coordinator
Deadlines include, not
only assignments and benchmarks, but mandatory practices and meetings.
All assignments will be
submitted via the fashion show google classroom. Even assignments that are
reviewed in person must be uploaded to the classroom.
□ Maintain a passing grade
in studio class
“Passing” means the
student shows significant knowledge of garment construction. The garment is
made with exceptional craftsmanship and reflects industry standards.
The garment must fit the
model.
The garment must reflect
the sketch that was approved by the studio teacher and the Fashion Show
Coordinator.
The garment must reflect
the high drama theme.
□ Behavior/ decorum must
align with HSFI’s SOARR values.
By signing below you acknowledge and agree to all of the
requirements listed above and understand that failing to meet these standards
will result in your garment being removed from the fashion show.
● SECOND MARKING PERIOD GRADES DUE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
The 2nd marking period will end on November 27, right
before Thanksgiving break. Grades will be due on Wednesday, December
4 by 9:00 am.
● PSAT / SAT DAY IN MARCH IS NOW A NON-INSTRUCTIONAL DAY
Wednesday,
March 4 which is PSAT/SAT Day is now a non-instructional day – 9th
and 12th graders will not be required to come to school – just 10th
and 11th graders who are taking the exams will be in attendance.
● 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
LIBRARY
NEWS & NOTES BY MS. LIBRARY LADY DAHILL
HourofCode December
9-15 Activities for teachers to be involved in Hour of Code!
Math classes are
invited to spend time during this week participate with HSFI students in the
Hour of Code.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE
□ Keep your attendance
sheets for the week of November 25.
□ There are over 1000 confirmation sheets for October. We did
better in September. Teachers are signing absent notes but they marked
the student present. This will generate a confirmation sheet
□ Please return any and all attendance sheets you have.
November is almost over!!!!
□ When a student gives teachers an absent note to sign please make
sure it has the date/dates the student was absent, name of student and the
student OSIS #
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● SUB CENTRAL - REGULAR HOURS
Teachers: When
calling in absences to Sub Central, please state your regular hours. This
will let subs know for which session to report.
(The system is set at
8:02 - 3:42, covering pds. 1 - 9.)
● EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION
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.
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.
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
NOVEMBER
- Week 4 / Social Emotional Learning
Monday,
November 25
Banter (v) talk or exchange remarks in a
good-humored teasing way. My siblings and I were bantering with each other at
the holiday table, but our mother said we were being too mean in our remarks.
Tuesday,
November 26
Nostalgia (n) longing for something past. Sweet
potato pie, commonly eaten on Thanksgiving, can evoke feelings of nostalgia. My
grandmother says that the sound of jazz often triggers nostalgia for her youth.
Wednesday,
November 27
Gratitude (n) a feeling of thankfulness and
appreciation. Gratitude as a social
emotion, has long been considered a powerful ingredient of health and
well-being for both individuals and societies. The newly elected university
president expressed gratitude to everyone who had helped her achieve her goals
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT for her amazing efforts to support the Holidays
Windows Unveiling – her dedication to her students and the HSFI community is
incredible.
Thank
you to MR. ABDALLAH for his
support in fixing and maintaining the large format printer needed by the Visual
Merchandising students to complete their holiday window project successfully.
Nominated
by MR. LACHOK, thank you to MS. MOLLOY for inviting the science
department to observe her doing an escape room activity/lesson with her AP
Biology class.
Thank
you to MS. TROTTA for her assistance
in preparing for the English as a New Language audit.
Thank
you to MS. BOHNER, MS. MANEVICH & MS. MOKIM for doing additional Parent Outreach to our ENL parents.
Thank
you to MS. DAMIAN for supporting
the Virtual Enterprise class this week
Thank
you to MS. VACCARO, MS. NEWPORT & MS. CARTER for chaperoning the Adidas event.
Thank
you to MS. NOBLE for ensuring
the store has been open 1st period so that students can spend their Fashion
Dollars
Thank
you to MS. BATTS, MR. CENTENO, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. DAVID, MR. DIXON,
MS. JOHAR, MS. PARISSE, MS. ROJAS, MS. SEIFERT, MS. YOUNKMAN, MR. JOCELYN, MS.
KLEPACKI, MR. STAMPONE, MR. RUSSELL & MS. STAMBOULY for supporting the process for the Fashion Design department's
second NOCTI practical.
Thank
you to MS. DAVID & MS. DAHILL for all of their efforts in coordinating the Alumni Association's
participation in the FIT Flea Market
Thank
you to MS. SEIFERT, MS. DAVID, MR. CENTENO, MS. BATTS, MS.
CHAVEZ, MS. ROJAS, MS. JOHAR & MS. YOUNKMAN for their work and collaboration towards making the 12th grade
fashion show a success.
Thank
you to MR. RUSSELL for taking
his AP art students to a cyanotype workshop at Penumbra Foundation.
Thank
you to MS. SCHLEIN, MS. GREENE, MS. ORTIZ, MS. FESCKO, MR. SIA,
MS. HUSTED, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. COLLINS, MS. VARRICHIO, MS. MANEVICH, MS.
ABRASKIN, MS. SIOSON & MS. KHAN for
participating in IEP meetings.
Thank
you to MS. GARCIA, MS. CASTRO, MR. ROBINSON, MS. HENEY, MR.
KALISCH, MS. RUSSELL, MS. INCE & MS. SMITH for hosting IEP meetings.
Thank
you to MS. MUSARRA for welcoming
a graduate student to observe her lessons.
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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