Saturday, February 22, 2020

WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 2.23.20



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
STICK TO THE BASICS IN SHOWING CARE FOR YOUR STUDENTS
Greet students at the door and Distribute Fashion Dollars aligned to our school goals of all HSFI community members being Challenged (Rigor & Relevance) and Cared For (Relationships & Realness) – these actions will go a long way to students feeling cared for.

HSFI ‘CHALLENGED’ GOAL – RIGOR & RELEVANCE

CONTINUE TO INVEST TIME IN GETTING TO KNOW YOUR STUDENTS & BUILDING COMMUNITY IN YOUR CLASSROOM
You are not going to be able to challenge your students’ academically unless they know you cared about and have their best interests at heart.  This investment of time and energy will go a long way when you want to ramp up the rigor with your students.  They will follow you anywhere academically when they know there is that level of care




PROGRAM REDESIGN PRESENTATIONS
As HSFI continues to innovate in our classrooms to prepare our students for college and career, we must improve all school systems to best support the instructional core. Student and teacher programs make up the underlying structure that all other efforts are anchored to.
On Monday February 24th during periods 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7, Mr. Stampone will outline a proposal to consider Block Programming (in lieu of the prior planned PD). At its core, the proposal is for students to meet for 90 minutes on alternating days throughout the semester. 
His presentation will address pros & cons and a sampling of potential student & teacher programs. He also will be there to listen to your immediate impressions and to facilitate further thoughts around how individual schedules would be impacted, preference sheets, and class rotation.
We look forward to getting your feedback on the possible proposal.




SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT
SEL Best Practices for the Classroom
Check out our SEL Best Practices’ section that has been just added to our Staff Portal – please check it out for tools to use in your classroom and offices

Voluntary Mindfulness Workshops
Consider attending a voluntary Mindfulness workshop run by our very own licensed mindfulness teacher, Ms. Serrano – here are a list of times and dates:
□ Thursday, March 5th after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, March 6th 1st period
Thursday, March 26th after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, March 27th 1st period
□ Thursday, April 23rd after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, April 24th 1st period
Thursday, May 7th after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, May 8th 1st period
Thursday, May 21st after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, May 22nd 1st period
Thursday, June 4th after 9th period 3:45-4:45 pm
Friday, June 5th 1st period



THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
FEBRUARY 24

*Regular Bell Schedule

Program Redesign Meetings
Periods 2,4,5,6,7 in Room 821

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
25

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
26

*Regular Bell Schedule

11th Grade Assembly
Period 6

Gary Wassner Dedication Event
4:00 pm
Room 927

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431

27

*Regular Bell Schedule

12th Grade Assembly
Period 3

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
28

*Regular Bell Schedule

Student Town Halls
Periods 4-7
Room 821

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431


NEXT WEEK’S CALENDAR:

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
MARCH 2

*Regular Bell Schedule

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
3

*OP Bell Schedule

Students Stay in 3rd Period Classes to Fill out DOE Learning Environment Survey

9th Grade Assembly
Period 5

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431




4

PSAT / SAT DAY
Only 10th and 11th Graders in Attendance

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
5

*Regular Bell Schedule

Family Visitation Day

Mindfulness Workshop
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431
6

*Regular Bell Schedule

Family Visitation Day

Mindfulness Workshop
8:15 am - 9:00 am

PM Supervisor:
G Raschilla
Rm. 143-Ext. 1431


NEXT WEEK – PSAT / SAT DAY
Next Wednesday, March 4 is PSAT / SAT Day.  Our 10th graders will be taking the PSAT.  Our 11th graders will be taking the SAT.  Our ninth and twelfth graders will not be attending school on this day – just the 10th and 11th graders and once they finish their exams they will be dismissed and sent home.




NEXT WEEK – 2nd SET OF PARENT VISITATION DAYS March 5 & 6
Thank you once again for being supportive of our Family Visitation Days on Thursday, March 5 and Friday, March 6, 2019. During these Family Visitation Days, HSFI parents will be able to observe their children in action.  We will soon begin to register parents.  We will make sure the parents that attend understand that this is not a day to conference with you and have them go through an orientation on the behavioral expectations for the day.  We will let you know the parents that sign up for these visits.  We understand that you are voluntarily agreeing to participate in these visits, so THANK YOU!  If you do not wish to participate, please reach out to me directly.



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




THE WRITING REVOLUTION – IMPORTANT REMINDERS
If you are implementing the program in your classroom, you should have your TWR posters displayed in the front of your classroom as close to eye-level as possible. Use them to model, prompt and remind students when reinforcing skills.

If need replacement posters, they are available in the TWR Resource Library along with all kinds of customizable materials. (If you don't have a log in, you can use User Name: nmoore Password: Fashion1)
https://www.thewritingrevolution.org/resources/




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 an 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. The information you are required to complete on the teacher 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. Thank you in advance for participating in meetings! 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).

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. Thank you for your continued support of our students

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. 




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 wellhttps://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/technology





UPDATED GRADE LEVEL ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
9TH GRADE
10TH GRADE
11TH GRADE
12TH GRADE
FEBRUARY
2/11 PER 4
TUESDAY
2/11 PER 9
TUESDAY
2/26 PER 6
WEDNESDAY
2/27 PER 3
THURSDAY
MARCH
3/3 PER 5
TUESDAY
3/10 PER 9
TUESDAY
3/17 PER 6
TUESDAY
3/24 PER 3
TUESDAY
APRIL
4/7 PER 6
TUESDAY
4/21 PER 9
TUESDAY
4/23 PER 6
THURSDAY
4/30 PER 3
THURSDAY
MAY
5/5 PER 7
TUESDAY
5/12 PER 9
TUESDAY
5/20 PER 6
WEDNESDAY
5/27 PER 3
WEDNESDAY
JUNE
6/9 PER 4
TUESDAY
6/10 PER 9
WEDNESDAY
6/11 PER 6
THURSDAY
XXXXX


NEW HSFI WEBSITE – THANK YOU MS. ARCAMAY
We are excited to announce the launch of our new site! To have a full experience of our website please review from a desktop computer. On our platform you will find Information on clubs, tutoring, meetings, announcements, and Opportunities. You will also find resources for school leadership, peer mediation, college access, industry partnerships, volunteer opportunities, and expectations for our schools community and so much more. Explore 360 tours of our spaces and invite friends and family to view our online admission exam. 




OUTSIDE MASONRY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE
At this time, work is being done on 24th street side of the building. On floors 3 thru 9.
This includes the following rooms:
329, 327, 325, 323, 321, 319
429, 427, 425, 423, 421, 419
 529, 527, 525, 523, 521, 519
 629, 627, 625, 623, 621, 619  
 729, 727, 725, 723, 721, 719
 829, 827, 825, 823, 821, 819
 929, 927, 925, 923, 921, 919
Beginning Feb. 13th scaffolding installation will start on the 25th Street side of the building.
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. 
 Some ACs are wrapped so that dust does not damage them.  They cannot be used while they are in this state.     
 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. 




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.)

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


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

RESERVE A FACILITY IN THE SCHOOL BUILDING REQUESTS

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



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:
□ 2/20/2020 – 1:00pm – 4:00PM.  Mr. Dixon is taking 8 students to Ichiumi Restaurant for food journalism.  
□ 2/24/2020 – 9:00AM – 3:30PM.  Ms. Cisse is taking 30 students to Steve Madden for Dolce Vita.  WBL Annual Fashion Day/Career Day.  
□ 2/25/2020 – 2:00PM - (Dismissal from site).  Ms. Batts is taking 25 students to fabric stores in Midtown to learn about the fabrics in the industry.
□ 2/26/2020 – 2:00PM - (Dismissal from site).  Ms. Batts is taking 25 students to the FIT Museum to see the Black in Time Exhibit.  
□ 2/27/2020 – 1:15PM – (Dismissal from site).  Ms. Batts is taking 25 students to Goodwill/Buffalo Exchange/ Fab scrap store to purchase clothing for upcycling




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
FEBRUARY - Week 4 / Reviewing Academic Language

Monday, February 24
variable (adj.) capable of being changed. The temperature in the main building is variable.   (n) In math, a variable is a quantity that can change. Variables, unknown quantities, are the opposite of constants, which are known, unchanging amounts.

Tuesday, February 25
central claim The central claim is the author's main idea or main argument; it is the concept or position the author is ''claiming'' to be true.   Students are often asked to find the central claim of a reading selection.
Wednesday, February 26
empirical (adj.) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory. They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument concerning climate change.
Thursday, February 27
supplementary (adj.)1. functioning in a supporting capacity; an addition. If purchasers wish to obtain supplementary information, they should contact one of our representatives. If an angle is supplementary to another angle, it forms 180° when combined with it.
Friday, February 28
aggregate (v) to collect or gather into a mass or whole. As a mail processor, I aggregate mail according to its destination. (n)  Sum total of many things taken together. The company spent an aggregate of 10 million dollars in n advertising during the past three years. (aggregate on 10/16/19)




STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!

Thank you to MS. RICCI, MS. CISSE, MS. SOSTRE & MS. CARTER for all their efforts in planning the wonderful Lakisha Youngblood Memorial. A special thank you to all staff who attended the event.

Thank you to MR. KEARNS & MR. WIEDA for supporting the Guidance Outreach efforts to connect with all our current and recently former ELLs to make sure they are engaging in the school and feeling supported.

Thank you to MR. RAPPA for completing his FDNY certification for chemical handling.

Thank you to MS. ARCAMAY for putting together the Advanced Placement video and accompanying pamphlet as well as creating all the signage and invitations for the Wassner Family Tribute Event.

Thank you to MS. DE LA ROSA & MR. RAPPA for creating a new hands on activity for the Living Environment team on DNA extraction.

Thank you to MS. SEIFERT & MS. RICCI for securing a mannequin donation. These mannequins will be put in all of the fashion design classrooms to ensure students can take quality photographs of their garments for their college portfolios.

Thank you to MS. ROJAS for all of her endless work to ensure the 12th grade looks for Harlem Fashion Week are ready!

Thank you to MS. BATTS & MS. SEIFERT for planning a trip to MFTA and securing needed fabric for the fashion design department

Thank you to MR. CARRANZA & MS. COLLINS for writing a proposal for a mural project with CITYarts.

Thank you to MR. VILLALONA & MR. ABDALLAH for installing After-Effects in all computers in 704.




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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