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.
Call
To Action #1
This Friday, October 30, is the end
of Marking Period 1. Make sure your
students know where they stand in your classes including use of the Jupiter
Grades Progress Reports. We know there
has been a ton of program changes with the switches from blended to report, so
knowing where students stand is extremely important.
Call
To Action #2
If
you see a student in crisis or not doing what they are supposed to be doing,
make sure you fill out a referral using the Data Dashboard, but also reach out
to the students’ family with a call.
STOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID AT HSFI
We all
must do our part to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Here are some reminders
that can assist everyone in that goal. For staff reporting to the building, who
are sick or have illness symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, shortness of
breath, or sore throat, please notify your supervisor and stay home. If you
develop any of these symptoms while you are at work, notify your supervisor and
leave the building. If you need help in anyway, please contact Assistant
Principal Giovanni Raschilla. Always practice social distancing during work
hours to the greatest extent possible and wear a mask. As we try to keep our
HSFI community safe, please also promptly inform your supervisor if:
□ You
have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
□ You
have been in close contact with another person who has COVID-19.
□ You
have recently traveled.
□ You
have tested positive for COVID-19.
PROPOSAL TO GO REMOTE BEFORE
THANKSGIVING & BEFORE/AFTER WINTER BREAK
With the holiday season approaching, I wanted to check with the
entire HSFI community about going full remote before Thanksgiving and then
again before and after our Winter Break in late December / early January.
The first part of the proposal is to go fully remote on Monday,
November 23, Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25 prior to the
Thanksgiving break on that Thursday and Friday. Going remote on these
three days on November 23, 24 and 25 allows families and staff to travel if
they wish for this holiday without the pressure of coming into the building. Thank you to Ms. Bohner for the Thanksgiving
remote suggestion
The second part of the proposal is to go fully remote from Monday
December 21, 2020 through December 23, 2020. Friday, December 18, 2020, will be
our last in-person session before the holiday break. We will be closed for
instruction from December 24, 2020 through January 3, 2021 for our Winter
Break. School will then resume and be remote from Monday January 4, 2021
through Friday January 8, 2021. Beginning Monday January 11, 2021,
in-person instruction will resume. This part of the proposal will give families
and staff the ability to travel for the holidays and then come back to New York
by December 28th in order to meet the 14-day quarantine to come back to the
school building on January 11.
To have your voice heard about this proposal, please fill out this
survey:
https://forms.gle/MhSJAJNQbWpegpeh7
If
our families agree with this proposal, we can move forward with it.
ELECTION DAY NEXT WEEK – TIME OFF
FOR VOTING
Employees in New York State,
including NYCDOE employees, are eligible for up to two hours of paid time off
to vote if they do not have “sufficient time to vote.” You are deemed to have
“sufficient time to vote” if you have four consecutive hours to vote either
from the opening of the polls to the beginning of your work shift, or four
consecutive hours between the end of a working shift and the closing of the
polls. You must notify your supervisor at least two working days before you
intend to take time off to vote. Make
sure you coordinate with your supervisor about your plans for providing
services to students (teaching, counseling) if you are planning to take this
time. All students and staff will be
REMOTE on Election Day.
GUIDANCE VIRTUAL WEBSITE
Please
take a look at the Guidance Virtual Website created by Ms. Padron where
students can look up important information and make appointment with their
counselors. Teachers should free to post this on their Google Classrooms to
raise student awareness of this valuable resource:
www.tinyurl.com/hsfiguidancehome
COLLEGE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Our
Seniors are hard at work on their college applications and may ask you for a
letter of recommendation. You will submit letters in two different ways:
#1
If students
are applying to CUNY Queens College or the Macaulay Honors program at CUNY,
they will request a letter through the CUNY Application portal and you will get
an email from CUNY with information on how to upload your letter.
#2
All
other requests will come through SCOIR. You need to register for an account.
You were sent an email inviting you to SCOIR.
SCOIR
Teacher Overview Video: https://vimeo.com/415356548/b536589846
Note:
If you receive a Common Application request from a student please DO NOT submit
anything through the Common Application, contact Ms. McKeon (kmckeon4@hsfi.us) or the student and advise them to invite you
through SCOIR.
HSFI’s RACE & EQUITY WORK CONTINUES…
HSFI CULTURAL
CONNECTIONS CLASSROOM
We would like to introduce you to
the HSFI Cultural Connections Classroom! On this page you will find
resources to guide your culturally responsive teaching practices. These
resources are a small piece of our overall work and mission to be more
cognizant in our planning as it relates to students and their
experiences. We know many of you also have great resources and this is a
great forum to share those with our HSFI community.
The materials currently uploaded
are aligned to the NYS Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE)
framework which helps educators create student-centered learning environments that:
affirm racial, linguistic and cultural identities; develop student' abilities
to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized
voices; prepare students for rigor and independent learning; and empower
students as agents of social change.
The New York State guidelines for
culturally responsive-sustaining education are rooted in a vision of an
education system that fosters:
-Students who experience academic
success
-Students who are socio-politically
conscious and socio-culturally responsive
-Students who have a critical lens
through which they challenge inequitable systems of access, power, and
privilege.
OCTOBER WELLNESS WORKSHOPS FROM TEEN CHOICE
We are excited to announce a series of four
grade-level workshops focused on issues of
wellness for adolescents. These workshops are intended to help students develop new skills related
to their personal, academic, and social
well-being. The workshops will be led by our Teen Choice Site Coordinator, Ed Reyes.
All students are welcome to attend their grade-level workshop.
Topics that will be discussed include suicide
awareness and prevention, bullying prevention (Respect for All), LGBTQ allies
and support, domestic violence, and breast cancer awareness.
Students will have an opportunity to engage in brief
discussions and activities that highlight awareness around these important
issues in our society. The Teen Choice
team will also have an activity table set up nearby where you can play games
and win prizes.
The schedule for the wellness workshops:
□ Tuesday, October 20 is open to all 9th
grade students. The workshop will take place in the Cafeteria
during Period 4 (lunch) from 12:45pm to 1: 30pm. This is an IN-PERSON event.
□ Tuesday, October 27 is open to all 11th and 12th grade students. The workshop will
take place in the Auditorium during Period 4 (lunch) from 12:45pm to 1:
30pm. This is an IN-PERSON event.
□ Wednesday, Oct 28 is open to all students. This is a VIRTUAL event. Details for this event will be announced
shortly.
□ Friday, October 30 is open to all 10th grade students. The workshop will be
held in the Gymnasium (Room 301) during Period 4 (lunch) from 12:45pm to 1:
30pm. This is an IN-PERSON event
SOCIAL
EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORTS
We hope that you are doing
well and having a great beginning to the school year. We know that this
year has been full of challenges to say the least. The Social Emotional
Learning team wanted to supply you with some resources to hopefully make
the transition a smoother one. Please as always, feel free to reach out to us
for any questions or support you may need throughout the year. We will keep
passing along any tools that you may find helpful. Wish you all the best!
https://www.rulerapproach.org/2020_backtoschool/
Also, remember that you have access
to the Yale Ruler Learning Platform. If you did not participate in the professional
development a few years ago, you will sign up using your HSFI email.
Registration Code:
7wpzk3
When signing up please select
staff.
HSFI SEL Team
Ms. Molloy, Ms. Parisse, Ms.
Stambouly & Ms. Rochford
CONTINUATION OF OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEDNESDAY
We will continue Office Hours for
students this Wednesday, October 28th in addition to all 12th
graders having a Mandatory College Access Seminar from 10:30 am to 11:15.
Here is this Wednesday’s schedule:
|
Time |
Activity |
|
9:00 am - 10:00am |
MATH Office Hours |
|
10:00 am - 11:00 am |
SCIENCE Office Hours (Science) |
|
10:30 am – 11:15 am |
MANDATORY COLLEGE
ACCESS SEMINAR for all 12th
Graders |
|
11:00 am – Noon |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION,
HEALTH & FOREIGN LANGUAGE Office Hours |
|
Noon – 1:00 pm |
ENGLISH Office Hours |
|
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
GLOBAL & UNITED
STATES HISTORY Office Hours |
|
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
CAREER & TECHNICAL
EDUCATION MAJORS Office Hours |
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
OCTOBER 26 *Regular Bell Schedule |
27 *Regular Bell Schedule 10th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
28 *Office Hours Schedule |
29 *Regular Bell Schedule 11th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
30 *Regular Bell Schedule End of First Marking
Period |
NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
NOVEMBER 2 *Regular Bell Schedule |
3 *Regular Bell Schedule ALL STUDENTS & STAFF
ARE REMOTE |
4 *Office Hours Schedule |
5 *Regular Bell Schedule |
6 *Regular Bell Schedule Student Town Hall (Period
4) |
JUPITER GRADES UPDATE
If you use the
"quick marks" like ✅, ✅- or ✅+, please check the
percentage values to match the grading criteria for your department.
You can update this if
you click on "setup", then "grading".
Currently a check
defaults to 100 and check minus to a 75
GOOGLE
MEETS & ZOOM
□ If teachers log into Google Meet
through their schools.nyc.gov account, you can invite students through their hsfi.us. This version of Google Meets
allows for Breakout Rooms! The only downside is they'd have to turn off
the Google Meet link generated in their banner and instead put the new
link in the stream. The other downside is Google Meet doesn't seem to allow for
a co-host, so one teacher would have to control movement of the co-teacher
to join different groups.
□ Teachers can also log into Zoom
through the DOE account and share the link with students through Google
Classroom. This is already set to allow for a co-host. Teachers
should change the authentication in Settings to require students to log in
through hsfi.us. This prevents Zoom bombing
issues.
IDENTIFYING
STUDENTS WITH IEPs
We
wanted to provide you with some information regarding how IEP meetings will be
hosted this year and how to identify your students with IEP's. Thank you to
those who have already participated in meetings this school year. We plan to
host IEP meetings on Wednesday, unless parents request another day, via Google
Meet with participants receiving calendar invitations the week before the
meeting. For the start of the year we have distributed the Beginning of the
Year Form which requests information about your course expectations and what
students should be able to accomplish by the end of the year. By November you
will receive a new form which contains questions which are student specific and
skills based. The teacher form is the foundation of an IEP and clearly outlines
students’ strengths and areas in need of additional support, especially this
school year. Please complete these forms as you receive them. 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. In addition, when logging
onto the Dashboard, students with an IEP' have a blue icon alongside their name
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 and in the interim you are
invited to email me or Ms. Smith-Brown to receive a copy of an IEP As always,
feel free to reach out to Ms. McGuinness with any questions you may have
regarding Special Education and services
DATA
DASHBOARD CORNER
Mr. Stampone has done
it again to support all of us at HSFI – he redesigned the Data Dashboard – here
is the new link - https://hsfi-datadashboard-v3.herokuapp.com
Thank you Mr. Stampone – the Data
Dashboard is a game changer for our community.
OPERATIONAL
NEED TO KNOW
● SAFETY AROUND THE BUILDING
Classrooms,
hallways and other school areas should be kept organized and free of hazards.
Report dangerous situations to AP Raschilla. In an effort to raise fire safety
awareness, please do not place items on radiators.
● 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
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKQ2M7fZ3XNtCJB6FRxLTR-Y8-Snw2jgUFqVKGzpxhupmZZA/viewform
● TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2WT0fizVk9Ttdn9MPeocvT-0K7qDL5NHRKva3dcLQsjl1HA/viewform
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
https://goo.gl/forms/sQGqPAoqGeI86H132
Depending on the severity of the
request. Expect a one to two days before fixing or notification of the
issue.
Spreadsheet that shows the Status
of Custodian Requests
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xWhZel2F2yaXRZF8z0N_GX-hBzjWxuoRBq3ZcA1W7FQ/edit?usp=sharing
● 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
● 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.
HSFI PLANS TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
Halloween
Contest #1
CALLING
ALL CREATIVES! In honor of the Halloween holiday, we are hosting a contest for
each of the majors and all of the grade levels. Winners will be selected for
each major, please see the details below: Graphics & Illustration: Create
an original artwork inspired by Halloween! Artwork may be done by hand using
any form or combination of media, or may be completed digitally.
Fashion
Design: Design a costume or Halloween-inspired garment/look and present your
design in the form of a fashion illustration! Illustrations may be done by hand
using any form or combination of media, or may be completed digitally.
Business
Marketing & Visual Merchandising: Design a poster advertising your favorite
Halloween movie, Halloween activity, Halloween product, or Halloween
monster/character! Posters may be done by hand using any form or combination of
media, or may be completed digitally. Please submit to the shared Google Folder
by November 1st: INCLUDE NAME ON SUBMISSION!!!!! There will be prizes for the
top three in each category
Halloween
Contest #2
HSFI
is having our Virtual and In Person Costume Contest. Students who come Mondays
and Tuesdays can come in costume on Tuesday and get their picture taken and a
treat. OR you can submit an image in the link below Students who attend
Thursdays and Fridays come to school in costume on Friday to get their picture
taken and a treat. OR you can submit an image in the link below ALL VIRTUAL
Students have to submit a picture through the link below. YOU MUST INCLUDE YOUR
NAME AND THE CATEGORY YOU ARE APPLYING TOO CATEGORIES Most Original Best
Cosplay The Scariest (and/or The Goriest) Best Special Effects The Funniest Best
Group or Duo Best Celebrity Look-Alike There will be three winners for each
category -- prizes for the winners
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Nominated
by MS. WEISS, MS. PADRON, MS. SAN JORGE & MS. CARTER,
Thank you to MS. CISSE - she is stopping in different boroughs
this weekend to meet students and give them the supplies they need for her
class. Pretty amazing!! She is such a dedicated teacher and really looks out
for her students.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ & MS. ARCAMAY for their tremendous dedication to the HSFI Admissions process
and trying to get the very best students coming to HSFI.
Thank
you to MR. STAMPONE for continuing
to process the large numbers of program changes.
Thank
you to MR. MATELUS for stepping
up to work in support of our Spring Math NX students.
Thank
you to MS. CHAVEZ, MS. PARISSE, MS. CISSE, MR. DIXON, MS. DAVID,
MS. ROCHFORD, MS. JOHAR, MS. RICCI, MS. ROJAS, MS. SEIFERT, MS. VACCARO, MS.
NEWPORT, MR. JIMENEZ & MS. MINSKY for working
collaboratively to help organize that the school store.
Thank
you to MS. POWELL for attending
the Perkins V CTE budgetary meeting and reporting information back to members
of the CTE HSFI community.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT for starting
student government a few weeks early to help school spirit.
Thank
you to MR. JOCELYN, MS. WADE & MR. JACKSON for ensuring that students received needed learning materials via
the USPS. To date, these staff members have transported hundreds of mail items
to the Post Office, an act that aided student learning.
Thank
you to MS. WEISS & MS. PADRON for creating a tracking system that helps guidance counselor program
students for YABC and ILEARN. This document has shared to all counselors and
works toward identifying the most appropriate learning environment for students
at-risk.
Thank
you to MS. RODRIGUEZ for creating
countless identification cards for administrators, staff and students. This
action has fostered not only a welcoming environment, but a friendlier one,
too.
Thank
you to MS. BOHNER for filling
in to lead the English 7 focus Group.
Thank
you to MS. SAN JORGE for producing
progress reports for each student in her caseload and has notified them on
steps towards improving academic standings.
Thank
you to MS. SAN JORGE for hosting
a Lunch Live meeting with students this week.
Thank
you to MS. CARTER, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. PADRON, MR. HARDING, MS.
WEISS, MR. JONES, MR. SIA & MR. DUKE for completing
their student RAD's.
Thank
you to MS. JOHNSON FROM RAPPEN for planning and implementing the Love your Body Day! Students
continued the discussion around relationship abuse and the connection of body
shaming, fatphobia, sexual violence, and how to heal and develop healthy relationships
with ourselves.
Thank
you to MR. REYES & THE TEEN CHOICE STAFF for facilitating the first of four live table events. Freshmen
students were engaged in the cafeteria via roulette and jeopardy with
discussion questions and answers about suicide, bullying, being an lgbtq ally,
domestic violence and breast cancer awareness.
Thank
you to MS. MS. ANZALONE, MR. CLANCY, MS. INCE, MR. LACHOK, MS.
LEVENSTEIN, MR. ROBINSON, MR. TRIMPE & MS. VARRICHIO for hosting IEP meetings.
Thank
you to MS. MATINALE, MS. WEISS, MS. LEVENSTEIN, MS. POWELL, MR. CENTENO,
MS. FESCKO, MS. McGOLDRICK, MR. NG, MR. JONES, MS. TRAPANI, MS. CISSE, MS. SAN
JORGE & MS. MUSARRA for participating in
IEP meetings.
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