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
Get
to know the students that you teach, counsel or interact with – when you show
this care and take the time to get to know your students. This time and energy will pay off - when they
are in crisis, they will trust you enough to confide in you and you will be
able to help them.
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.
Call
To Action #3
SCOIR
is the new system we use (had been Naviance) to submit letters of
recommendation for seniors. You recently received an invite to SCOIR. Please
activate your account.
Here's
a short video on how to submit a letter: https://vimeo.com/415356548/b53658984
RANDOM COVID TESTING
We will
have random monthly testing of students and staff for COVID-19 this coming
Tuesday, October 13. The test is easy,
quick, and safe. This test is a short, small swab (like a Q-Tip) that goes just
in the front of the nose.
We are
not exactly aware of the logistics of the testing, but we will certainly
communicate those logistics once they are shared with us.
The majority of all
testing results will be available within 48 hours. If you test positive for
COVID-19, the testing provider will notify you via a telephone call, and NYC
Test & Trace Corps will call to provide you with resources and support.
If any member of the
school community tests positive during this testing process, the entire school
community will be communicated with and we will follow all health and safety
guidelines.
We deeply appreciate
your partnership and your commitment to keeping your school community safe and
healthy.
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
WELCOME MAYA CITRON & SARAH MITTY FROM LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
We
would like to introduce our 2020-21 LIU Academic Coaches - Please welcome Maya
Citron and Sarah Mitty. They will be in the building all day Tuesdays and
Friday mornings. Here are the welcome statements to the HSFI community from our
LIU Academic Coaches:
Maya Citron
Hi! My name is Ms. Maya Citron and I am an academic coach working
in the Guidance Suite (room 101) for the 2020-21 school year. I am a current
Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology at LIU Brooklyn and I hold an M.A. in
Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. My door is
always open for any issues that may arise for you during the school year. Please come chat with me! I am located in the
Guidance Suite, room F and my extension is 1018. I'm looking forward to getting
to know you this year. Email me at: LIUAcademicCoaches@hsfi.us
Sarah Mitty
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Mitty and I am one of the LIU
academic coaches this year. I am currently a graduate student getting my Ph.D.
in Clinical Psychology at LIU Brooklyn. I will be located in the guidance
suite (room G) and will be at school from 8:30am-3:30pm on Tuesday’s and
8:30am-1:15pm on Friday’s. I’m here to talk about anything that’s on your mind
- so come by and say hi! My extension is 1017, and you can email me at
LIUAcademicCoaches@hsfi.us.
NATIONAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
October
is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The month-long observance
reminds us to stay vigilant that violence against partners must end. Domestic
Violence effects millions, both women and men, of every race, religion,
culture, sexual orientation, and status. Amongst the onset of COVID-19, DV
hotlines have seen a surge as survivors are forced to quarantine with their
abusers. It also puts into sharp focus the vulnerabilities that many people in
our city face every day, and highlights the challenges and barriers that we
know keep people from seeking help and finding safety. With that, our RAPP
Coordinator Hannah Johnson and Alison Kaslow, our PWC Director of Social Work
came together to brainstorm ways to educate our students around the topic. They
will be hosting a virtual event for students next Wednesday October 14th
(12:30pm-1:15pm). The goal of the event would both be engagement, and
psychoeducation. We figure we could use this time to introduce both of our
services (RAPP and Partnership with Children), facilitate a Jeopardy game on DV
facts, and spread awareness.
HSFI’s RACE & EQUITY WORK CONTINUES…
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
HSFI is proud to
celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2020. In celebration, we hope that our Latinx
staff members are willing to share a brief flipgrid video of up to 2
minutes highlighting aspects of your culture based off of the following
prompt......I am proud to be (Dominican, Colombian, Puerto Rican etc.)
because.....
The video will be mashed
with other staff videos, shared with students and highlight on our social
media. We are looking forward to highlighting the rich cultural fabric of
HSFI: https://flipgrid.com/7e842ae4
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.
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 14th in addition to all 12th
graders having a Mandatory College Access Seminar from 10:30 am to 11:15.
Programming our classes for
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday has been challenging enough – we need more
time to make Wednesdays work.
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 |
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
OCTOBER 12 *School Closed Columbus
Day |
13 *Regular Bell Schedule Random COVID Testing |
14 *Wednesday Schedule School Leadership Team
Meeting 4:00–5:00pm Parents Association Meeting 6:00-7:00pm |
15 *Regular Bell Schedule 12th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
16 *Regular Bell Schedule Student Town Hall (Period
4) |
NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
OCTOBER 19 *Regular Bell Schedule |
20 *Regular Bell Schedule 10th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
21 *Office Hours Schedule |
22 *Regular Bell Schedule 11th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
23 *Regular Bell Schedule Staff Town Hall (Period
4) |
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
INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDANCE
DOCUMENT - TEACHERS
Teaching Online
□ The expectation is that every student has their camera on during
class - this is not negotiable.
□ If using Google Meets, the Google Meets link must be displayed
in the Google Classroom banner. It should be visible before the start of the
class. Students should log in through Google Classroom.
□ If using Zoom, the Zoom meeting link should be posted in
students’ Jupiter and HSFI Google Classroom Calendar in advance of the class.
□ Students are expected to log into Zoom through
their HSFI email accounts using the Zoom Apps. Students are not allowed
to dial into classes through their phones. They can use the Zoom App on their
phone.
□ Teachers should remind students that they
should be logged into their Chrome browser through their HSFI accounts before
attempting to access Zoom.
□ Teachers should record classes to be able to go back and
identify inappropriate behavior in class. (Be sure your settings in Zoom
do not allow students to record.) Class recordings can then be deleted.
Videos with students appearing on camera should not be shared with students or
parents. You may share your slides or teacher-only videos like Screencastify
with absent students or students who need additional support.
□ Teachers should carefully review all settings in Google Meets or
Zoom to enable them to mute and/or remove students from class if there is
inappropriate behavior.
□ Students have the ability to invite their parent/guardian to
Google Classroom. Parents will see a summary of activity, not the actual class.
Providing Breaks
□ Period 1 and 5 classes should wrap up 5 minutes before their
official end time to provide students and teachers passing time between
classes. Period 1 should now end at 10:25. Period 5 should now end
at 2:55.
□ Period 3 should begin 5 minutes after the scheduled time at
11:20 (instead of 11:15)
□ Period 1, 3 and 5 classes should break for five minutes 40
minutes into the class period to provide students and teachers a break. Students
and teachers may turn off their cameras. Teachers should have a system in place
to get students back promptly, like using a countdown timer.
Student WIFI Issues
□ Students who have spotty/nonexistent internet should be directed
to apply for a NYC Department of Education electronic device. Here is the
survey form link: https://coronavirus.schools.nyc/RemoteLearningDevices
These devices have embedded internet access through T-Mobile
Information regarding NYC Department of Education issued Ipads can
be found at the following website link: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/learning/learn-at-home/technical-tools-and-support/ipad-requests
Teachers absent during
Remote Teaching
□ If you are unable to teach a class, the expectation is that you
are posting work for students to complete during a class period. You may want
to prepare activities in advance in case of an emergency.
Attendance Procedures
□ It is mandatory for all teachers to take Attendance through
Jupiter’s automatic attendance feature beginning on Tuesday, September
29.
Teachers must set the automatic roll to the class meeting time and
direct students to log into Jupiter at the beginning of class for a minimum of
one minute. This will relieve teachers of having to take attendance
manually. However, the teachers should review the roll captured and
verify any absences before the end of the period to confirm that all students
have had their attendance captured in Jupiter.
|
How to take automatic attendance through Jupiter: Go to Roll and click the Remote Roll button. In the right
column, set how long students should be logged in and the time window (start
and end times). Then click Apply. Have students log into Jupiter to check their homework
assignments for your class or answer a forum question you post. The roster then displays how many minutes each student was
logged in, and it updates the attendance marks. You may adjust your settings,
and you may change any individual attendance mark. Set the minimum to 1 minute if you need students only to check
in. (Note: Students should stay on the screen for 10 seconds; that is enough
to be reported as 1 minute. 90 seconds will round up to 2 minutes, and so
on.) |
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
● 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.
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Nominated
by MS. WEISS & MS. SAN JORGE, thank you to MS. PADRON
for creating the guidance virtual website which is amazing and so user
friendly. It has made it so easy to connect with students and share valuable
information with them in a timely manner. It has also been a great way for
students to connect with the One Wellness team and learn about all the amazing
services our school offers.
Thank
you to MS. NEWPORT for her help in organizing this year’s student
government.
Thank
you to MS. WADE for helping
a student who needed immediate emotional support.
Thank
you to MS. CUFFIE, MS. BOHNER, MR. KEARNS & MS. McGOLDRICK for leading the ELA focus groups.
Thank
you to MS. RICCI & MS. CARTER for initiating our first connection with the Advisory Board this
year and coming up with brilliant ideas of ways to continue to engage students
with industry partners virtually this year.
Thank
you to MS. VACCARO, MS. POWELL & MS. RICCI for supporting their CTE departments and ensuring the smoothest
start to the school year during these difficult times.
Thank
you to MR. DIXON, MR. CENTENO, MS. NEWPORT & MS. CISSE for working after school to hand out supply packages to
students/families who couldn't pick up these supplies the past two Wednesdays.
Thank
you to MR. JOCELYN for stepping
up in so many ways to ensure we will be able to mail out supply kits to
students who couldn't come to school to pick them up.
Thank
you to MR. JIMENEZ, MS. MINSKY & MS. REYES, our dedicated substitutes, who continue to show up every day
to help ensure students are supervised and supported while inside the building.
Thank
you to MS. KLEPACKI, MS. ZUBROVICH & MR. DIXON for going above and beyond with student and parent outreach.
Thank
you to MR. MENCIA for making
sure students are practicing social distancing when using the elevators.
Thank
you to MS. TROTTA, MR. JACKSON & MR. JOCELYN for helping to take over 200 CTE supply kits to the post office
and mail them. Because of their help and hard work, all students will now be
able to participate fully with all needed supplies in their CTE classes.
Thank
you to MS. JOHNSON (RAPP COORDINATOR) & MS. KASLOW
(PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN COORDINATOR) for hosting
an event dedicated to highlighting National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Thank
you to MR. DUKE for following
up with families and teachers on and the many referrals his case load received
this week.
Thank
you to MS. URENA for continuing
to engage our families of SWD's during remote instruction.
Thank
you to MR. ABDALLAH, MR. VILLALONA & MR. MONTENEGRO for all the technology assistance they have provided to
students and staff.
Thank
you to MS. CUYA for her efforts in running the school’s main office.
Thank
you to MS. INCE, MR. LACHOK, MS. KANG, MS. ANZALONE, MS.
McCAULEY, MS. SMITH, MR. ROBINSON, MR. CLANCY, MS. RUSSELL, MS. MUSARRA, MS.
VARRICHIO & MS. HENEY for hosting IEP
meetings.
Thank
you to MS. PARISSE, MR. DUKE, MS. PADRON, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. LEVENSTEIN,
MR. TRAPANI, MS. WEISS, MS. FESCKO, MR. HARDING, MS. CISSE, MR. SIA, MR. DIXON,
MS. SAN JORGE, MS. DAVID, MS. CHAN, MS. NEWPORT, MS. PATWARY & MS. BATTS for participating in IEP meetings!
ADDITIONS
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