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
Let’s continue to try
and make school fun and social for our students – just like us who might have
been cooped up for the past 6-7 months, our students need to be engaged and
enjoy what they are doing. Our students
want to make new friends and reconnect with old friends.
Call
To Action #2
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.
CHANGE FOR LUNCH FOR IN PERSON
LEARNING
We are making
some changes to how we are executing lunch for students. Instead of having lunch in classrooms like we
did for Cohort B students this past week, students will have lunch in specific
locations around the building based on students’ grades.
□ 9th graders will eat
lunch in the 4th floor cafeteria
□ 10th graders will eat
lunch in the 3rd floor gym
□ 11th and 12th
graders will eat lunch in the auditorium
All safety measures and physical
distancing requirements will still be in effect.
CONTINUATION OF OFFICE HOURS THIS
WEDNESDAY
We will continue Office Hours for
students this Wednesday, October 7 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 |
STAFF FLU SHOTS FROM WALGREENS
We will continue our
annual flu shot availability on Tuesday, October 6 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm –
for whomever is in the building on that day, please plan to take advantage of
this opportunity if you wish.
Consent forms will be
available for staff on Monday morning in the lobby and must be completed to get
a vaccination.
RANDOM COVID TESTING FOR STAFF & STUDENTS BEGINNING IN OCTOBER
The NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation, the
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), and the NYC Test
& Trace Corps are arranging for testing of NYC DOE students and staff for
COVID-19 infection starting this month, October 2020. For them to administer a
COVID-19 test, we need the consent of the student or staff member to be
tested.
The test is easy, quick, and safe. Instead of the
“long swab” that goes in the back of the nose, this test is a short, small swab
(like a Q-Tip) that goes just in the front of the nose. Later this school year,
it is possible that tests will be administered by collecting a small amount of
saliva (spit).
Results will be available within
48-72 hours after the sample is taken.
In most instances, you will receive results no more than 48 hours after
the specimen arrives at the laboratory. You will be able to log into an online
portal to access your results. If you test positive, you will also receive a
call from the provider who completed the testing.
INTRODUCTION OF GUIDANCE VIRTUAL WEBSITE
We
would like to introduce the Guidance Virtual Website 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: https://sites.google.com/hsfi.us/hsfiguidance/home?authuser=0
WELCOME ALISON KASLOW FROM PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN
We are excited to
welcome Alison Kaslow and the Partnership With Children organization to the
HSFI Community. Alison is the Social
Work Director for HSFI who will coordinate with our ‘One Wellness Team’ to
provide preventative supports to our students as well as supporting them when
crisis hits. Ms. Kaslow received her Bachelor's degree in Communications at
UMASS-Amherst. She then pursued her Master's in Social Work at Fordham
University. Following her MSW, she completed two years of post graduate training
at Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy to become a certified family and
couples therapist. Thank you
Alison for joining our community and appreciate your efforts in helping our
children.
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
THIS
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
OCTOBER 5 *Regular Bell Schedule |
6 *Regular Bell Schedule WALGREENS FLU SHOTS 1:00 – 3:00pm |
7 *Office Hours Schedule |
8 *Regular Bell Schedule 9th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
9 *Regular Bell Schedule |
NEXT
WEEK’S CALENDAR:
|
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
WEDNESDAY |
THURSDAY |
FRIDAY |
|
OCTOBER 12 *School Closed Columbus
Day |
13 *Regular Bell Schedule |
14 *Wednesday Schedule School Leadership Team
Meeting 4:00–5:00pm Parents Association Meeting 6:30-7:30pm |
15 *Regular Bell Schedule 12th Grade
Assembly (Period 4) |
16 *Regular Bell Schedule Student Town Hall (Period
4) |
IDENTIFYING
STUDENTS WITH IEPs
As we
are into October, 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 participated in the first two rounds of 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.
NAVIANCE IS OUT / SCOIR
IS IN FOR HSFI COLLEGE PLANNING
The counseling department is pleased to announce that we are
introducing a new college planning System called SCOIR (pronounced
Score). While SCOIR is ideally suited to help our students discover
colleges that match their personal as well as academic interests, it will also
streamline related administrative process such as providing letters of recommendation.
Students have access to SCOIR and have begun their college
selection and application process. When a student requests a letter of
recommendation for their college applications, you will receive an email
notification with a link to SCOIR. When responding to your first request, you
will be prompted to create a password that you will use for subsequent logins.
To provide a letter of recommendation, you may either type the letter directly
into SCOIR or upload a letter in PDF format. Your letter will then be available
for the counseling department to send electronically with the student’s other
application materials.
We are excited to be able to provide SCOIR to our students and
families, and we feel confident that you will find it helpful and easy to use.
Before you get started, please take a watch the brief video below to help you
become familiar with how to use SCOIR.
Please keep an eye out for your invitation to
SCOIR.
[video] Teacher Overview https://vimeo.com/415356548/b536589846
STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR
Here
are some SOARRing staff that are going beyond the call of duty for HSFI!
Thank
you to the ENTIRE HSFI STAFF for working together to ensure a smooth opening,
both in person and remotely, to the 2020-21 school year.
Thank
you to MR. STAMPONE for his programming efforts – his work has been
Herculean in nature and all of us should express our appreciation to him for taking
on this task.
Thank
you to THE ENTIRE CTE DEPARTMENT for their incredible team
work in distributing CTE supplies to our students.
Thank
you to MS. GARCIA, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. DYE, MS. MAGNER & MS.
HUSTED for
their help distributing math modules
to students.
Thank
you to MS. GALANTE for her
help processing purchase orders so that students could have their math modules
by the first day of classes.
Thank
you to MS. DAWSON for welcoming
and hosting a student who came to school on the wrong day.
Thank
you to MS. McKEON for hosting
a series of informative Senior College Seminars.
Thank
you to MS. CARTER & Ms. PADRON for demonstrating care for students and for such thorough follow
up with all on their caseload.
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 MR. RAPPA & MS. BARNABEE for helping to set up the Science labs.
Thank
you to MS. SANTOS for her efforts in setting up the Chemistry lab curriculum.
Thank
you to MS. HERRICK & MR. LACHOK for leading the Science focus groups
Thank
you to MS. INCE, MR. LACHOK, MS. KANG, MS. HUSTED, MS. ANZALONE,
MS. McCAULEY, MS. DYE, MR. TRIMPE, MS. LEVENSTEIN, MS. GARCIA, MR. KALISCH, MS.
SMITH, MS. HENEY & MS. CASTRO for hosting
IEP meetings.
Thank
you to MS. SEIFERT, MS. LISSAUER, MS. VARRICHIO, MS. LaTANZA,
MS. FRAGA-ZWIBEL, MR. HARDING, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS. FESCKO, MS. NOBLE, MS.
SCHLEIN, MS. KASS, MS. SAN JORGE, MS. BOHNER, MS. MUSSARA, MR. KILPATRICK, MS.
LOOSER & MS. HERRICK for participating in IEP
meetings!
Thank
you to MS. URENA for conducting
outreach to families!
Thank
you to MS. KANG, MS. HENEY, MS. RUSSELL, MS. VARRICHIO, MS. DYE,
MS. GARCIA, MS. HUSTED, MS. MAGNER, MS. CASTRO, MR. LACHOK, MS. McCAULEY, MS.
SMITH, MS. ANZALONE, MR. CLANCY, MR. KALISCH, MS. INCE, MR. ROBINSON & MR.
TRIMPE for
conducting family outreach and
completing the Special Education Program Adaptation Document for Blended &
Remote Learning for each of our students with IEPs.
Thank
you to MS. SMITH-BROWN, MS. BAKHOUM, MR. DORTCH & MS.
RAMLOGAN for
supporting our new MSCD students as
they transition to HSFI.
Thank
you to MS. WRIGHT & MS. HOLDER for contacting families in order to provide support when
completing the Related Delivery Service form.
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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