WEEKLY BULLETIN for Week Beginning 5.8.17

PBIS CALL TO ACTION

We moving the CALL TO ACTION to the beginning of the Weekly Bulletin to emphasize the needed follow-up to these items…

● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING VTODs

Starting this Wednesday, May 10, we are going to be finishing the school year with Social-Emotional Learning VTODs (emailed to you and listed below)  - please make sure you go over these VTODs with your students everyday! Thank you!

● DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH…

We are officially in the homestretch – we have 5 weeks of classes left before Regents examinations.  Make sure your students know this and appreciate the importance of finishing the school year strong.  Tie this strong finish to college and summer school.  Students must understand the grades that they receive in June will be the ones that colleges will see and ultimately determine whether or not they are scheduled for summer school or not.

PROMOTE THE TUTORING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN GETTING STUDENTS READY FOR THE REGENTS

● STUDENT SHOWCASES THIS WEEK – FASHION SHOW – PLEASE COME & SHOW SUPPORT

We should be very excited as our student showcases continue this week – these are great moments for our students – the ones that they will remember about their HSFI years!

Friday, May 12 – PUBLIC FASHION SHOW – 5:30 pm & 8:00 pm

● MAINTAINING SCHOOL TONE

As we enter the home stretch of the school year, it is critical that we need to be UNIFIED as a staff in enforcing our school rules to maintain our school tone.  Please be consistent and model the correct behaviors our students need in order to SOARR to college and career readiness.

NO FOOD IN CLASSROOMS – students can only eat in the student cafeteria & the student lounge - no food should in classrooms before, during or after school – no staff or students should be eating in any computer lab

DRESS CODE – every week there are zero dress code infractions which is certainly not reality– nobody is reporting these infractions – please make these referrals, so we can follow up with these students and help set the proper tone and attire here at HSFI

PROPER USE OF HALL / HEALTH CENTER PASSES – students can only leave the classroom with a pass / students going to the Falcon Health Center must use that specific pass

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT POLICY - electronic equipment are only allowed to be used in classrooms for instructional purposes – students must not be allowed to take out their phones during class and do not let students charge this equipment in your classrooms

ELEVATORS – students are not allowed on staff elevators unless they have their own elevator card / ask students to show their elevator passes when they are in those elevators

MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
MAY 8 *OP Bell Schedule DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT CARDS NO PD SESSIONS *PBIS Committee Meeting Per. 5 - Room 819 PM Supervisor: B McGuinness (Rm. 329)	9 *Regular Bell Schedule MIDDLE SCHOOL FASHION SHOW 10:30pm & 12:30pm NYSESLAT TESTING for ESL Students *Academic & CTE Committee Meeting Per. 2 - Room 819 PM Supervisor: S Rau (Rm. 829)	10 *Regular Bell Schedule NYSESLAT TESTING for ESL Students BLOOD DRIVE Room 829 PM Supervisor: A Rodrigues (Rm. 515)	11 *Regular Bell Schedule NYSESLAT TESTING for ESL Students PM Supervisor: S Kohm (Rm. 531)	12 *Regular Bell Schedule PUBLIC FASHION SHOW 5:30pm & 8:00pm PM Supervisor: D Silva (Rm. 125)

THE ANSWER IS IN THE ROOM

Here are some highlights of the best practices shared after the last round of intervisitations; all are focused on the use of TWR, other scaffolds, as well as the use of socio-emotional practices in class.

In the Science department, Mr. Lee and Mr. Hurley created a TWR activity involving bedbugs.  Students were prompted to annotate an article about bedbugs and complete a summary based on the reading.

https://plus.google.com/100874984031532082067/posts/ZL5e3jyGLHK

In the Math Department, Ms. Medina, Ms. Chung, Ms. Schlein, Ms. La Tanza, and Ms. Dye created a TWR activity involving constructions of dilations of circles.  The expanded sentence activity is based on error analysis of two models.

https://plus.google.com/100874984031532082067/posts/fhsQQT6PGBt

In the CTE Department, Ms. Chavez created an activity/form to improve social emotional learning and promote collaborative learning.
https://plus.google.com/104336255820335302569/posts/BADvgTgtquk

In the English Department, Ms. Bailey created a guide for writing analysis and a model for her ninth grade students reading "Of Mice and Men".

https://plus.google.com/104336255820335302569/posts/TKmgq2xXYJq

To see these activities and more join the HSFI Google+ Page found here. https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/108340703393557258737

*If any staff member would like to share a lesson, activity, or best practice, send it to Ms. Paz at SPaz@schools.nyc.gov or Mr. Kearns at kkearns@schools.nyc.gov

HSFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

The Alumni Association of The High School of Fashion Industries interviewed 9 stellar senior students for the 2017 Alumni College Scholarship. A special thank you to our judges. Mr. Alvarez, Ms. Bonner, Ms. Dahill, Ms. McKeon, Ms. Rojas, Ms. Silvestre, Ms. Vongerichten and our student ambassadors. The judging procedure continues to be an inspirational reflective experience for each of us.

The recipients of the 2017 Alumni College Scholarships are 

Graphics Art And Illustration Major
Tyler Roarty
Fashion Design Major
Treysha Robinson
Visual Marketing Major
Sukari Webb
Fashion Design Major (DREAMER)
Ying Liu

Click on the following link to view photos

https://goo.gl/photos/tFrX4fj2EamSJSRu7

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL REMINDERS

● WRITING REVOLUTION UPDATES

9th/10th grade ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers--Please upload TWR work to the share Google folder by May 15

● ESL TESTING
The following students listed below (sorted by grade) will be taking a required NYS ESL exam (NYSESLAT) on Tuesday, May 9 through Thursday, May 11.

This exam is mandatory and determines the students' programming, testing accommodations, etc. for 2017-18.

It is an untimed test. Most students will complete it during period 3, 4 and 5. Some will take longer. They will have an attendance verification form to show you.

Please allow students to make up any work missed and, when possible, let them know of assignments they should work on over the three days.

AKTHER NADERA
AQUINO YANERIS
CLOTTER MARIA
DELAROSA JAYRIS
FABRE ELIANNY
FALCON BICTNEY
FALCON JUAN
HAMIM NAFISA
LIN MIAO
LIN YUQING
LU JENNY
MARTE MARY
MATUTE KAREN
MINIER ASHLEY
PEREZ ANGELICA
RODRIGUEZ JEFFREY
RONZON GUZMAN VICTORIA
SANTANA DARIE
TORRES ELIDETH
VALERIO NELSON
ALONZO MICHEL
BANGOURA KADIATOU
BAUTISTA SISMAI
BURGOS DIOVELL
DE MERCED GUADALUPE
GARCIA KIANMY
GONZALEZ XIMENA
HERNANDEZ ALEXA
KONE DJENEBA
NIVAR STASY
NUNEZ MELODI
PAULINO DAYANA
PERALTA HAILYN
SANTANA NYAISA
SANTIAGO NICOLE
VILLA AIMEE
CAMPOS REYES BRISA
CASTILLO DARIANA
CUEVAS PALOMA
HERAS EVELIN
MARTE KIMBERLY
MORALES ALICIA
PAYNE SAMANTHA
RODRIGUEZ JACQUELINE
SULTANA RAFA
VALDIVIES YANDHERY
VALLE EVE

● PHOTOSHOP EXAMS BEGINNING – STUDENTS MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE

Photoshop certification exams have begun and will be given on Tuesdays and Thursdays and that some students will be late and will have a late pass. 

● SPECIAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT REMINDERS

As we begin to plan for next year we have pushed up IEP meetings for students in order to ensure their appropriate placement for the 2017-18 school year. With this in mind, you may have received an influx of IEP Teacher reports within the last few weeks. Your feedback and participation is crucial in our being able to create a quality IEP. Please take a moment to complete these forms and let the teacher who sent you the form, or Ms. McGuinness know if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued support of students with disabilities!

OPERATIONAL NEED TO KNOW

● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY

● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/

● MICROSOFT OFFICE 365 EMAIL MIGRATION

Mr. Abdallah has put together a PDF guide to Microsoft Office 365 Email Migration.  Please look it over and follow the directions to complete this migration.

● MUSIC OFF MAY 2-9 FOR AP EXAMS

There will be no change of period music from May 2 through May 9 due to Advanced Placement exams.  This will also take place from May 22-25 for NOCTI CTE exams.  Any major announcements will be made in the afternoon.

● MESSAGES FROM THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE

(1) There were 894 Confirmation Sheets printed for the month of March.  Please make sure to return them by Monday May 8. 

(2) There are some teachers who have not returned their re-printed Attendance Sheets for March.  Please do so as soon as possible.  

(3) If you are going on a trip please make sure to get the list of student names and OSIS numbers by 1pm to room 134, Attendance Office.  

● WAGEWORKS / TRANSIT BENEFITS PROGRAM – SUMMER SUSPENSION

Employees who wish to suspend their transit deductions on all summer checks and resume these deductions in September must enter the following dates in Payroll Portal up to May 1:

Payroll Bank: Q742/Q744 - Suspend date  01/01/17  Resume date  08/25/17

Payroll Bank: E745 - Suspend date  06/02/17   Resume date  08/22/17

● UNSUPERVISED STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS & OFFICES BECOMING A PROBLEM

Under no circumstances are you to leave students unsupervised in your classroom or office, or any other space in the building if you are a coach or club/activity supervisor.  Ask students to step out of this location while you are gone and have them reenter when you return.  If anything happens to those students in that space, you will be held responsible and need to explain why you allowed these students to be unsupervised.

● DO NOT USE THE STUDENT COMPUTER LAB DURING THE LUNCH PERIODS

The student computer lab in Room 201 has been a big hit – please do not use the 201 computer lab during the lunch periods to free up computers for students.  If we need more computers in department spaces, please let me know and we will get them installed.

SAVE THE DATES – CTE SHOWCASES

□ PUBLIC FASHION SHOW

Friday, May 12, 2017

□ INDUSTRY FASHION SHOW

The Industry Show is on Thursday, May 18, 2017 with a reception at 6:00 pm and the show at 7:00 pm which typically runs a half hour.  This event is the culmination of four years of hard work by our dedicated staff and students who collaborate to design, construct and model every garment.  This year’s show will honor Mr. Gary Wassner who is one of the most influential people within the fashion industry and has graciously agreed to attach his name to the event to help fundraise for the school.  The Advisory Board’s fund raising benefits us in many ways including their recent air conditioning contribution. 

Thank you to the Fashion Design department for their extraordinary efforts in preparing our students throughout these four years to be ready for this show.  Thank you to our Fashion Show Director, Ms. Broadbelt, for her efforts in leading this production.

You can RSVP to Ms. Anika Carter at  ACarter15@schools.nyc.gov / ACarter15@hsfi.us / extension 8194 / Room 819.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

● WEBSITE LINK TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AT STUDENT ACTIVITIES

https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/attendance-for-student-activities

● WEBSITE LINK TO VIEW ATTENDANCE RECORDS

https://docs.google.com/a/hsfi.us/spreadsheets/d/1jMRs-eOdRNI5JqqP6zoEUp7JCymaIIVnz4nsUvWGIF0/edit?usp=sharing

In order to sort / filter the list, you must click on the temporary filter icon which is located next to the printer icon (looks like a wine glass).

● UPCOMING STUDENT ACTIVITIES

□ Blood Drive 5/10

□ Prom – 5/20

□ Spring Festival – 5/23

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:

http://hsfifashionabletimes.blogspot.com/

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

STAFF MEMBERS WHO SOARR

The SOARRing staff showcased below come from nominations from their supervisors and their colleagues.  You can nominate a colleague by using the email: PBISDataTeam@hsfi.us

Please include the reason why your colleague has SOARRed!

Thank you to all the staff members who have contributed to our best practices Google + Community over the last two weeks - MR. LEE, MR. HURLEY, MS. CHAVEZ, MS. BAILEY, MS. MEDINA, MS. CHUNG, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. LaTANZA & MS. DYE – the sharing spirit at HSFI is alive and well!

Thank you to the members of our Graphics & Illustration department for the incredible opening of the Senior Art Show on Friday - MS. COLLINS, MR. CARRANZA, MR. RUSSELL, MR. ABDALLAH, MS. ZUBROVICH, MS. ARCAMAY & MS. STAMBOULY – I would recommend to the entire staff to spend some time walking around the lobby to look at the art and read the students’ motivations behind their work – the art is such high quality!

Thank you to MS. McKEON for organizing all the College Decision Day festivities with our seniors & Thank you to ALL THE HSFI STAFF that wore their College Gear to support our students heading off to college next year.

Thank you to MS. RICCI for bringing in bringing in $22,000 worth of scholarships for our seniors through the UnderFashion Club.  Ms. Ricci has worked hard all year in building this collaboration with this industry partnership.

Thank you to MS. VACCARO & MS. CARTER for their incredible efforts in organizing and executing the GLAM4GOOD event where our seniors were able to dresses, accessories and makeup for their senior prom.  Thank you to MS. SAN JORGE, MS. STAMBOULY, MS. INCE, MS. MELENCIANO, MS. NOBLE, MS. HENEY, MS. WEISS, MR. RODRIGUEZ, MR. JOCELYN, MS. RIVIRE & MR. MATELUS for helping the event in a variety of ways.

Thank you to our Social-Emotional Learning Big Four - MS. PADRON, MS. CONAGHAN, MS. STAMBOULY & MS. PARISSE for writing a grant for additional funding for our SEL efforts.

Nominated by MS. DAHILL, Thank you to MS. CUFFIE & MS. RUSSELL for taking their 9th grade English classes to The Center for Fiction on Tuesday.  The inspiration from CFF director to introduce writers to students, "in person and up front", is to show students that writing is a college and career choice! Our students peppered the author with questions, had their books signed and smiled for a photo. Check out the photos.

https://goo.gl/photos/KPnqeE37xGgDXy4T9

Thank you to MS. SEVERINO-NORTMAN for while teaching Apartheid, Ms. Severino-Nortman asked students to plot themselves on the mood meter to express their feelings on the topic. She asked students if studying the topic makes them feel angry (red), sad (blue), energized to educate others (yellow) or complacent (green). She grouped students into their chosen quadrants to engage them in a group discussion.

Thank you to members of our Special Education department - MR. KALISCH organized tutoring sessions and MS. VARRICHIO for creating a resource for teachers to use.

Thank you to all the HSFI involved in our Alumni Scholarships – obviously the directors, MS. DAVID & MS. DAHILL for leading the Alumni Association efforts & special thank you to our judges - MR. ALVAREZ, MS. BOHNER, MS. McKEON, MS. ROJAS, MS. SILVESTRE & MS. VONGERICHTEN.

VTODs FOR THE WEEK

Our VTODs will now be lexical arrays of terms that are connected in meaning but often reflect differences in tone, mood, or levels of intensity. For example:  peek, glance, scowl, stare, and glare. 

Lexical Arrays - DISAGREE: from Bicker to Protest

Monday, May 8

Discord: (n) strife or conflict resulting from a lack of agreement between people or over ideas or policies. The Bank Board members presented a united front when interviewed for the article, but, off the record, a deep discord among the members was acknowledged.

Tuesday, May 9

Protest: 1. (n) the expression of strong disagreement or opposition; the director resigned in protest at the decision. 2. (v) to strongly disagree; to publicly express opposition. He protested alongside Martin Lither King that day and on other occasions.

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING RELATED VTODs

Wednesday, May 10

Glitch: (n) a snag; a minor problem that causes a temporary setback.  Every glitch takes on major proportions because the employee can’t put things in perspective. A technical glitch caused a temporary shutdown.

Thursday, May 11

Thwart: (v) to oppose successfully; defeat the hopes or aspirations of. His competitor did all she could to thwart his business plan, but she didn’t factor in his excellent social skills and his determination.

Friday, May 12

Resilient: (adj.) springing back; rebounding; recovering readily after a difficult time. “For the past decade   most state primary schools have offered programs that help students to be more resilient when faced with life's setbacks.”  An example of “resilient design” would be relocating a building’s boiler from a frequently flooded basement to an enclosure on the roof.

DATA TEAM REPORT

Below are the registered concerns submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:

INFRACTION CATEGORY	INCIDENTS APRIL 19 – MAY 4
	10 SCHOOL DAYS
MINOR ISSUES
DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION	18
SELLING FOOD	0
ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION	6
PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF	0
LEAVING CLASS / SCHOOL WITHOUT PERMISSION	9
INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE	0
DRESS CODE	0
MAJOR ISSUES
HARASSMENT / BULLYING (PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER)	5
WEAPONS	0
VANDALISM	0
THEFT	7
CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY	0
PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING	0
SEXUAL AGGRESSION	0
SUBSTANCE ABUSE	1
INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE	0
ARSON	0

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.