| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
| OCTOBER 24 *Regular Bell Schedule PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS Room 724 Periods 2,4,5,6,7,9 *Social Emotional Learning Committee Period 2 – Rm. 821 PM Supervisor: M Frank (Rm. 121) | 25 *Regular Bell Schedule *School Implementation Team (SIT) Period 1 – Rm. 329 *PBIS Committee Period 7 – Rm. 821 PM Supervisor: S Rau (Rm. 829) | 26 *Regular Bell Schedule GRADES DUE PM Supervisor: A Rodrigues (Rm. 515) | 27 *Regular Bell Schedule *Academic/CTE Committee Period 4 – Rm. 821 PM Supervisor: S Kohm (Rm. 531) | 28 *Regular Bell Schedule *APPS Committee Period 3 – Rm. 821 HSFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FUND RAISER PM Supervisor: R Bernstein (Rm. 127) |
PBIS CALL TO ACTION
● FLY GRAND OPENING A HUGE SUCCESS – FASHION DOLLARS FLOWING
Our FLY opening was a spectacular success – our students spent incredible amounts of Fashion Dollars on Friday – they love the store and all the rewards and privileges that we offer to them. Understanding this reality, use Fashion Dollars the right way including:
(1) Aligning the distribution of Fashion Dollars to the school’s problem of practice involving rigorous student tasks. Reward students with Fashion Dollars for trying challenging activities during a lesson. We need to positively reinforce rigor and move away from just reinforcing compliance and basic class participation.
(2) Verbalize out loud for the entire class why a student is receiving Fashion Dollars. You are not getting the full impact of this reward system if the student does not hear why they are receiving Fashion Dollars. You are not getting the full impact of this reward system if the entire class does not hear why a specific student received Fashion Dollars. This will result in all students clearly understanding why they are being distributed and will motivate students to produce similar behaviors.
● REFERRAL FEEDBACK
We understand there have been glitches in the new referral system – we would like to get your feedback on the referral form – please complete this brief survey and then use the results to make appropriate changes: https://goo.gl/forms/c41PAt0MnLaq3xFh2
● HELP NEEDED WITH LUNCH APPLICATIONS
We collected over 100 lunch applications this past week and are now below 400 - the entire school community needs to contribute to this collection effort. HSFI would look a lot different without the close to $1 million dollars that we receive based on this collection.
OPERATIONAL NEED TO KNOW
● CHECK YOUR DOE & HSFI EMAILS EVERYDAY
● HSFI STAFF HOMEPAGE LINK - https://sites.google.com/a/hsfi.us/hsfi-staff-portal/
● SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE PD SESSIONS MONDAY
On Monday, we will be running professional development sessions on Social Emotional Intelligence that picks up where we left off from the first day of school’s Yale University presentation. All of these PD sessions will take place in Room 724 during periods 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9 – you are welcome to attend any of these sessions depending on your schedule – attendance at one of these sessions is required for all teaching and guidance staff - the PD session that you attend is your choice. I would encourage all staff, regardless of title, to attend one of these sessions. The sessions will be run by our own staff that attended the Yale University conference during the summer – thank you to Lexi Parisse, Amanda Padron, Chelsea Stambouly and Kelly Conaghan for stepping up to run these sessions. We will run additional PD sessions on Social Emotional Intelligence on Election Day and then again in December. We will then begin work on the creation of a ‘HSFI Charter of Feelings’ that outlined what we want to feel within our school community
● GRADES DUE ON WEDNESDAY
Follow the instructions for STARS CLASSROOM placed in your mailbox. Remember: We are using single numeric grades from 65-100 as per our new grading policy. 55 is the one failing grade.
● DO NOT PLACED CLUB / ACTIVITY FLYERS AROUND THE BUILDING
Flyers for clubs and activities will be placed on the ‘Student Activities Bulletin Boards’ on every floor. Do not post these flyers yourself (or by your students). Get them to Student Government via Mr. Rau or Ms. San Jorge and they will posted in these locations. In addition to these bulletin boards, we have the whiteboards in the lobby and TV screens to market these activities.
● COPY CENTER ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED
We are fully aware of the problems with the copiers and the need to have the Copy Center running smoothly – we just completed a purchase order for a whole set of machines to make sure everything runs smoothly. Thank you for your patience.
INSTRUCTIONAL NEED TO KNOW
● WRITING REVOLUTION SKILLS BY MONTH
If you teach 9th or 10th graders in ELA, Math, Science or Social Studies, here's a link to the Writing Revolution Skills by month: https://docs.google.com/a/hsfi.us/document/d/1Iy7H5ZXyDM0QGy1RI48KGX27gh8D5tybsgVomV6LXSA/edit?usp=sharing
We should now be building on the Sentence Work and introduce Note-Taking.
Also, a reminder to capture this great work in our shared folders.
Also, a reminder to capture this great work in our shared folders.
● SPECIAL EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
#1 - IEP meetings are in progress; Please be sure to submit teacher reports when asked to do so and actively participate in IEP meetings when invited. You're participation and insight is crucial in creating a quality IEP.
#2 - The School Implementation Team will take place on Tuesday, October 25 at 8:15 in room 329; all are welcome!
● STUDENT SURVEY RESULTS
Thank you so much for helping get our students to complete the 4 surveys during the OPs this past Tuesday and Wednesday. We had over 1000 students take each of the surveys – here are the results:
STUDENT CONNECTIONS
| I look forward to coming to school at HSFI every day | STRONGLY AGREE 12 % | AGREE 57 % | DISAGREE 24 % | STRONGLY DISAGREE 7 % |
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? My teachers notice when I am upset | ALL 4 % | A LOT 9 % | SOME 51 % | NONE 37 % |
| How much do you agree with the following statements? There is at least one adult in the school I can confide in and/or looks out for me | STRONGLY AGREE 18 % | AGREE 49 % | DISAGREE 22 % | STRONGLY DISAGREE 11 % |
| How much do you agree with the following statements? Most students at this school treat each other with respect. | STRONGLY AGREE 7 % | AGREE 62 % | DISAGREE 23 % | STRONGLY DISAGREE 7 % |
| How often are the following things true? At this school students harass, bully, or intimidate other students | ALL OF THE TIME 2 % | MOST OF THE TIME 7 % | SOME OF THE TIME 48 % | NONE OF THE TIME 44 % |
| For 9th Graders ONLY – I have been able to make friends at HSFI | STRONGLY AGREE 36 % | AGREE 56 % | DISAGREE 5 % | STRONGLY DISAGREE 3 % |
RIGOR
| In how many of your classes.. Are you challenged? | ALL 10 % | A LOT 28 % | SOME 56 % | NONE 6 % |
| In how many of your classes..Do your teachers ask difficult questions on tests? | ALL 10 % | A LOT 28 % | SOME 58 % | NONE 4 % |
| In how many of your classes..Do your teachers ask difficult questions in class? | ALL 7 % | A LOT 28 % | SOME 64 % | NONE 4 % |
| In how many of your classes..Do your teachers want students to become better thinkers, not just memorize things? | ALL 33 % | A LOT 36 % | SOME 28 % | NONE 3 % |
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? I learn a lot from feedback on my work | ALL 21 % | MOST 44 % | FEW 31 % | NONE 5 % |
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? My teachers help me catch up if I am behind. | ALL 16 % | A LOT 28 % | SOME 46 % | NONE 10 % |
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? My teachers notice if I have trouble learning something. | ALL 11 % | A LOT 24 % | SOME 55 % | NONE 11 % |
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? My teachers give me specific suggestions about how I can improve my work in class. | ALL 18 % | A LOT 32 % | SOME 42 % | NONE 8 % |
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? My teachers explain things in a different way if I don’t understand something in class. | ALL 20 % | A LOT 34 % | SOME 40 % | NONE 6 % |
HOMEWORK
| In how many of your classes is the following statement true? The homework assignments help me learn the course material. | ALL 19 % | MOST 44 % | A FEW 34 % | NONE 4 % |
| In how many of your classes at this school do students…Think doing homework is important? | ALL 10 % | A LOT 27 % | SOME 54 % | NONE 10 % |
| How much time does it take to complete your homework on a daily basis? | 3 HOURS OR MORE 36 % | BETWEEN 1-2 HOURS 48 % | LESS THAN 1 HOUR 15 % | LESS THAN 30 MINUTES 2 % |
| Where do you do your homework? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY | At School During the School Day During Lunch and/or Study Hall 57 % | At School After School in the Library, Computer Lab or Another Location 17 % | At Home 92 % | During Your Commute / Before or After School 21 % |
● HSFI SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) SURVEY RESULTS
Thank you to the over 100 staff surveys who completed the Social Emotional Intelligence survey. Below are the results – they will serve as the basis to our work in developing our staff charter of feelings.
WHO TOOK THE SURVEY?
104 Responses - Teachers 69% (70) / Supervisors 9% (9) / Guidance Counselors 7% (7) / Aides 6% (6) /
Secretary (4) – Paraprofessional (3) – Community Associate (1) – Computer Technician (1)
SEL BELIEFS
Frequency of Feelings: Top 10 Items Endorsed (1st, 2nd, & 3rd choices included)
How staff wants to feel at school: Top 10 Items Endorsed (1st, 2nd, & 3rd choices included)
Staff recommendations and comments for promoting SEL (qualitative):
Improve communication & collaboration (between departments and between administration and teachers)
Staff seem overwhelmed with workload and administrative responsibilities
Desire for increased support and time flexibility
Staff recommendations for preventing and managing conflict (qualitative):
Open communication and more dialogue between students, teachers, and administration
Continue to emphasize peer mediation
Training for teachers and students on emotional conflict resolution
Additional staff recommendations (qualitative):
Mostly positive reception of Social Emotional Intelligence work
Some concern about staff stress and increased workload demands
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AT STUDENT ACTIVITIES
● WEBSITE LINK TO VIEW ATTENDANCE RECORDS
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).
COOL THINGS AT HSFI
● HSFI ON THE RACHEL RAY SHOW
Here is the website link to the High School of Fashion Industries’ Rachel Ray Show appearance from last week: http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/lifestyle/23643_peter_walsh_how_to_organize_everything_fashion_school/
● HSFI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOSTON MARKET FUNDRAISER
The HSFI Alumni Association Boston Market Costume Fundraiser will be October 28, 2016 from 4pm – 8pm at the Boston Market on 23rdStreet between 7th and 8th Avenues (closer to 8thAvenue). All proceeds will benefit the HSFI students’ trip to Paris and Alumni College Scholarships. A coupon will be distributed to you – present the coupon to the cashier when paying to activate the fundraising for the Alumni Association.
● CROSS COUNTRY TEAM CONTINUES TO SOAR
Congratulations to the Girls Cross Country team, as they had an amazing showing at the Marty Lewis Borough Challenge at Van Cortlandt Park last Saturday. The day started with the Freshman Sister Duo Kamani, and Madison Brown as they both had a Top Ten finish out of 283 Participants in the Varsity Girls race, and crossing the line 1stand 2nd out of all the Manhattan Schools in the competition. Also Juniors Nzinga Durverner Beaver, and Karina Gonzalez place 9th and 10th overall for all the Manhattan Schools in the race. Amazing job lady Falcons, and keep up the great work!
HSFI SING GOFUNDME
Our SING Coordinator, Ms. Vega, has set up a GoFundMe account for our SING production scheduled for December 16 – the website link is: https://www.gofundme.com/22xhg4c
Please considering contributing and spread the work and link to family and friends!
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
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 MS. DAVID for her efforts in leading the HSFI Alumni Association which led to a $5,000 contribution to our Fashion Dollar reward purchases.
Thank you to MS. VACCARO & MS. VELEZ for making the FLY opening so awesome!
Thank you to all the staff members who are supporting struggling students in SOARR Academy and our Response to Intervention efforts - MS. CHAN, MS. LA TANZA, MS. DYE, MS. SCHLEIN, MS. GARCIA, MR. STAMPONE, MS. JOHNSTON, MS. ALVAREZ, MS. PINTO, MR. LAZARUS, MR. ROBINSON, MS. SIDERIS, MR. EGAN, MS. THOMAS & MR. KEARNS.
Thank you to MS. BROADBELT for her ongoing efforts in preparation for this year’s Fashion Show including putting together a student survey and a presentation to the senior classes outlining the themes of the annual show.
Thank you to MS. CHRISTINA VEGA for her efforts as our SING Coordinator –
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE SHOW: December 16, 2016
Thank you to MS. PARON, MS. VONGERICHTEN & MS. NAGHI for the creation of the Fashion Empowers Committee that had its opening meeting this past week.
Thank you to MS. HOLDER for organizing and facilitating professional development for the Paraprofessionals.
Thank you once again to the group that worked on the collaboration with the Rachel Ray Show - MS. DAHILL, MS. DAVID, MS. CARTER, MS. RICCI & MS. YOUNGBLOOD.
Thank you to MR. DUKE & MR. JONES for running the boys groups, beginning with the Freshman boys!
Thank you to MS. DYE & MS. BERROA for seeking out and attending professional development to further develop their practice.
Thank you to MS. HUSTED & MS. SAN JORGE for the amazing job they did organizing the Access - VR meeting for our senior Special Education students that gave them information on transitioning to college and career.
Thank you to our Hamilton Chaperones - MS. ABRASKIN, MS. DUCK, MS. CHRISTINA VEGA, MR. ROBINSON, MS. SIDERIS, MR. TRAPANI & MS. VARRICHIO for teaching a week's worth of lessons to prepare our students for the show and ensuring that our students had a safe and enjoyable experience this past Wednesday.
Thank you to MS. EISENBERG & MS. CUFFIE for running a College Essay Workshop for students all day Saturday for over 100 seniors.
Thank you to our PLC teacher leaders - MS. PAZ, MS. MEDINA, MS. McGOLDRICK, MS. BOHNER, MS. CHRISTINA VEGA, MS. CONAGHAN, MS. BERROA, MS. ABRAMYAN, MS. FECSKO & MS. VARRICHIO - for facilitating valuable discussions around helping our struggling students.
Thank you to our PLC teacher leaders - MS. PAZ, MS. MEDINA, MS. McGOLDRICK, MS. BOHNER, MS. CHRISTINA VEGA, MS. CONAGHAN, MS. BERROA, MS. ABRAMYAN, MS. FECSKO & MS. VARRICHIO - for facilitating valuable discussions around helping our struggling students.
VTODs FOR THE WEEK – COLLEGE TERMS
Monday, October 17
Primary: (n) A preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen. This year some 61 million Americans participated in the Republican and Democratic primaries and caucuses.
Tuesday, October 18
Grassroots: (n) 1.The involvement of ordinary citizens in an issue or campaign. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign was funded at the grassroots by millions of small, individual donations. 2. (adj.) A grassroots environmental movement has sprung up in the town.
Wednesday, October 19
Landslide: (n) an election in which a particular victorious candidate or party receives an overwhelming majority of votes. She won the election for governor by a landslide.
Thursday, October 20
Rhetoric: (n) 1.using language effectively to please or persuade. The president’s rhetoric allows him or her to set the tone of an administration and a country. (2) Rhetoric, used in a negative way, refers to exaggerated and empty talk, often without regard to the truth. As the elections drew closer, the opposing candidates ramped up the rhetoric of disinformation.
Friday, October 21
Red Tape: (n) needlessly time-consuming procedure. Applying for a passport or a driver's license is well known for the amount of red tape involved. (The term “red tape” stems from an 18th century British practice of binding official papers with a reddish string.)
DATA TEAM REPORT
The PBIS Data team (Mr. Raschilla, Ms. Weiss, Mr. Rau, and Mr. Blank) meets weekly to analyze the disciplinary trends impacting the High School of Fashion Industries community. We will make you aware of what has happened at the school each week and have a call for action to guide our responses to eliminate this negative behavior and promote positive behavior.
Below are the registered concerns submitted by staff members through Staff Referral Form:
| INFRACTION CATEGORY | INCIDENTS OCT. 14 – 20 | INCIDENTS SEPT. 30 – OCT. 13 | CHANGE |
| | 5 SCHOOL DAYS | 6 SCHOOL DAYS | |
| MINOR ISSUES | | | |
| DEFIANCE / DISRUPTION | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIOLATION | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| PROVIDING FALSE MISLEADING INFORMATION TO SCHOOL STAFF | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| LEAVING CLASS WITHOUT PERMISSION | 3 | 3 | NO CHANGE |
| INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| DRESS CODE | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| MAJOR ISSUES | | | |
| HARASSMENT / BULLYING (PHYSICAL / VERBAL / CYBER) | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| WEAPONS | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| VANDALISM | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| THEFT | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| CHEATING / SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| PHYSICALLY AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR / FIGHTING | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| SEXUAL AGGRESSION | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| INCIDENT OF GROUP VIOLENCE | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| ARSON | 0 | 0 | NO CHANGE |
| YEAR-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE / SUSPENSION DATA CURRENT SCHOOL POPULATION: 1683 Students | |
| WEEKLY ATTENDANCE RATE | 91.8 % [Attendance Last Week: 92 %] |
| PRINCIPAL’S SUSPENSION [Suspension is the School’s Choice after progressive discipline] | 0 [0 New Suspensions] |
| SUPERINTENDENT SUSPENSION [Suspension is Mandatory for high level infraction from Discipline Code] | 1 [1 New Suspension] |
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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