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Maria Quail, Network Leader

Caterina Ditillio, Deputy Network Leader
Sonia Menendez, Senior
Achievement Facilitator
1230 Zerega Avenue Suite 23 Bronx, New York 10462 Phone (718) 828-2440

Network Team Specialists:

Sandra Anazagasti, Germaine Behagen,Dawn Carter, Marian Eugene,
Shehnaz Hashim, Sharees Hatchett, Chris Lee,John Luciano, Michelle
Robles,Freddie Rodriguez, Luis Taveras, Melissa Walford

September 21. 2009

The 6 most important words: “I admit I made a mistake”.

The 5 most important words: “You did a good job”.
The 4 most important words: “What is your opinion”?
The 3 most important words: “If you please”.
The 2 most important words: “Thank you.”
The least most important word: “I”

Anonymous

1. NEW Computer Hardware and Service Attached

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dx6j744_824zhm7kpd2 is the Purchasing Press Newsletter
for September 14, 2009.

2. EXTENDED DAY TRANSPORTATION INDICATOR IN ATS – UPDATE

Action required by Sept 25: schools
Schools need to ensure that all students who receive busing have an extended day indicator
in their ATS record so that they're routed appropriately. Students participating in the
extended day program should be coded as “M” or “V.” Students not participating in the
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program should be coded as “N.” No students who receive busing should have a blank
extended day indicator. Changes made by September 25 will be reflected in bus routing on
October 26. Schools won't have another opportunity to make changes to this indicator.

3. PARKING PLACARDS FOR SCHOOLS THAT MOVED IN THE 09-10 SCHOOL YEAR
Action may be required: schools
The expiration date for placards that were distributed last year has been extended to
November 1, 2009. However, schools that moved into a different building over the summer
should exchange their on-street parking placards ASAP. The placards issued last year were
for parking spaces adjacent to school buildings and are not meant for use at a school’s new
location, potentially subjecting staff vehicles to parking tickets and enforcement action.
Click here for a list of schools that have moved over the summer and the number of
placards that they should return to their old locations and receive at their new locations.

4. LETTER REGARDING YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY

FYI: schools
Selected principals and their network leader/superintendents received this notice from the
DOE/Department of Health and Mental Hygiene regarding their schools’ participation in the
Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Click here for a list of schools contacted.

OPPORTUNITIES

5. PARENT COORDINATOR ORIENTATION

Register by September 18
The Office for Family Engagement and Advocacy will host an orientation for new parent
coordinators who have been employed by the DOE for one year or less. The orientation will
feature an overview of the parent coordinator role, with a focus on engaging families,
facilitating workshops, and the parent involvement structure. The training will take place
September 24 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the District Council 37 headquarters on 125
Barclay Street, Manhattan. Parent coordinators must RSVP to OFEA@schools.nyc.gov by
September 18 in order to attend. For more information, please call the OFEA at 212-374-
2323.

6. CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Information session on September 30
SSOs and network staff working with high schools that have Career and Technical
Education Programs are invited to a webinar on September 30 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
This free webinar is open to any SSO/network team working with a high school with a CTE
program, and will familiarize your team on what CTE is and invite discussion on how you can
support CTE programs. To register, go to http://www.learningtimes.net/ctewebcast.

7. PREKINDERGARTEN DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING (TRAINING AND APPROVED LIST)

Training sessions on October 5
In order to facilitate compliance with the NY State mandate requiring the diagnostic

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screening of all Prekindergarten children by December 1, the Office of Early Childhood
Education (OECE) is utilizing the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R) diagnostic
screening tool for all UPK sites city-wide. The professional development and ESI-R kits will
be offered for free this fall to all Public School teachers that attend our training session
on Monday, October 5, the first scheduled pre-kindergarten non-attendance day.

Participants can register via PROTRAXX using the following activity codes:

Borough Activity Code

Queens 051-10-003-011
Bronx 051-10-003-012
Manhattan 051-10-003-013
Richmond 051-10-003-014
Brooklyn North 051-10-003-015

We recognize that some schools are currently using an alternative screening tool. Below is
the approved diagnostic list:
- Early Screening Inventory - Revised (ESI-R)
- Batelle Development Inventory Screening Test (BDIST)
- Brigance Early Childhood Screen II (3-5 years)
- Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC)
- Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL-3)

8. LAB DATES Timeline: 2009/2010

To: ESL/Bilingual Coordinators/Test Coordinators
From: Sharon Cahr – Assessment Implementation Director
Subject: Date and time answer documents to be delivered to the ISC
(1 Fordham Pl., 7th Fl. Bronx, NY 10458 – room 749) by Noon.

September 25. Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated

Service Center.
October 23. Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
November 20. Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
December 21. Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
January 25 Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
March 26 Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
April 23 Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.
June 15 Completed answer documents are to be RETURNED to the Integrated
Service Center.

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9. Test Orders: All State Tests must be ordered by October 7th. All Bronx schools lease
send your order confirmation to Sharon Cahr with a cc to Shehnaz. Sean must e-mail with
a cc to Shehnaz. If you need to re-set your password please e-mail Sharon.

10. Online Safety Applications

We are aware that principals are currently experiencing difficulties, such as system time-
outs and severe slowness, with the safety online application systems, including the Online
Occurrence Reporting System (OORS), Suspensions and Office of Hearings Online (SOHO),
and the School Safety Plan application. We are working diligently to resolve these technical
issues. We have identified the Provisioning application as the cause of the problem. As a
result, no new access will be granted until Monday, September 21st. Beginning Monday
the 21st, new users will receive access one business day after they are added by the
principal.

Users who have already been assigned access to the applications will continue to be able to
access them, and all school principals will continue to have access to the systems.

IMPORTANT: School staff will be able to enter incidents, bus drills, and fire drills into the
web systems beyond the required time frames until the citywide technical issues have been
resolved. In addition, the deadline for the school’s submission of the school safety plan
for initial review has been extended to Friday, October 9th.

With any questions or for technical assistance or support with any of these applications or
if you need help adding users, please contact the OSYD Research and Resource Center at
(718) 935-4357 or 5004.

In reference to Superintendent’s Suspensions, it appears using the Principal’s access

would be the best way for schools to request via SOHO. I will continue to keep you
updated regarding the status of the on-line application.

11. Wallace Conference: Ted Husted will be a Principal Panelist at the Wallace conference
in Washington, DC. Please see separately attached agenda if you would like to attend.

12. Update Extended Day Transportation Indicator in ATS

All schools / Deadline: September 25

All students who receive busing need to have an extended day indicator in their ATS record
to ensure that they are assigned to the appropriate bus route. Students participating in the
extended day program should be coded as “M” or “V.” Students not participating in the
program should be coded as “N.” No students who receive busing should have a blank
extended day indicator.

By September 25, please ensure that the extended day indicator is up to date for all of
your students who receive busing. After that date, we will not be able to accommodate
changes. Changes made by September 25 will be reflected in bus routing effective October
26.

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For more information and detailed instructions on updating the extended day indicator, visit
the Principals’ Portal. If you have any questions, contact your ISC/CFN transportation
liaison.

RESOURCES
- For a comprehensive list of upcoming deadlines, please visit the new Principals' Calendar.

Sunday, September 20: African American Day Parade: Join ABENY in this wonderful
march! To find out how to participate, see the attached
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dx6j744_822fn7kfgfw flyer.
Tuesday, September 22: Inquiry Liaison Meeting for 317,399,8,91,79,163,37,447,85,310
at PS/MS 37 8:00-11:00
Wednesday, September 23: Inquiry Liaison Meeting for
385,121,207,62,46,206,159,307,111,315 at PS 46 8:00-11:00
Inquiry Liaison Meeting for 236,56,45,396,382,54,246,15,110,23 at PS 54 12:00-3:00

Tuesday, September 29: Dr. John Mangieri, Presentation. See separate attachment 9:00-
11:00 QR training for Principals 12:30-2:30 at the Eastwood Manor
Wednesday, September 30: PPR Goals due to DOEPPR@schools.nyc.gov
School safety Plan Due

Monday, October 19: Principal Meeting with guest speaker; Dr. Esther Klein Friedman,
Director, Office of Academic Intervention Services K-12

Saturday, November 14: ABENY Education Conference: - see the attached

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dx6j744_823dqwqx9dq information regarding the program
and workshops, as well as how to pre-register. We are also pleased to announce that
Deputy Chancellor Santiago Taveras will be among our special guest speakers at our plenary
session.

Vocabulary Workshop (Special thanks to Beverly Miller for sharing)

On Saturday Sept. 26, 9:00-3:00 LeAnn Nickelsen will present a workshop:
Savvyvocab: Making words their own K-5; which will include:

Why vocabulary is important

Vocabulary Research
Memory Formation
Differentiating vocabulary strategies etc.

PS 246 is extending an invitation to the schools in our network

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Please RSVP to Beverly by 9/23 so we have an idea of numbers.

CFN #6 & 10 is happy to invite our schools to HSST for ADMINISTRATORS training!
Please forward this message to any staff member interested in attending. To register
for this session please click HERE and complete the registration form. If you have
any questions please reply to this e-mail.

When?
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Where?
Bronx Integrated Service Center, 1 Fordham Plaza Bronx, NY 10458. 8th Floor, Computer
Lab, room 820
Using GPS? Use the address 450 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, New York
Who?
HSST for Administrators is for school staff that will be using HSST to retrieve grade
related reports. It will target those new to the HSST system as well as those looking for
an HSST refresher. Any school staff member who uses HSST is welcome to attend
(Principals, APs, Guidance Counselors/Social Works, Data Specialist, Secretaries, Teachers,
etc). HSST for Administrators will not cover school programming or electronic grade
gathering.
What?
HSST for Administrator will cover the following topics.
• What is HSST/STARS?
• Scope of HSST Applications
• Security Roles and Limitations
• Client/Web Function Differentiation
• Setting Global Parameters
• HSST Share Point – Updates, Discussions, Documents
• Creating and Maintaining User Accounts – Access Requests
• “Printing” Reports
• Grade Reporting Functions & Reports
• Transcript Functions & Reports
• Custom Features including Custom Reports
• Enhanced Group Administration
• Email & Teacher Reference
How?
All attending should have a working HSST user ID and password. Remember, HSST uses
your DOE e-mail user ID and password. If you need access to HSST, help logging in or can
not access your email and need a password reset please contact your Data/IT Specialist by
replying to this message.

To register for this session please click HERE to complete the registration form

AUSSIE Opportunities:
As you prepare for the new school year, AUSSIE wanted to take this opportunity to remind
you in addition to our K-8 and 6-12 Workshop Series, they are also offering an Educational
Technology Series. Although budgets are tight, this is an opportunity that you and your
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leadership team do not want to miss.

This series is comprised of five individual hands-on workshops. Join us for all of them or
pick and choose the topics that are right for you:

1. The 21st Century School – Today!

October 21, 2009 and May 13, 2010

2. Teamwork, Technology, and Transparency: Envisioning Your School Innovation Plan

November 19, 2009

3. Creating a Culture for Learning Innovation Using Web 2.0 Communication &
Collaboration Tools
March 18, 2010

4. The Connected Classroom: Increasing Student Engagement

April 22, 2010

5. Honing Media Literacy Skills Via Project-Based Learning Experiences

April 29, 2010

For AUSSIE partners with 30 days of consultancy or more, this workshop series focusing on
whole school innovation, engagement, and achievement using 21st Century skills is completely
complimentary. If you haven’t yet confirmed your literacy, math, or technology consultancy
days please let us know and we can help you with this process.

For additional information, to view the dates or to register, visit www.AussiePD.com/events,

contact their workshop coordinator at 212-731-8412.

Pre-K teachers Training:

October 5th is the first Prek Non-attendance Day for the 2009-10 school year. Prek
teachers (not assistants) can receive training in ESI-R, a developmental screening tool to be
used with our Prek students. There is no charge for the training, and all teachers will
receive the ESI-R kit. I encourage you to register your teachers early. Please contact Patti
Finn (741-5824) if you have any questions.

Please be advised that the ESI-R training that is scheduled for Monday October 5, 2009 is
live in PROTRAXX as follows:

Borough Activity Code

Queens 051-10-003-011
Bronx 051-10-003-012
Manhattan 051-10-003-013
Richmond 051-10-003-014
Brooklyn North 051-10-003-015

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A PW item related to this training will appear next week. It will also appear on the
Educator Resources page on our Early Childhood Website.

The Instructional Manager has been listed as the contact person, since at the time this was
being posted in PROTRAXX, the actual site where the training would be conducted was not
available to us as of yet.

Title I Compliance: Set-Asides, Parental Notifications, Supplement not Supplant

This Webcast will provide information on Title I requirements, related procedures, and best
practices to achieve compliance. The Webcast will last approximately one hour.

Friday, September 25th at 10:00 a.m. or

Friday, September 25th at 3:00 p.m.

The session is free, but registration is required to reserve a virtual seat. Go to

http://www.learningtimes.net/iscwebcasts.

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