YS 10.20.23

  Just some reminders...

• Complete Income Verification Form (you don't need to report your income.)
• Complete the Consent to Photograph in your NYCSA. (see below)
• Do you have other Emergency Contacts in your NYCSA?
• Senior Parents -- Have you signed the Central Park Permission Slip, yet?

Parents can sign it digitally here

https://www.schoolsaccount.nyc/

They should log in and clock on forms

Special update: There is NO 7TH PERIOD TESTING CENTER AVAILABLE FOR NEXT WEEK. We are working on staffing this space, but teachers and students should schedule an alternative time or location. 

Welcome to the TeachHub mobile application–a way for students to see their educational progress, right in the palm of their hands. 

This guide provides students with information about Android TeachHub Application from the Google Play Store the TeachHub mobile application and how to use it.

Download the TeachHub App: Android |    iOS 

Overview of TeachHub Mobile Application

The TeachHub mobile app lets students know the latest information about their education. It includes the five most commonly used functions from the full browser-based application:

1. My Student
2. Schedule
3. Grades
4. Assignments
5. Attendance 

Download the TeachHub Mobile App

Android

From your Android device, download the Android TeachHub application from the Google Play Store.

Apple

From your iOS device, download the Apple TeachHub application from the App Store.

Sign In

Follow the steps listed below to use the mobile app and start knowing the latest information about your student’s education.

Sign in with your NYCStudents.net username and password. 

My Student

Schedule

• With the TeachHub mobile app, you can see your schedule for the full school year. You can also view your schedule by day and period. 
  • For additional details such as “Grades, Assignments, or Attendance,” refer to the menu located at the bottom of the screen.
• To access notifications and adjust settings, refer to the top right corner of the interface, where the bell and gear icons are located. 

Grades

The Grades screen pulls information from NYC DOE’s Grades application. Not all schools use this application. If the Grades screen is blank, that could mean that your child’s school does not use DOE Grades and might use another system. If you have questions about which application your school uses for grades, reach out to your school directly. 

If your school uses DOE Grades, then this screen lets you see your grades at a course level. 

• Within this section, the “Overall Grades” feature displays the average for all assignments across the current term. Please note that this average might be different from the marking period grade.
• Each specific assignment may also include “Teacher’s Notes.” These notes contain general comments that the teacher may have added about the grade for that specific assignment. You can also view this information for the current year and marking period. 

For more information about the Grades feature, click the “i” icon.

Note: The grading guidelines you see in the “i” icon are from official NYCPS academic policy guides. These may be different from your school-specific policies. If you have any questions, please contact your school.

Assignments

Like the Grades screen, the Assignments will only have information if your child’s school uses DOE Grades. 

If your school uses DOE Grades, the Assignment screen lets you see a list of assignments and grades for those assignments. Follow the steps below to view assignments and grades: 

• Select the course and assignment you wish to see. 
• You can view assignment details like:
  • the list of past and future assignments with due dates and
  • graded and ungraded assignments. 
• Click on the “i” icon to see more details about the course like the course code and the teacher’s name.

Attendance

In the Attendance section, you can see: 

• Your official daily attendance records. 
• Your daily attendance details. This includes: 
  • Total number of days absent
  • Total number of latenesses

Some schools (mostly middle and high schools) take attendance every class period. At this time, the TeachHub mobile app can only show daily attendance. If you would like to know your period-level attendance, please contact your school for details.

Notifications

The “Notifications'' section lets you know when there are new items for you to see in the TeachHub mobile app. For example: 

• new grades are posted
• tasks need your attention
• new features are available in TeachHub
• and more! 

You can navigate to the notifications page by clicking on the bell icon at the right top corner of the screen. 

Settings

Settings

You can customize how you use the TeachHub app through the “Settings” screen:

• You can have all of the content in the app to be automatically translated into one of the 10 supported languages.
  • Click “Language” and select your preferred language from the drop-down menu. 
• You can also enable Face ID if this feature is supported by the mobile device you are using. 
  • Click the toggle near “Enable Face ID” to turn on this feature. 
    • Note that you will have to have Face ID enabled and set up on your mobile device. 
• You can log out of the application. 
  • Click the words “Logout” to log out of the application.

  Welcome to the NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) mobile application–a way for parents/guardians to see their child’s educational progress, right in the palm of their hands. 

This guide provides parents/guardians with information about the NYCSA mobile application and how to use it.

Download the NYCSA App: Android | iOS

Overview of NYCSA Mobile Application

The NYC Schools Account (NYCSA) mobile app lets parents and guardians know the latest information about their child’s education. It includes the four most commonly used functions from the full browser-based application:

1. My Student
2. Grades
3. Assignments
4. Attendance 

Want to see your child’s report card or any other educational information? Use your computer’s browser to sign into the NYCSA Portal.

Before Using the App

Set up Your NYCSA Account

In order to use the New York City Schools Account (NYCSA) Mobile app, you must have an active NYCSA account. Don’t have one? No worries! You can get started by answering a few basic questions. Then reach out to your parent coordinator at your child’s school to get an account creation code–that’s needed to connect your account to your child’s information. You can read more about the NYSCA application on this website.

Download the NYCSA Mobile App

The mobile app is available for Android and iOS devices. 

Android

From your Android device, download the Android NYCSA Application from the Google Play Store.

Apple

From your iOS device, download the Apple NYCSA Application from the App Store.

Signing In

Follow the steps listed below to use the mobile app and start knowing the latest information about your child’s education.

1. Choose “Log In” from the app’s homescreen 
2. Sign in with your NYCSA username and password. (Remember you must already have set up your NYCSA account before using the Mobile application. This needs to be done for every child you have in the NYC Public School System)
3. If you have one child enrolled in the NYC Public School system, and have an NYC Schools Account (NYCSA), the screen will display that child’s name accompanied by an icon or photo.
4.  If you have more than one child enrolled in the NYC Public School system, and have an NYC Schools Account (NYCSA), each child’s name will be displayed alphabetically on the screen:
5. To view details for a specific child, select their name from the list. 
   • If you don’t see the names of all your children, you might need to add them via the NYCSA browser-based application, using a computer or tablet.

My Student

Schedule

1. When entering the program you will see the Students full schedule for the week listed by Period and Day of the week.
2. With the NYCSA mobile app, you can see your child’s schedule for the full school year. You can also view their schedule by day and period. 
3. For additional details such as “Grades, Assignments, or Attendance,” refer to the menu located at the bottom of the screen. 
4. To access notifications and adjust settings, refer to the top right corner of the interface, where the bell and gear icons are located.
5. To switch between different children, click on their icons or photos at the top left corner of the NYCPS Attendance Mobile Application.

Grades

1. This is the Grades homepage where you can see your child’s academic progress, including their courses, teacher name, overall grade, and year to date (YTD) grade. 
2. When selecting a specific course, a more detailed breakdown of your child’s grade is displayed including a teacher note (if there is one).
3. When viewing the grades, more information is made available regarding NYC Academic Policy.

These are the default policies within NYC and your child’s school may have different policies. If that is the case and if you have questions, please contact your child’s school. 

The Grades screen pulls information from NYC DOE’s Grades application. Not all schools use this application. If the Grades screen is blank, that could mean that your child’s school does not use DOE Grades and might use another system. If you have questions about which application your school uses for grades, reach out to your school directly. 

If your child’s school uses DOE Grades, then this screen lets you see your child’s grades at a course level. 

• Within this section, the “Overall Grades” feature displays the average for all assignments across the current term. Please note that this average might be different from the marking period grade.
• Each specific assignment may also include “Teacher’s Notes.” These notes contain general comments that the teacher may have added about the grade for that specific assignment. You can also view this information for the current year and marking period. 

For more information about the Grades feature, click the “i” icon.

Note: The grading guidelines you see in the “i” icon are from official NYCPS academic policy guides. These may be different from your child’s school-specific policies. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school.

Assignments

If your child’s school uses DOE Grades, the Assignment screen lets you see a list of current and past assignments and grades for those assignments. 

1. When going to the Assignments section of the NYCSA Mobile application you will find a list of all of the courses the student has in alphabetical order listed by Term and by Marking period.
2. If you select a specific course and then click the “i” next to the title of the course you will get the Course Information. (Teacher Name and Course Code)
3. Within the Assignments Section for the Course they will see the Upcoming assignments as well as Past assignments that are organized by 2 tabs - Graded and Ungraded.
4. The Upcoming Assignments will show when they are due and the title of the assignment.

Similar to the Grades screen, the Assignments will only have information if your child’s school uses DOE Grades. 

Attendance

In the Attendance section, you can see: 

• Your child’s official daily attendance records. 
• Your child’s daily attendance details. This includes: 
  • Total number of days absent
• Total number of latenesses

Some schools (mostly middle and high schools) take attendance every class period. At this time, the NYCSA mobile app can only show daily attendance. If you would like to know your child’s period-level attendance, please contact your child’s school for details.

The attendance screen will show a calendar of your child’s daily attendance including a total count of absent and late. There is also a visual of each day’s attendance which can be changed for each month.

Notifications

The “Notifications'' section lets you know when there are new items for you to see in the NYCSA mobile app. For example: 

• new grades are posted
• tasks need your attention
• new features are available in NYCSA
• and more! 

Follow these steps to access the notification features:

1. You can navigate to the notifications page by clicking on the bell icon at the right top corner of the screen. 
2. The notifications screen will show all notifications about updates to your student’s grades, your NYCSA account, or other pertinent information.

Settings

You can customize how you use the NYCA app through the “Settings” screen:

1. You can have all of the content in the app to be automatically translated into one of the 10 supported languages.
   • Click “Language” and select your preferred language from the drop-down menu
2. You can also enable Face ID if this feature is supported by the mobile device you are using. 
   
   • Click the toggle near “Enable Face ID” to turn on this feature. 
     • Note that you will have to have Face ID enabled and set up on your mobile device.
3. You can log out of the application.
   • Click the words “Logout” to log out of the application.

October 24, 2023

5:30 PM

Principal's Conference Room

AGENDA ITEMS

● Moment of Silence for the victims of the terror attacks in the Middle East

● Reintroduction of members (Name/pronouns/position/?and maybe another fun fact?)

● Review and Acceptance of Minutes 9/26/23

● Principals report (Principal Marwah)

● Consensus/Quorum ( Guidelines to be used for voting procedures/results for 2023-2024 SLT)

● Dates and times of future meetings

● Bylaw amendment for hybrid option

● Open positions on SLT - facilitator, financial liaison, time keeper (Decided as group)

● CEP

Your stakeholder representatives are:

   
Each year, the graduating class walks to Central Park, Bethesda Fountain, to take yearbook photos of the entire class and of each studio.

This year's trip is on Monday, October 30, 2023.  The trip begins and 8:00 AM, and we return to school around 12:00 PM.

Permission Slips are required.  Pick up the Permission Slips across from the Deans Office, Room 229.  Permission Slips should be returned by the end of the day on Thursday, the 26th.  

It is important that you include your OP in the upper right-hand side of the Permission Slip, as this is how we are organizing students and chaperones.

To ask questions or for more information, please see Dr. Stricklin-Witherspoon in Room 234A or email mstricklin@schools.nyc.gov.

  From the desk of Jerrianna.... 

Dear LaGuardia Parents, 

As we are nearing 2 months into the school year, it is thrilling to see what changes and refinements our new leadership will bring to our remarkably vibrant community. Below is a list of accomplishments and concerns being addressed. As I receive progress updates, you can have the information at your fingertips with every monthly communication. As always, if something is pressing, please reach out directly to me via email or direct cell, (914-372-6360). I will continue to keep my promise of providing all families with accurate and timely information. 

Warmest regards, 

 Jerrianna Phenix

Community Engagement Manager/Parent Coordinator 

Accomplishments: 

*THE YELLOW SHEET, found on our website front page, continues to receive praise as a weekly Friday go to for up-to-date information. 

*The district reports that LaGuardia has a 93 percent success rate of all parents who have active NYCSA (NYC Schools Account). 

*Our monthly Coffee and Donuts event is garnering record attendance figures. All are welcome to attend this monthly town hall meeting, which takes place the first Friday morning of every month.  

*Virtual Office Hours, every Friday afternoon, between the hours of 1:00pm-3:00pm. No appointment needed.  Join Zoom Meeting

In progress concerns: 

*Student Bathrooms 

*Student Schedule Protocol 

*Website updates 

*Lunch Protocol 

*Math Tutoring Program/Workshop 

*ELA Tutoring Program/Workshop 

*Staff vacancies 
 

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

THEME: Color Experiment 

Looking back on our pasts, ourselves, and our community. Find beauty in our memories and physical reflections through color experiments.  

As our first Student Art Show of the 2023-2024 school year, we hope all students will submit a piece from their collection, or a new piece inspired by the theme. We view the theme “Color Experiment” as a way for us to notice the colors that reflect our past selves, our actions, our thoughts, and experiences, over the course of time. As high school students, no matter what grade or stage of life you’re at, there is always a color you can associate with yourself. The Student Art Show aims to display an artist’s ability to view the world through new colors. We hope you will all take this opportunity to share these important stories through your art with our community!  *Submissions can include artwork created in class, or at home! Any artwork that is meaningful to you and you want to share

ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, October 23rd, 

Please scan/upload good photos of your art so they are both online and in-person appropriate. Make sure to crop all the edges to properly display your 2D artwork in a digital format. If you have artworks in 3D that you want to install or display in a different way, please take good photos that include the entire piece and let us know your idea. 

PHYSICAL ARTWORK SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, October 30th 

Please bring your artwork to your Double Period Art Teacher on or before October 30th. 

Riverside Library

The New York Public Library

127 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023. (This is the library diagonal to school)

212-870-1633

  

Virtual Digital SAT Info Talk with The Princeton Review & 53rd St Library

Wednesday, October 25, 5 p.m. 

This event is online only. Join us as The Princeton Review brings you this info session regarding the new digital SAT. The College Board has announced a significant change to the SAT, turning the exam into a computer-based test. This presentation will discuss what's changing on the SAT, what's not changing and what a digital SAT means for students. 

RSVP: tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents

 

Virtual Practice SAT  with The Princeton Review & 53rd St Library

Saturday, November 4, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

This event is online only. Find out how you will score with a free practice SAT test from The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review exam features a full length test to match the official exam; a detailed comprehensive score report and an optional phone conference with The Princeton Review staff to discuss your score. 

RSVP: tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents

 

Virtual Practice ACT  with The Princeton Review & 53rd St Library

Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

This event is online only. Find out how you will score with a free practice ACT test from The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review exam features a full length test to match the official exam; a detailed comprehensive score report and an optional phone conference with The Princeton Review staff to discuss your score. 

RSVP: tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents

 

Virtual Practice ACT  with The Princeton Review & 53rd St Library

Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

This event is online only. Find out how you will score with a free practice ACT test from The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review exam features a full length test to match the official exam; a detailed comprehensive score report and an optional phone conference with The Princeton Review staff to discuss your score. 

RSVP: tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents

 

Virtual Advanced Placement 101 Info Talk with The Princeton Review & 53rd St Library

Wednesday, January 31, 4-5 p.m. 

This event is online only. Over one million high school students take Advanced Placement exams each year. This program for students and parents cover why the AP program works the way it does, how tests are made and strategies for a great score.   

RSVP: tinyurl.com/NYPLPrincetonReviewevents

Marking Period (MP) 1: ended Friday, October 20, 2023 

Grades Viewable in NYCSA:  Monday, October 30, 2023

o   Grades will be reported as P, D or F. 

• P = Passing (71-100) 
• D = In Danger of Failing (65-70) 
•  F = Failing (0-64) 

Marking Period 1 grades are Progress Reports to families.  MP1 grades of P, D, and F are broad indicators.  Please speak with your child for a more accurate grade or speak with the teacher.

While Marking Period Grades are Progress Reports from the school to families, there is an exception for Seniors going through the College Early Application Process.  A college may contact a student's Guidance Counselor and request MP1 grades.  This happens infrequently, but it does happen.  The GC will transmit the MP1 grades to the requesting admissions officer, and the student may or may not be notified.  This is our standard course of action during the Early Application Process.  For more information, please speak with our College Advisor Ms. Blum or your GC.

 SGO is proud to announce our “Period 3 Halloween Decorating Contest.” This is voluntary for Period 3 classes, but it would be spooktacular if everyone participated. With teacher permission, students can begin decorating now!

(Scouting report hints that Ms. De La Cruz's class is the favorite for The Spirit of LaGuardia Award.  Will there be an upset this year?)

Categories

The Spirit of LaGuardia (Best Overall Presentation)

Most Creative 

Most Original

Best Door

Donuts Galore Party

Doors should be complete by the end of the day on October 28 and should be taken down on November 1. Winners will be announced during Period 3 on Halloween. Please remember, nothing can be fastened to the ceiling.  Any lights or use of electricity should be turned off at the end of the day.

Halloween at LaGuardia Arts has always been a special day with unique traditions. Students and staff dress up in costumes inspired by that special creativity that sets LaGuardia apart from all other schools. Many members of the staff have expressed a strong desire to maintain the creative aspects of our Halloween tradition. As usual, we want you to celebrate your creativity; however, please be aware that, at the same time, we expect you to be respectful of others and still adhere to the rules and regulations of the school and NYC Public Schools.

For your own personal safety and security, you are advised not to wear your costume to or from school, but to bring your costume in a bag.

If you are not the costume-type person, wear black, green, orange, or purple.

What is not permissible?

• You may not wear a mask that covers your face. Face paint is allowed, as long as you’re still recognizable.
• You may not wear a costume which is considered to be lewd, indecent, or offensive or one that interferes with the educational process. These include costumes which depict terrorists, religious figures, or any costume deemed to be sexually explicit.
• Students dressed inappropriately will be required to change back into street clothes and their parents will be notified.
• You may not bring outsiders to school.
• You may not have any item in school that is normally not allowed in school.  This includes cigarettes, lighters, handcuffs, masks, weapons or any other object with the potential to cause harm to oneself or to others. Such items will be confiscated and may not be returned.
• Students cannot leave class without a pass for any reason. Deans and security agents will be out patrolling the halls.

Students attending school in person will be offered free breakfast and lunch daily in school. Please contact your school for more information on meal times and locations.

Support School Funding

You do not need to apply for your child to receive meals. However, we do ask families to complete Family Income Inquiry FormOpens in a new browser tab , which helps schools receive money for their programs. Your school will send a copy of this form home with your child, or you can get it from your school’s main office.

This must be completed each school year. Please complete a 2023-2024 Family Income Inquiry Form (formerly known as School Meals Form) Complete the Family Income Inquiry Form onlineOpens in a new browser tab . Submit only one form for all children in the household attending school in grades Pre-K through High School. Click the headline for further information.

2023-2024 Family Income Inquiry Form

(formerly known as School Meals Form)

You can complete online HERE from any computerOpens in a new browser tab , tablet or smartphone with an internet connection. (The zip code for LaGuardia Arts is 10023.)

Completing your form online is quick and easy.  

Families, regardless of income, are asked to complete a 2023-2024 Family Income Inquiry Form (formerly known as School Meals Form) so that our school can receive additional funding.  You do not have to give any income information if you are certain that you don't qualify, however the NYC DOE asks that families submit the form.  Income Eligibility Guidelines are HERE. Opens in a new browser tab ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Forms submitted online are processed quickly and you will receive immediate confirmation that your form was submitted.  Please retain the confirmation information.

If families qualify according to the information submitted on the Family Income Inquiry Form (formerly known as School Meals Form), their child will be entitled to:

• College Board and ACT fee waivers
• College application fee waivers
• A waiver of Advanced Placement (AP) exam fees (if they are waived)

Remember, families need to complete a 2023-2024 Family Income Inquiry Form (formerly known as School Meals Form).  Submit only one form for all children in the household attending school in grades Pre-K through High School.

We greatly appreciate your support and cooperation.

Contact the Office of SchoolFood directly if you need further assistance or have questions about completing this online application:
Office of Food and Nutrition Services
New York City Schools
(877)-363-6325
(718)-707-4400