Author: Eric Goldberg

Discussion of 2021-22 admissions

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Join us for the next PTA meeting on Wednesday, December 9th at 6pm.

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Parent-Space: Racism in America Next Meetings 

December 7th and January 25th

Monday December 7 (6-7pm). We will be viewing a series of short videos to discuss

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Last month’s meeting was a great way to reflect and connect with Baruch parents. You don’t need to have attended in the past in order to come on Monday.

There is homework, though! And it is SHORT and also FASCINATING.

Please watch these videos in advance (about 30 min total):

What is the construct of race? The Vox video:

What is implicit bias? The NYT series, 6 short videos starting with Peanut Butter, Jelly and Racism:

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000004818663/peanut-butter-jelly-and-racism.html?playlistId=video/who-me-biased

What are white views of racism (an unscientific survey)? 

The CBS This Morning piece:

Media portrayal and racial bias: a project by Alexandra Bell

Additional video we recommend: 

What about the ‘riots’ this summer? Experience one woman’s anger and a Monopoly analogy in this viral video:

The Monopoly analogy explained further, later, in a BBC interview:

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-53017667

Please reflect on what surprised you, or was particularly notable for you in this content, and we look forward to discussing on Monday.

The goal of this new monthly study group is to meet (online) and connect with fellow parents to focus on the deeply important work of confronting racism. We aim to gain personal insight about our own explicit and implicit beliefs and values.

We welcome all parents and caregivers to participate. As we work together, we’ll decide what texts or sources about American racism to study: podcasts, poetry, literature, news, comedy, or music.

Monday January 25th (6-7pm): We will be discussing the book Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism and You — A Remix by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.

This book is intended for YA audiences and is a quick, invigorating read — a fascinating (and very engaging) look at American history and racism. The audio book is also excellent and could be a great car ride, at 4:00 in length.

There will be an opportunity to discuss this book WITH YOUR STUDENT, as teachers and students will have the opportunity to read as well (details to come). Get a head start and begin now — same for your child!

November SLT Meeting Tuesday 11/17 @ 5pm

Zoom Details

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1. Call to Order

2. Review of Minutes

3. Review CEP goals & data – whole group
   1. Stakeholder groups – review & discuss goals

4. Hybrid Learning
   1. How to measure impact? Survey students/families/staff
   2. Develop surveys & timeline
   3. Ways to increase socialization, mental health plans, office hours/schedule

Monday 11/9 @ 6pm (in Chinese @ 7pm)

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Discuss hybrid program updates

BCCHS Hybrid Program 2020-2021

As of October 19, 2020, BCCHS was approved for an exception model for our hybrid program.  The model is as follows:

• All instruction is remote.
• Hybrid students attend school to complete online work and for individual and small group instructional support, as needed.

We are evaluating in-school attendance and making schedules for hybrid students to receive support when at school.  In order to maximize student-teacher interaction, we are making the following adjustments to our in-person cohorts, under this exception model.

For families who select the hybrid model, our in-person schedule will look as follows:

Effective as of November 30th, 2020

Students will either:

1. Attend grade-level day

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Grade 12	All grades	Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11

OR

2. Attend school 5 days a week* 

When in school:

• Students will have access to breakfast, lunch, a laptop and headphones.
• They are permitted to socialize with peers in their room.
• Teachers will be available to assist students as needed, and depending on scheduling availability, on their assigned in-person day.
• All whole class instruction will occur online on zoom. In-person teachers will be available to support students with small group and one-on-one supports, when students are not attending zoom classes.

In-person teachers:

The following teachers are in person on their grade-level day, and will be available to meet with hybrid students this year in the building, subject to change :

Grade 9	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12
Ms. Benowitz – Algebra/GeometryMs. Cortissoz – Algebra ICTMs. Hunter – Living Environment ICTMs. Hovsepian – Global History I	Ms. Mendez – English 10 ICT & Global History II ICTMr. Blackman – Global History IIMs. Cogan – Geometry/Algebra IIMs. Mistretta – Geometry ICT, Earth Science ICTMs. Grey – Earth Science/AP Environmental Science	Mr. Keijzer – US History ICTMr. Rondon – US History/AP US HistoryMs. Kilic-Gonul – ChemistryMs. Biggs – English 11/AP LanguageMs. Wheeler, GuidanceMs. Forman – Algebra II	Ms. Marenghi – Gov/EconMr. Bonomini – Physics, Calculus ICTMs. Gumina – English/Gov ICTMs. Wheeler, Guidance

The following teachers are available in school on Tuesdays:

Ms. Nardacci – Spanish 2 & 3

Ms. Hawrylewicz – Art 9 & 10

Mr. Breman – PE 9-12

Tuesdays are optional days for hybrid students. They can attend school on Tuesdays for Spanish help, PE enrichment or art enrichment.  Each week, students will be asked to confirm one week in advance if they plan on attending on Tuesday.

Hybrid students can remain in the building until 4 pm in order to attend a virtual club.

Attendance:

Attendance is recorded by students attending their zoom classes. If a student is hybrid, they will be marked absent if they are not in the building, but this is for internal purposes only. We will call your home if you intended for your child to attend school and they are not present, so we ensure that they are healthy and safe! 

*families who select the 5 day/week hybrid option will receive confirmation after November 16, and is dependent on the number of students who enroll to return to hybrid.

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How to Opt back in to hybrid:

• If you are currently a remote-only student, the Chancellor recently announced that November 2-13 is the only opt-in period for hybrid for the remainder of the school year. For families that opt back into hybrid learning, you would first select to opt into hybrid through the Learning Preference Survey.
• We are asking BCCHS families to additionally fill out this survey so we can plan according to our model. Please indicate here which hybrid group you would like your child to participate in. We will then assign students to classrooms and to meeting times with teachers in the building on those days.
• Students who are currently remote and opt back into hybrid will begin the hybrid model on November 30, 2020.
• Students who are currently enrolled as hybrid students and wish to remain hybrid do not need to do anything. The new schedule will begin November 30th. In the meantime, students would continue to attend school according to the A, B, C cohort days.

College Night for Senior Parents Wednesday 10/28 @7pm

To log in click on the links below 
Senior Presentation https://meet.google.com/fkg-dybt-euv
Google FormSenior Parent College Presentation

PTA  Executive Board and School Leadership Team Elections
Wednesday 10/28 at 6:30pm

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To vote online, you will need the last 4 digits of your student’s OSIS#.  Please have that ready to have your vote counted!

The elections for the PTA Executive Board and School Leadership Team (SLT) for the  2020-2021 school year were delayed due to Covid-19.  The elections will now be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at a special PTA meeting.  

Although the current board has continued on since the end of the 2019-2020 school year, all positions are open for election. Our bylaws state that each position has a term of one year with no more than two consecutive terms in the same position, unless no new candidates emerge.  

The following positions make up the PTA executive board:
POSITIONS OPEN TO ALL PARENTS OR GUARDIANS:President or Co-PresidentsVice President or Co-Vice PresidentsRecording Secretary or Co-Recording SecretariesCommunications Secretary or Co-Communications SecretariesTreasurer or Co-Treasurers

POSITIONS OPEN TO PARENTS OR GUARDIANS NEW TO BARUCH HS:Delegates (2 positions)(9th grade parents /guardians or families new to Baruch) 
Executive Board members are expected to meet monthly for the Executive Board Meeting and recommended to participate in the monthly General PTA Meeting (virtually until further notice), typically at 5pm on a weekday. The final calendar is not yet finalized.

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM OPENINGS:We are currently seeking one parent to serve on the School Leadership Team (SLT).  Members are expected to meet monthly at 5pm. The dates are decided by all members of the team.  
If you are interested in serving on either the PTA Exec Board or SLT, or would like more information, please contact us at bcchs.pta@gmail.com

This is our biggest fundraiser and every dollar raised goes directly to support our students. The money you contribute is fully tax deductible and the PTA (you are a member!) decides how to spend it; that means the whole school benefits through the Direct Drive.

This year we are asking each family to contribute $900.  Of course, we value 100% participation and any amount is deeply appreciated.  You can contribute any time of the year and as frequently as you wish. Many people have set up an automatic monthly donation via PayPal.

• Cash donations, please complete the donation form and return it to the Parent Coordinator.  
• Check or money order donations, please complete the donation form with a check made out to BCCHS PTA and mail to:   BCCHS PTA / 55 East 25th Street / New  York, NY 10010
• Credit Card or Paypal, please go to PayPal to make your donation

Each day before coming to school, students will need to fill out a health screening survey. You can take the survey online or you can fill out a paper form when you get to school. Students who fill out the paper form will also undergo a temperature check.

Go to https://healthscreening.schools.nyc/