Programming and Scheduling for 2022 - 2023 School Year

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  • AP Exam Information: Apr 26, 2022

    Love AP Students and Families,

    We hope this email finds you lot all well.  You are receiving this email considering yous are scheduled to take 1 or more than Higher Board AP exams betwixt May 3 and May twenty, 2022, and we wanted to provide some important logistical information for you.

    At that place will be a separate email sent on Friday, April 29, with specifics on Room #south and testing times for each exam.

    Timing of Exams

    Forenoon exams brainstorm promptly at 8am.  Afternoon exams begin promptly at 12pm.  For specifics on the length and dates of each test, please click here: Length of AP Exams 2022  Students approved for Higher Board accommodations are tested in a divide location following the guidelines of their accommodations, which may include extended fourth dimension for certain sections of the exam.

    Per Higher Lath policy, students cannot bring together exams already in progress.  Students taking morning time exams should make it at school no later than seven:15am. This recommendation is to account for additional time due to transit delays, locating testing room, using the restroom, putting abroad electronic devices and other prohibited materials in their locker, and beingness of at-home mind prior to the exam.  Students taking afternoon exams should report to their testing rooms by 11:50am.

    Per College Board policy, all students must remain in their testing rooms for the elapsing of the exam.  Students cannot leave early, even if they accept finished before the allotted time.

    What should Students Bring to Exams?

    Students should come up to their exams with all supplies needed, including pencils, pens, pencil sharpeners, and extra batteries for any calculators being used.

    For a list of specific supplies that should exist brought to your exams, please click here: Supplies that Students Should Bring to AP exams

    For a list of approved calculators, please click here:  AP Exams Figurer Policy

    LaGuardia does not supply students with pencils, pens, or calculators.  Please come prepared.  Mechanical pencils cannot exist used during AP Exams, per College Lath policy.

    Other Helpful Data

    Classes are in session during AP Exams.  Students are expected to attend classes every twenty-four hours, with the exception of the time they are taking their AP exam.

    Students taking AP exams will miss some classes on the days of their exams. Students are responsible for any missed piece of work. Teachers are notified who is taking each examination. Students are marked absent by their regular classroom teacher, and absences will be coded correctly by the Omnipresence Office after the exam.

    While students are expected to attend classes after a forenoon exam, and attend classes earlier an afternoon exam, nosotros sympathize that some families may choose to have their students dismissed later on a morning exam, or make it afterwards for an afternoon examination, and be absent for classes. Students will only exist permitted to be dismissed early or enter belatedly with the fastened AP Exam Day form, signed by a parent/guardian. The student must submit the form as they enter/exit the building. A divide course must exist submitted every day a parent/guardian is giving pupil permission to arrive late or leave early.

    Students cannot consume or potable in the testing room.  Please exist sure to consume a full breakfast or lunch earlier coming to take your examination.  You may consume or drink outside your classroom during breaks just.

    On test twenty-four hour period, students eat lunch during 5th period. Students testing at 8am resume their normal schedule later eating dejeuner during fifth period; students testing at 12pm eat lunch fifth Period and then report to their testing room by 11:50am.

    Students with canonical College Board accommodations should bring a snack to eat during the break during testing.

    For a listing of all Prohibited Behaviors from the College Board, delight click here: Prohibited Behaviors During AP Exams.  For a list of Prohibited Items that cannot be brought into the testing surround, delight click here: Prohibited Items for AP Testing. Violating any of these Higher Board policies can lead to the pupil being dismissed from the exam and their score canceled.

    If for any reason you have decided not to take any of the exams you are registered for, delight fill out this form as presently every bit possible:  AP Test Registration:  DECLINE

    We look forward to your success on your AP Exams!

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia Loftier School of Music & Fine art and Performing Arts

  • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Calendar month Showcase Submissions Accepted Through 4/29/22

    May is Asian American Pacific Islander or for short, AAPI Heritage Month. In the spirit of AAPI Heritage Month, LaGuardia is having an AAPI Showcase. The showcase will circulate positive AAPI Pride within the LaGuardia community. The showcase will contain submissions of all forms of art that expresses the beauty of AAPI cultures.

    If you would like to participate in this event, the submission course is due by April 29. Delight come across the flier and google form beneath for more details.

    In the submission grade delight submit a brief description of your art and a picture of your art. If it is a live performance or film, please add a video of what you would present at the showcase.

    Link to submission: https://forms.gle/PKh6Y1QffMZD6G6U8

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia Loftier Schoolhouse of Music & Art and Performing Arts

  • Chancellor's Message To Families: Spring Break

    Dearest Families,

    Our "Stay Condom, Stay Open" programme has succeeded in allowing us to keep our schools open and remain amid the safest places for immature people to be during the COVID-xix pandemic, even equally we have lifted the mask mandate for students in K-12. To keep our school communities prophylactic later spring recess, we strongly encourage all students to get tested for COVID-19 before returning to schoolhouse on April 25, regardless of vaccination status. Your child can have a PCR, lab-based test, or a dwelling house exam. Your kid was given four COVID-xix home tests; 2 for your kid and 2 for a family unit member.

    If you or anyone in your household tests positive, we are very pleased that safe, effective COVID-19 treatments, including anti-viral medications, are available for some individuals ages 12 and older who test positive. You can access these medications through your doctor or wellness care provider, or y'all tin call 212-COVID19 to discuss treatment options with a medical professional. Handling works best when it is started as soon equally possible after symptoms start and can assistance reduce symptoms and help to avert hospitalization. For more than information, please see https://www1.nyc.gov/avails/doh/downloads/pdf/covid/treatments-available.pdf for additional information.

    When should my child take the dwelling tests?

     • Please assistance your child take one of the COVID dwelling house tests provided on the evening of Saturday, Apr 23.

     • Then help your child take the second abode test 24 hours later, on the evening of Lord's day, April 24.

     • If your child tests negative on both tests and feels well, they should come to school on Mon, Apr 25.

     • Please note that if your child has recovered from a confirmed example of COVID-19 within the last 90 days, they do not need to have a examination and should attend schoolhouse on Monday, Apr 25, as long as they are feeling well.

    What should I do if my kid tests positive on 1 of the tests?

     • Kindergarten and older: Please inform your school and isolate your child at home for five days. Your child may return to schoolhouse on the 6th day if they have no symptoms or their symptoms are improving (including beingness fever-gratuitous for 24 hours without the employ of medication). Your child must wear a well-fitting mask while at schoolhouse through the tenth solar day after their positive test.

     • Pre-K and younger: please inform your school/program and isolate your child at home for ten days. Your kid may return to your schoolhouse/program after the tenth twenty-four hours.

     • For all ages:

     o Please remember that if your kid tests positive, your kid is entitled to asynchronous remote learning and Role Hours for the duration of your child'due south isolation catamenia.

    o Please refer to our COVID-xix Guidance Charts, available at schools.nyc.gov/2022Health for boosted steps to take if your child tests positive.

     Where can I find instructions almost the test kit?

     • The test kits come up with printed instructions that you should follow when administering the test. Yous tin can also watch videos in multiple languages on how to use your test kit at schools.nyc.gov/HomeRapidTestKits.

    Thank you for doing your part to keep COVID-xix out of our schools! When your child returns to schoolhouse after the break, please make sure they consummate the daily health screening form every day, bachelor at healthscreening.schools.nyc.

    Equally a reminder, vaccination is the best tool we have to fight COVID-19 and keep our schools safe for all our students. Children ages 5 and older are eligible to exist vaccinated against COVID-19. If your child is eligible but not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, please accept the opportunity during the spring recess to make an date for vaccination at vaccinefinder.nyc.gov or call 311 to find a vaccine site near you. The vaccine is free to all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration or insurance status.

    Vaccine booster shots are as well now available for all fully vaccinated people ages 12 and older who received the second dose of a two-dose vaccine at least v months ago. For more information about booster shots, meet www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid19vaccines.page#boost.

    I wish you and your child a salubrious and restful pause,

     Dr. Cristina Mel�ndez

     Executive Director

     Family and Community Engagement

    • Message for Families- Spring Break.pdf

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia Loftier School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

  • Release of 2022 - 2023 Course Catalog

    Hullo everyone,

    In my Apr 4, 2022, email titled Course Programming Data for 2022 - 2023 School Year , the timeline stated that adjacent twelvemonth'southward Class Catalog would be released today.

    The Course Itemize is an online, comprehensive listing of all courses that are accepting student requests for the 2022-2023 Schoolhouse Year , and is now alive.  Please apply this Course Catalog 2022-2023 , too every bit the other course planning information that is provided, to determine your options and course requests for next year.

    In the result there are no more communications from me this week, accept a great Spring Pause, and we volition see yous back in school on April 25, 2022.

    Stay safe and salubrious.


    Marker J. Stricklin, Ed.D.

    Banana Principal, Engagement & Guidance

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Fine art and Performing Arts

  • Summer Design Plant Applications Available

    A unique multicultural marketing plan for NYC Loftier School students interested in creative career pathways in advertizing, visual fine art, and digital design.

    Applications are at present open for students interested in participating in theSummer design Institute from July 11- August 12, 2022 at Art & Design High School. This unique opportunity offers students a take chances to work with industry professionals and instruction artists in a design based marketing program.

    Meet fastened flyer for awarding link and more information.

    • Students_SUMMER_DESIGN_INSTITUTE.pdf

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia Loftier Schoolhouse of Music & Art and Performing Arts

  • Course Programming Information for 2022 - 2023

    Dearest LaGuardia families,

    It is hard to believe that Spring Pause is upon u.s.a. in less than 2 weeks.  Information technology seems similar a short while agone we were making preparations to brainstorm the school year planning all in-person teaching.

    When we return from Leap Break, the process for requesting classes for next yr begins.  Each year, LaGuardia participates in an internal procedure where we evaluate how successful we were in the various parts of student scheduling and higher and career planning.  Nosotros have fabricated a few changes that will issue in an improved overall experience for families and staff.  Specifically, we are taking the time to have multiple academic planning activities with students throughout the coming weeks to assist students empathize their options. Below is a timeline of cardinal events that lead up to the creation of the Master Schedule and individual student and teacher schedules over the summer.

    March 15, 2022

    All teachers were invited to submit form proposals for new courses to exist added/modified for adjacent school year.  This almanac process allows for LaGuardia to offer courses specifically to student interest and teacher expertise.

    March 23, 2022

    ninth course students received an overview of the programming process as function of their post-secondary workshop.

    April xi, 2022

    The 2022-2023 Course Catalog becomes alive. The Course Catalog is an online, comprehensive listing of all courses that are accepting student requests for the 2022-2023 Schoolhouse Twelvemonth.

    April eleven - xiii, 2022

    In arts studio courses, students volition review the four year sequence and options for completing their arts studio studies. Where students have a option, each arts studio volition share the procedure for collecting the information from students nigh requests/plans for adjacent year'due south arts studio classes.

    Apr 25 - 29, 2022

    In academic courses, students will review the diverse options as the side by side course in the sequence.  An instance of this would be Algebra I students would learn almost Geometry.  Some other case is Global History & Geography 3 & 4  students would learn most Advanced Placement Us History 1 & 2 and United states of america History & Government 1 & 2 courses.  Students should discuss their academic options with their families, taking into consideration their studio obligations, outside obligations, etc.

    May through June, 2022

    Every student will meet with their Guidance Advisor for a 10 - 15 minutes bookish/college and career planning session.  At this session, the pupil and their Guidance Counselor will hash out class options for next yr, and the Guidance Counselor will complete inputting all bookish requests.  Junior meetings will be longer as the programming meeting and the Inferior college coming together volition occur together.

    Cease of June, 2022

    All students volition receive a confirmation of the requested courses.  The Program Function makes every attempt to schedule students for their requests, but there are a diverseness of factors that affect our ability to exercise that.

    August/September 2022

    Programming is completed over the summer, and student schedules will exist released when schedules are finalized just prior to the first day of schoolhouse.

    September 2022 - Changing Student Schedules

    Student schedules are not final until the 11th day of school.  Up until that time, we work to make certain all students have their graduation and studio requirements.  The change period is used to right errors.

    The entire school year is programmed at the showtime of the school year.  One time a student requests and is enrolled in a course, the pupil remains in the form for the entire twelvemonth, even if that form is non needed for graduation.

    We will go along to update the customs with next steps in the programming process. Have a great twenty-four hours.

    Best,

    Marking Stricklin-Witherspoon, Ed.D.

    Banana Principal, Appointment and Guidance

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

  • Prom and Graduation Announcement

    Senior Activities Announcement 2022

    It is with great excitement that we announce - for the first time since the COVID-nineteen Pandemic began - we are able to hold both the LaGuardia Senior Prom and Graduation, in-person, in venues that will back up the entire graduating class and their guests. Our Senior Class Pupil Government representatives have done an astonishing job in the planning process.

    Delight retrieve that all information, especially regarding COVID-19 Safety Protocols, is current at the time of this electronic mail. We will proceed to communicate any updates and changes as they go bachelor.

    The current requirement is that all students and their guests to both Prom and Graduation must exist fully vaccinated.

    Prom -- Sat, June xviii, 2022

    8:00 PM - Midnight

    Marriott Marquis Times Square

    1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

    Prom is a rite-of-passage, formal dinner trip the light fantastic toe celebration for Seniors. It is common for students to come by themselves, with a engagement, or in groups. Nosotros are thrilled to go along to piece of work with Marriott Marquis, a long-fourth dimension partner who has always ensured a prophylactic and beautiful - and about importantly - a fun event, for our Seniors!

    • Seniors are allowed to bring one guest, who attends LaGuardia or another high school.
    • All attendees are required to sign a Prom Agreement.
    • All attendees must follow DOE requirements for participating in a loftier-adventure, extracurricular field-trip outcome
      • All attendees must be fully vaccinated.
      • All attendees must be cleared to participate past completing the NYCDOE daily Health Screening Questionnaire.

    Tickets volition be available for purchase during the month of May. The spread-out ticket price per person is $250. Prom is a professionally produced event with gourmet hor d'oeuvres, dinner, dessert, and non-alcoholic open bar; upshot planner, DJ, lighting design, photography, and floral arrangements; attendants, security, and glaze bank check.  Limited financial assistance is available and volition exist announced closer to the date of ticket sales.

    Graduation - Tuesday, June 21, 2022

    half dozen:00 PM - 8:30 PM

    Outdoor venue in Manhattan

    We are excited to accept a beautiful outdoor celebration that will come to an end under the stars. The focus of the ceremony will be on showcasing our student artists and recognizing each graduate as they walk across the stage. Every bit per the terms of rental contracts, we will announce the venue location in one case the contract is finalized in the coming days.

    • Seniors are responsible for reviewing all school and graduation-related data sent via e-mail and following all established deadlines.
    • All graduates must wear the LaGuardia cap and gown
    • All graduates receive 2 tickets for their guests
    • All attendees are seated at least 3 feet abroad from other attendees
    • All attendees must clothing a face up covering.
    • All attendees must be cleared to participate in schoolhouse events by completing the DOE Daily Health Screening Questionnaire.
    • The outcome will exist live streamed.

    LaGuardia is working towards families of Seniors non having to pay, or only paying a nominal fee, towards their child'due south graduation.  We are sensitive to how families have been impacted past the COVID-xix pandemic, and the various financial situations of individual families. Traditionally, schools charged a "Senior Ante" to families to cover the toll of the venue, cap and gown, diploma, diploma case, yearbook, and other graduation-related items.  If you lot are able to sponsor 1 or more students with their caps and gowns, please see the Cap and Gown e-mail sent on March 30, 2022.  We are thankful for our generous Parent Association for their partnership in making this a reality.

    Required DOE Notification

    Per NYCDOE policy, loftier school students must come across graduation requirements to participate in their schoolhouse'due south graduation ceremony. Students who accept not yet met graduation requirements at the fourth dimension of the anniversary may not participate in the ceremony.  Schools must clearly communicate expectations for participating in get-go ceremonies to students and families.

    Schools may prohibit a pupil from attending commencement-related activities or graduation ceremonies when the student poses a real threat of violence or disruption to the event. Schools may also bar students with particularly egregious comport from participation, as long as students are previously advised in writing. Students on pause at the fourth dimension of the commencement ceremonies besides may be prohibited from attending these events, only the exclusion must exist proportionate to the infraction committed.

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

  • Principal's Message to All Student/Families Who Auditioned for LaGuardia for Entrance in Fall 2022

    March 29, 2022

    Dearest Student Artist and Family,

    I hope that anybody is prophylactic and healthy. Living in this unprecedented time, everyday I remind myself how lucky I am to be a part of New York City, where students can audition to attend 1 of 25 unique public high schools that all focus on the arts.

    Thanks for sharing your creative passion with LaGuardia! As nosotros review your virtual audition submissions, we are getting a glimpse into the joy that art, dance, music, theater, design and technology bring to your earth.

    What happens at present? Now y'all wait! For the side by side two months, you will non hear from LaGuardia unless there is boosted information nosotros need from yous. For instance, if one of your audition files was missing or unable to be opened, we volition email you lot and ask you to resend ALL of your audience files. For most of our v,500 applicants, yous volition non need to transport additional data, and you will not hear anything direct from LaGuardia.

    In late May or offset of June, you lot will be notified if you received an offer to LaGuardia. This notice will come directly from the Office of Enrollment, and will besides include if you received an offer to a non-specialized high schoolhouse. If you receive an offer to LaGuardia, we volition ship you a divide invitation to attend an in-person Open up House. Save all your questions for the Open up House!

    At LaGuardia, nosotros believe that information technology is of import to collaborate and share. Everyday we are blessed with the gift of the arts, and our community grows from sharing the arts with others. We invite y'all to attend any of our spring art shows and performances at LaGuardia, all costless and open to the public. All upcoming events are listed below. Tickets are available at the door on a first-come, kickoff-serve basis. All attendees who are historic period-eligible must show proof of vaccination or attendance at a NYCDOE public school, too as complete the daily Health Screening.

    A positive new initiative that came out of the pandemic, is that we also provide virtual options to bring together the celebrations of the arts! Virtual walkthroughs of our art shows, and alive streaming of our performances, are available on our website under Events. Delight also check our website Calendar to confirm dates and times - nosotros practise live in a time of flux and sometimes scheduling adjustments are necessary.

    Attending any of our art shows and performances is a smashing mode to get a feel for what it's like to attend LaGuardia. I look forwards to meeting some of yous this weekend at our Opera!

    Best,

    Yeou-Jey Vasconcelos

    Principal

    *****

    Virtual walkthroughs of our art shows, and live streaming of our performances, are available on our website under Events. Please also check our website Agenda to ostend dates and times.

    Operetta Workshop - The Pirates of Penzance

    Friday, April ane @ 7pm

    Saturday, April 2 @ 2pm & 7pm

    Sunday, Apr three @ 2pm

    Concerto Competition Concert

    Wednesday, March 13 @ 7pm

    Senior Symphonic Band Concert

    Thursday, April 28 @ 7pm

    Senior Fine art Show "Revival" #3 Opening

    Friday, April 29 @ four:15-7:00pm

    Senior Jazz Band Concert

    Friday, Apr 29 @ 7pm

    Jump Musicale #ane

    Wednesday, May iv @ 6pm

    Spring Musicale #2

    Friday, May 6 @ 6pm

    Show Choir Concert

    Tuesday, May 10 @ 7pm

    Bound Drama Festival #1 - Love/Sick

    Wednesday, May 11 @ 7pm

    Th, May 11 @ 7pm

    Friday, May 11 @ 7pm

    Gospel Choir Concert

    Fri, May eleven @ 7pm

    Percussion and New Music Ensembles Concert

    Tuesday, May 17 @ 7pm

    Spring Drama Festival #2 - The Late Wedding

    Wed, May xviii @ 7pm

    Thursday, May 19 @ 7pm

    Friday, May xx @ 7pm

    Senior Art Evidence "Revival" #4 Opening

    Fri, May xx @ iv:15-7:00pm

    Spring Drama Festival #3 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Midweek, May 25 @ 7pm

    Thursday, May 26 @ 7pm

    Friday, May 27 @ 7pm

    Dance Graduation Concert

    Friday, June iii @ 7pm

    Saturday, June four @ 7pm

    Sunday, June 5 @ 5pm

    Trip the light fantastic Junior Projects

    Wednesday, June viii @ 4:30pm & 7pm

    Jump Semi-Annual Art Evidence Opening

    Friday, June 10 @ four:15-vii:00pm

    Leap Semi-Annual Concert

    Friday, June 10 @ 7pm

    Sabbatum, June 11 @ 2pm

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High Schoolhouse of Music & Fine art and Performing Arts

  • Electronic mail Call back: Prospective Families

    Y'all may have received an e-mail from prospective2022@laguardiahs.org .  This was non a security breach.

    A setting in our laguardiahs.org Google Electronic mail Domain was mistakenly changed, which caused several unintended things to happen.  I apologize for this.

    Families who auditioned for entrance in the 2022-2023 school year volition receive an email from Master Vasconcelos outlining the remaining procedure for auditions.  The email volition be coming from yvasconcelos@laguardiahs.org .

    I am evaluating why this error happened and will correct it equally rapidly equally I tin then that Principal Vasconcelos can send her e-mail.

    Again, I apologize for this, and I appreciate your agreement and patience.


    Sincerely,

    Mark J. Stricklin-Witherspoon, Ed.D.

    Assistant Principal, Engagement & Guidance

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Fine art and Performing Arts

  • DOE Family Letter re. Illuminate Didactics

    Dear Families,

    I am writing to provide yous with an update concerning a data security incident that involves an online educational vendor that many New York City Department of Education (DOE) schools use: Illuminate Education.

    As you may accept seen in the news or heard from your child'due south school, Illuminate Teaching products (such as IO Classroom, Skedula, and PupilPath) were offline for a time in January 2022 due to a security incident. Since then, Illuminate has been conducting an investigation to determine whether any students' personally identifiable information was accessed as a result of this incident. On March 25, Illuminate notified the DOE that its investigation was complete, and that some students' personally identifiable information was accessed past someone without potency.

    We are outraged about this breach, and nosotros will do everything possible to protect pupil data going forward and to provide farther data to families affected by this breach.

    We are waiting for Illuminate to provide us with more details from their investigation, including which pupil records were accessed by the unauthorized user. Illuminate has shared the following information with us:

    ·Names and ID numbers (OSIS) were accessed for all students impacted past the breach.

    ·Engagement of nascency was accessed for virtually all students impacted past the breach.

    ·The types of data that were accessed for students are:

    oBiographic information, such as gender, ethnicity, and race.

    oAcademic information, such as instructor schedules, class assignments, and exam scores.

    oSpecial education information, specifically whether your student has an Individualized Education Plan.

    oOther sensitive information, such as whether your student receives free tiffin.

    ·No copies of student IEPs were impacted.

    ·No family or student financial information or social security numbers were accessed.

    If your student'southward records were accessed equally part of Illuminate'south intermission in security, you will receive a letter of the alphabet in the coming weeks with more information nigh what personally identifiable data was accessed, what steps Illuminate is taking to right the situation, and how to enroll in credit monitoring services, paid for by Illuminate.

    The DOE is taking this situation very seriously, and, at the Mayor's management, has referred this matter to constabulary enforcement and is considering what recourse we take on behalf of families against Illuminate. We deeply regret that your students' confidential information may have been impacted. The DOE remains committed to making sure vendors use strong protections to continue student data rubber. Illuminate has informed us that they accept added more safeguards to protect student information and have committed to independent verification of the security measures they have put in place.

    Delight contact usa with questions or concerns about this incident. We volition do our best to respond while nosotros wait for more information from Illuminate.

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

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