TAPCo. Times #8
October 22, 2018

Birthdays of the Week 

Valerie Garcia 10/22
Melissa Skidelsky 10/26

Guidance for Students with Casts and/or Crutches

Students who arrive at school with a cast or on crutches must be allowed to attend school, and are not required to present a physician’s note in order to attend classes. Students whose mobility is impaired can be offered reasonable accommodations. For example, a student may be allowed to:

• Use a school elevator;
• Attend classes or do school work in a ground floor classroom, when appropriate;
• Eat lunch in a supervised classroom rather than use stairs to get to the lunchroom.

SESIS Downtime

Due to system maintenance, SESIS will be unavailable from 7:00 p.m. on October 25, until 1:00 a.m. on October 26. During this time, staff will not be able to access, fax, or upload documents into SESIS. For a schedule of planned SESIS downtimes, log in with your DOE Outlook credentials to view the SESIS Planned Downtime page. 

For the latest SESIS news, read the monthly SESIS Newsletter on the News Archive page. Training resources are available on the SESIS wiki and on the SESIS Training Videos page. For questions, contact your FSC administrator of special education (ASE).

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website (you can visit the page on any computer using this link). This week’s highlights include:

§  Lexus Eco Challenge

Pics Of The Week

Professional Development and Student Opportunities

Professional learning opportunities are posted on the I Teach NYC website and linked below. This week’s highlights include:

Middle and High Schools 
§  Register by September 19: Exploring STEM Through the Hudson River 

High Schools 
§  Register by October 26: Participate in the High School Science Institute (2018-19 SY) – Upper Manhattan 
§  Register by October 26: Participate in the High School Science Institute (2018-19 SY) – Lower Manhattan 
§  Register by November 2: Participate in the High School Science Institute (2018-19 SY) – Queens 


All Schools  
§  Register by October 21: Participate in a Workshop at the United Nations: Practical Tools for Promoting Diversity and Anti-Discrimination 
§  Register by October 23: Participate in a New Workshop: “Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922” at The Jewish Museum 
§  Register by October 23: Pizza & PD: Voting Rights in the United States 
§  Register by October 24: Explore Counseling Programs at the School of Education at Hunter College 
§  Register by October 25: Explore the Morgan Library & Museum: Free Chancellor’s Day PD Workshop 
§  Register by October 31: School Libraries Inspire Dreamers: Conference on Chancellor’s PD Day 
§  Register by November 2: Spend Your Chancellor’s PD With the NY Historical Society 
§  Register by November 2: Attend the W!SE MoneyPOWER Conference 


Student opportunities are posted on the Student Opportunities page on the NYC DOE website. This week’s highlights include:

Elementary Schools
§  Apply by November 5: Apply to Launch a Kids Action Team

Elementary and Middle Schools
§  Ongoing: Audition for the Salute to Music Program

High School
§  Register by October 19: Seventh Annual STEM Matters NYC Career Day