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Hutch Tech Patrons Association
The Hutch Tech Patrons Association serves as a support to Hutch Tech High School. Our goals are to develop a better understanding between parents, teachers and the community; to assist in the promotion of school activities and publicize the educational program of the school; and to work with the administration and teachers in efforts to improve the educational program. We encourage all parents and teachers from the school to join the Patrons Association, and we welcome your participation. You may contact our parent coordinators by clicking on their names to the left.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping to keep our school community healthy and safe.
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If you have immediate concerns, please contact the grade level Assistant Principal for your student:
Grade 9: Mr. Dennis Lesniak, dlesniak@buffaloschools.org
Grade 10: Mr. Pedro Estrada, pestrada@buffaloschools.org
Grade 11: Mr. Daniel Zack, dzack@buffaloschools.org
Grade 12: Mr. Gregory Stefanone, gstefanone@buffaloschools.org
If you have questions about college applications, course selection, graduation requirements, or scholarship opportunities, please visit the Guidance tab above and contact your child's Guidance Counselor, assigned alphabetically by the student's last name.
The SBMT (Site Based Management Team) meetings are as follows for the 2021 – 2022 year:
9/14 10/20 11/16 12/7 1/11 2/15 3/15 4/5 5/17 6/7
Parents interested in joining the SBMT should email our Instructional Coach, Ms. Elizabeth Brandjes at ebrandjes@buffaloschools.org or our Assistant Principal, Mr. Dan Zack dzack@buffaloschools.org
Meetings are held before or after school and the scheduled times are determined collaboratively by the membership. A link to the Teams meeting for the SBMT will be posted on the home page of this website the day of the meeting.
ATTENTION PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS: WE NEED YOU!!
Please use Schoologyand the Parent Portalto monitor your child's progress in school. At Hutch Tech, it is safe to assume that your child receives homework and a variety of writing and research based labs and project assignments in every class on a regular basis. Be sure to assist them with attendance and time management so that they do not fall behind in school.
Accessing Schoology will give you a clear idea of the assignments, due dates, and materials for each class. Every teacher has a Schoology page.
Accessing the Parent Portal will inform you of your child's ATTENDANCE, GRADES, and any warnings of missing assignments. You can set the portal to notify you on your cell phone if your child has been marked absent or when assignments are scored and grades entered.
Click herefor information on how to set up parent accounts in Schoology and the Parent Portal. Watch this videoto learn how!
PARENTS NEEDING HELP SETTING UP PARENT PORTAL OR SCHOOLOGY ACCOUNTS MAY CONTACT THEIR CHILD'S GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, OR EMAIL EBRANDJES@BUFFALOSCHOOLS.ORG
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
Dear Parents:
If your child's laptop is in need of repair, or if you have any technology issues, please call the IT Help Desk at 816-7100 or bring the device to School 28 at 1515 South Park Avenue in South Buffalo.
Please ensure your student charges his/her laptop every night and brings the fully charged computer AND the charger to school each day. If your student loses their power cord, they are available to purchase at 1515 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, the district technology center.
As a high school student, it is important that your student learn to care for the device they have been loaned from the district. Students should keep the laptop clean, charged, and protected from physical damage.
If the laptop is stolen, you and your child must file a police report immeditately and bring a copy of the report to 1515 South Park Avenue. A replacement laptop will be issued, but you may be charged for the lost device without a police report.
PLEASE NOTE: We have no additional power cords or any technical support person at our building. The IT Department has centralized all service to the Center for Technological Innovation, located at 1515 South Park Avenue. See the hours and contact information listed below. Replacement chargers ar $30.
Center for Innovation, Technology, and Training
1515 South Park Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14220
SPRING 2022 Hours for Students
STUDENT Device & Technical Support
Monday,Thursday, Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
OPEN EARLY on Tuesdays: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
OPEN LATE on Wednesdays: 10:00-6:00pm
NOTE: Parents may visit the technology center without their children to resolve technology issues.
NOTE: STUDENTS CAN CALL 816-7100 UNTIL 7PM EVERY NIGHT FOR HELP!
CONGRATULATIONS!!
Our own Parent Liaison, Kara McGuire, has worked tirelessley this year to serve the school, students and parents.
Some of her outstanding contributions include:
Attending all Cross Country, Indoor Track and Track events and serving as a mother to all involved!
Compiling a list of books that Hutch Tech has purchased to create a Parent Library
Attending our district's CLRI meetings and contributing to fostering a multicultural, just environment at our school
Attending district parent organization meetings
Calling homes to help parents and receiving calls from parents
Collaborating with teachers, students, and building leadership on any project she can!
Kara is a Techtonian parent through and through! She herself graduated from Tech. So, a sincere thank you and congratualtions for all you do!
Parents: The district administered the Youth Risk Behavior Survey in November. The results of the YRBS will be shared with teachers and students at the SBMT, and will be considered as we set goals for the 2022-23 school year. Thank you to all students who completed the survey.
The survey is completely anonymous and is intended to provide a school with information about the health and well-being of our students as related to behaviors that can put a person at risk. Parents were provided an opportunity to review the survey and choose to opt out if they did not want their child to participate. Visit this link for more details: https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/1952
The Buffalo Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, religious practice, national origin, ethnic group, sex (including sexual harassment and sexual violence), gender identity, sexual orientation (the term "sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, or asexuality ), political affiliation, age, marital status, military status, veteran status, disability, weight, domestic violence victim status, arrest or conviction record, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by New York state and/or federal non-discrimination laws in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding the District's non-discrimination policies should be directed toHRCompliance@buffaloschools.org or to:
Jamie Warren, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources, Civil Rights Compliance Officer
727 City Hall Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 816-3579
