PTA Officers

President

Claudette Petrillo

1st Vice President

Nancy Rooney

2nd Vice President

Kathy Elhathat

Treasurer

Audra Rodriguez

Corresponding Secretary

Andrew Dorman

Recording Secretary

Lisa Durazzo

Parent Coordinator

Ms. Cathy Mayo

Phone: (718) 727-8936

email: CMayo2@schools.nyc.gov

Click on the folder to view the document:

Principal's Welcome Letter

School-Parent Compact

Parental Involvement Policy

Building Access Policy

Arista Requirements

Dress Code

Lateness Policy

Extended Day Schedule Change

Parent/Teacher Conferences and Grade Appeal Policy

Photo Permission

Storm Day Procedures

Willingness-to-Serve Form

Yearbook Ad Request

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(Click on links below for information and web sites)

Parental Guidance Webcast

What They Play

What They Play: Kids and Video Games.

GamerDad

Kid's Health

Information for Families

Internet Safety for Families

Click on the link to the left for some web sites with information on Internet Safety.

Game Ratings

Do you wonder what those rating symbols mean on games? The following web sites may help to clear up some of the mysteries of the games your children play.

“The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) assigns computer and video game content ratings, for the interactive entertainment software industry.  The ESRB ratings are designed to provide consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age-appropriateness and content of computer and video games so that they can make informed purchase decisions about the games they deem suitable for their children and families.” from the ESRB

Thank you to Christine Seddon, Marketing Manager at ESRB, who was very helpful when I was gathering information for this web page. I asked for permission to display their logo and she also sent a copy of the game ratings document and a link to their Family Discussion Guide, which is an excellent resource for families. The ESRB web site is very informative; please make use of it when deciding what games your children play.

ESRB Game Ratings and Content Descriptors (PDF)

ESRB Brochure "A Parent's Guide to Video Games, Parental Controls and Online Safety" including the Family Discussion Guide (PDF)

(The booklet above is published by the ESRB and the national PTA. It offers excellent information and directions for using parental controls on popular consoles and in Windows Vista.)

Webcast of ESRB and PTA: Parental Guidance on Video Game Ratings, Parental Controls and Online Safety

"What They Play" explains why games have certain ratings designations. Reviewers actually play the games and report incidences of violence, foul language, etc., that give the games the ratings they have. Games are sorted by system and games are reviewed to assist parents in making choices.

An article by the company's co-founder, John Davison, on the "Today Show" web site.

This is the web site mentioned in the article in the ESRB guide, "Advice from GamerDad about Playing Video Games Online." The web site is geared to parents and questions/concerns they have regarding video games for their children. The site is pretty straight-forward and doesn't have an agenda other than assisting parents. It seems to focus on parents who play video games, or who are well-informed about games. It's not aimed exclusively at these parents, though, and they will answer your questions.

Children's Health

Kid's Health is an excellent resource for childrens' health information. It is not meant to replace the family doctor, but does explain health and nutrition information in easy to understand terms. There are three sites to choose from: Parents, Kids and Teens. Information is reviewed by doctors and other health professionals (there is a very long list of reviewers on the web site).