101 E Raleigh Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310

Excellent school. There are some downsides, but they are minor and do not depend on the school. Cons: Schoolchildren smoke vapes in the toilet and sometimes even in the classroom. The school fights them, but without the possibility of expulsion from school, nothing will work. Pros: Maximum care for children: they gave out a sports uniform, a laptop, a lock for the cabinet, notebooks, pens. Everything is free. The teachers do not scold anyone, if you want to study, they will help and praise. If a student goes to school not to gain knowledge, no one will force him to study. Discipline is maintained at the school, there are security guards in uniform. During the year of study, my daughter has never seen fights or serious conflicts. The children are mostly friendly and welcoming. Special thanks to psychologist Marina, she supports Russian-speaking children in all matters and helps 100 percent. The other teachers and staff also do their job excellently. Thank you all and wish you health and success in your noble work!

As a parent, I am very proud how my kid did at this school. My kid had to learn resilience as well as academics. Resilience is something that all kids learn in middle school because kids can be cruel. The ridicule and bullying my kid had to endure affected going to school each day. Being called by the school's assistant principals to address behaviors from other students who bothered my kid resulted in a change in my kids behavior which included feelings of isolation that my kid had to accept. There are great teachers in this school but they do not really get the support from principal Barone. Emailing and visiting the office to speak with a principal who keeps her door closed and my emails forwarded to assistant principals versus a personal response from her was a great disappointment. I realized, after watching her speak during events at the school, that she is antisocial with people. Unless you are a person of status, you are non-existent. She is seen interacting with students for social media posts but she couldn't take the time to speak with me regarding what was happening with my kid. The lack of care for even one student's problems/issues and to speak with a concerned parent shows that she is not a principal but a person who does not know how to deal with resolving conflict in her own school. Schools are filled with conflict and maybe it's a lack of training on the Board of Education. Some of the 3 stars would be 4-5 stars for the assistant principals, teachers, parent counselor, PTA, office staff, and nurses had it not been for the lack of professional support from Principal Barone. My kid has learned how to mature in this school and continues to be loved because as parents, that is our job to teach our kids to be strong and handle how kids are. When kids behave abhorrently, it is because their parents are abhorrent as well. When principals can't address bad student behavior with parents, then they are seen as weak to parents like me. Word of advice for Principal Barone. When a parent wishes to speak with you, put down your cell phone on your selfie stick and just do your job and maybe take a course in learning how to have difficult conversations with people as you might learn something.

Terrible school and staff. Does nothing for the safety of the children