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Staten Island Parent Conference 2025

Parents, caretakers, educators and community members gathered at the UFT’s Staten Island borough office on Nov. 8 for the UFT Staten Island parent committee’s annual conference. Attendees took the day to bond with other caregivers and gained valuable information and resources during workshops on topics like keeping students safe online and parent-teacher association governance.

A parent and her son smile for a photo during the 2025 Staten Island Parent Conference on Nov. 8, 2025.

Eva Monroe and her son, a student at Staten Island’s Ralph R. McKee HS, share a laugh during a presentation.

Jonathan Fickies
A parent checks out resources at the 2025 UFT Staten Island Parent Conference.

Staten Island parent Jessica Uy peruses tables at the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Marie Rodriguez (right), the UFT Staten Island parent and community liaison, who spearheaded the conference planning, is all smiles with Meredith Fogelman, a UFT Staten Island grievance representative, as they prepare to pass out lunch to attendees.

Marie Rodriguez (right), the UFT Staten Island parent and community liaison, who spearheaded the conference planning, is all smiles with Meredith Fogelman, a UFT Staten Island grievance representative, as they prepare to pass out lunch to attendees.

Jonathan Fickies
Simone Fitzgerald-Wilson, whose child graduated from Staten Island’s Curtis HS, prepares to participate in the plenary session about keeping students safe online from the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, as other attendees chat behind her.

Simone Fitzgerald-Wilson, whose child graduated from Staten Island’s Curtis HS, prepares to participate in the plenary session about keeping students safe online from the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, as other attendees chat behind her.

Jonathan Fickies
Arjana Topallaj tells a fellow parent about the Literacy in Community program during the resource fair.

Arjana Topallaj tells a fellow parent about the Literacy in Community program during the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Perusing information about the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program for homework help is Denise Joseph, the parent-teacher association vice president at PS 78 on Staten Island.

Perusing information about the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program for homework help is Denise Joseph, the parent-teacher association vice president at PS 78 on Staten Island.

Jonathan Fickies
Koby Kohulan, the parent of a third-grader and a fifth-grader, says hello to a colleague at the resource fair.

Koby Kohulan, the parent of a third-grader and a fifth-grader, says hello to a colleague at the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Stuart Kaplan, a UFT Staten Island safety and health representative, provides updates on school safety.

Stuart Kaplan, a UFT Staten Island safety and health representative, provides updates on school safety.

Jonathan Fickies
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A parent and her son smile for a photo during the 2025 Staten Island Parent Conference on Nov. 8, 2025.

Eva Monroe and her son, a student at Staten Island’s Ralph R. McKee HS, share a laugh during a presentation.

Jonathan Fickies
A parent checks out resources at the 2025 UFT Staten Island Parent Conference.

Staten Island parent Jessica Uy peruses tables at the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Marie Rodriguez (right), the UFT Staten Island parent and community liaison, who spearheaded the conference planning, is all smiles with Meredith Fogelman, a UFT Staten Island grievance representative, as they prepare to pass out lunch to attendees.

Marie Rodriguez (right), the UFT Staten Island parent and community liaison, who spearheaded the conference planning, is all smiles with Meredith Fogelman, a UFT Staten Island grievance representative, as they prepare to pass out lunch to attendees.

Jonathan Fickies
Simone Fitzgerald-Wilson, whose child graduated from Staten Island’s Curtis HS, prepares to participate in the plenary session about keeping students safe online from the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, as other attendees chat behind her.

Simone Fitzgerald-Wilson, whose child graduated from Staten Island’s Curtis HS, prepares to participate in the plenary session about keeping students safe online from the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, as other attendees chat behind her.

Jonathan Fickies
Arjana Topallaj tells a fellow parent about the Literacy in Community program during the resource fair.

Arjana Topallaj tells a fellow parent about the Literacy in Community program during the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Perusing information about the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program for homework help is Denise Joseph, the parent-teacher association vice president at PS 78 on Staten Island.

Perusing information about the UFT’s Dial-A-Teacher program for homework help is Denise Joseph, the parent-teacher association vice president at PS 78 on Staten Island.

Jonathan Fickies
Koby Kohulan, the parent of a third-grader and a fifth-grader, says hello to a colleague at the resource fair.

Koby Kohulan, the parent of a third-grader and a fifth-grader, says hello to a colleague at the resource fair.

Jonathan Fickies
Stuart Kaplan, a UFT Staten Island safety and health representative, provides updates on school safety.

Stuart Kaplan, a UFT Staten Island safety and health representative, provides updates on school safety.

Jonathan Fickies