UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomes everyone to the Staten Island Parent Conference on Oct. 18 at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Wonda Chambers picks up information at the vendor fair.

Maria Deja and her daughter, Amanda Giordano, attend the event.

Parent Astrid Pacheco gets information from one of the exhibitors.

Maricruz Benitez attends the workshop on the common core.

Parents Christopher Carre and Katricia Cunningham take in one of the workshops.

Parents (from left) Detra Brown, Carol Caesar, Geordene Johnson and Melanie Caesar are among the attendees.

Parent Frances Bentley looks over information during a break at conference.

Miguel Rodriguez, a member of the conference planning committee, points attendee Kathy Byun in the right direction.

Joan McKeever-Thomas, the UFT Staten Island parent and community liaison, speaks with a presenter prior to the workshops.

UFT Staten Island Borough Representative Debra Penny and Anthony Harmon, the union’s director of parent and community outreach, take in the scene at the conference.