The FCC announced that households with a member approved to receive benefits under the free and reduced-price school lunch program or the school breakfast program, including through the USDA Community Eligibility Provision, in the current 2021-2022 school year are also eligible for the Emergency Broadband Benefit. This expands on the original program eligibility rules that [...]
As we begin another school year, let me thank you, our beloved Catholic school families, teachers and staff, for your commitment to Catholic education. We strive to provide each of you and your child with an encounter with Christ where they learn and grow. With just a few short days before school, we would like [...]
In preparation for the first day of school, News 12 Bronx speaks to Ray Vitiello, Northeast/East Bronx Regional Superintendent, and Nakia Browne, teacher at Holy Rosary School in the Bronx. "Our teachers have all the necessary resources [we need] in order to ensure that we continue to move the needle [and continue to] provide a [...]
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to another virtual Community Conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine. Please join in a discussion on vaccines, side effects, eligibility and where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine. There will also be a question and answer session to help you make an informed decision [...]
The Health Department today urged parents and caregivers to make sure their children are up to date on routine vaccinations like MMR and DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) as well as Hepatitis B, Hib, Polio, PCV, Varicella, Tdap, MenACWY and HPV. Click here to view the complete press release. As of August 14, the number [...]
In his latest op-ed for the New York Post, Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Deegan urges New York state officials to take action on critical COVID relief funding for Catholic and other nonpublic schools. We thank Senator Chuck Schumer for delivering these emergency relief funds. While this funding, known as the Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic [...]
As New York State plans for the upcoming academic year, the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York are preparing for schools to be fully open and in-person for the fall with no remote or hybrid learning. “We are excited for all of our schools to be open five days a week, for in-person instruction for all students [...]
Updated Manual Includes Guidelines, Protocols and Procedures all Catholic Schools Will Follow in the Fall. Click here to view full Press Release. As New York State plans for the upcoming academic year, the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York are preparing for schools to be fully open and in-person for the fall with [...]
Fordham Prep alum Andrew Velazquez grew up in the shadows of Yankee Stadium dreaming of playing shortstop in pinstripes. Monday, with the latest injury to Gleyber Torres, the 27-year-old got to live out his dream. “I just posted this on my Instagram today. I made it on the old Yankee Stadium field. So, I mean, [...]
Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Deegan made the 2021 Bronx Power 100! See the article here! 82. Michael Deegan, Superintendent of Schools, Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York A Bronx native and graduate of New York City Catholic schools (including postgraduate studies at Manhattan College and Fordham University), Michael Deegan was elevated to [...]
