Philosophy: As part of St. Theresa Parish, our school embodies the notion of family, community and solid values, all of which contribute to an excellent education for your children. We are committed to the spiritual, intellectual, social and physical development of each child in our care. Our strong academic program is challenging and exceeds New York State curriculum mandates, yet recognizes the individual needs of all our children. Our test scores consistently place us above neighboring schools. Our philosophy is based on upholding the dignity of every human being with unconditional kindness and mutual respect. As an Archdiocesan Catholic school, St. Theresa has a rich tradition of incorporating service projects to deal with social issues into the curriculum, teaching students the value and responsibility of helping others as an expression of faith and good citizenship. Our goal is that students will realize their fullest potential in the safe, warm and nurturing environment that is St. Theresa School.

The Curriculum:
We adhere to the New York State and Archdiocese of New York standard curriculum including testing programs and mandated services.

We offer in addition to the regular curriculum: (all children participate in activities marked with an asterisk)
	Computer Studies Classes*	Cheerleading
	Physical Education*	Title 1 Math and Reading
	Italian Language Program*	Christmas Pageant*
	Pre-school Program	After-school Program
	Art Classes*	Children’s Choir
	Musical instrument lessons (after school)	Library*
	Basketball	Guidance Counseling
	Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts	Registered Nurse on Staff full time*
	Music
	An Advanced Math class leading to 8^th Grade Algebra Regents A state-of-the-art Science program in a dedicated classroom* SmartBoards in nearly every classroom A Highly Qualified and Dedicated Faculty* and, an Active and Devoted Home-School Association*

Student Body and Class Size: Our student body is comprised of 368+/- children from many ethnic backgrounds with a predominant portion being of Italian heritage. There are smaller percentages from other European, Hispanic and Asian cultures as well as African-American children. We have learned that our school can support our class sizes since our students are offered a learning structure; they are taught values, discipline and self-control, as
well as respect for each other and for adults. In addition, our ITBS scores indicate that our educational environment produces results well above the City averages.

The number of students in our classes are:

Pre-K 3 – 22

4^th Grade – 27

Pre-K 4 – 74 (4 UPK classes)

5^th Grade – 30

Kindergarten – 35

6^th Grade – 32

1^st Grade – 28

7^th Grade – 28

2^nd Grade – 33

8th Grade – 32

3^rd Grade – 27

Total 368 +/-

Faculty and their tenure at St. Theresa School:
Pre-K 3 –	Mrs. Christie Ledda	B.S., 1^st year
Pre-K 4¹ –	Mrs. Donna Picone	B.S., M.S. in progress, 2^nd year
Pre-K 4² –	Mrs. Donna Sirabella	B.S., M.S., 20^th year
Pre-K 4³ –	Ms. Lillian Rodriguez	B.S., 16^th year
Pre-K 4⁴ –	Ms. Nicole Sciortino	B.S., M.S. in progress, 1^st year
Kindergarten –	Mrs. Rosemarie Nielson	B.A., M.S., 19^th year
1^st Grade –	Ms. Alessandra Barone Barone Mecora	B.A., M.S., 16^th year
2^nd Grade –	Mrs. Victoria Albino	B.A., M.A. in progress, 4^th year
3^rd Grade –	Mrs. Rosanne Shanley	B.A., M.S. in progress, 7^th year
4^th Grade –	Mrs. Virginia Marchetti	B.A., 14^th year
5^th Grade –	Mrs. Polly Canaras	B.A., M.S., 29^th year
6^th Grade –	Ms. Diane Fitzgerald	B.S., M.S., 26^th year
7^th Grade –	Mrs. Maria DePalma	B.S., M.S., 25^th year
8th Grade –	Mrs. Melissa Torres-Lopez	B.A., M.S. in progress, 4^rd year
Physical Education –	Mr. Daniel DiBona	B.S., M.S. in progress, 2^nd year
Computer Studies – Art Grades 5 to 8	Mrs. Maria Lugo	B.A., 1^st year
Italian Studies –	Mrs. Theresa Pizzo	B.A., 3^rd year
Music, Art K to 4 –	Ms. Stephanie Bahr	B.A., 1^st year
Advanced Math	Ms. Cathy Fiorino	B.S., 1^st year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Concetta Modica	1^st year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Bernadette Donoghue	9^th year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Irene Purcell	1^st year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Agnes Porelli	17^th year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Joann Mottola	2^nd year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Sandra Salvatico	3^rd year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Gina Rodopoulos	2^nd year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Paula DeGroff	1^st year
School Assistant–	Mrs. Kathy Tartarone	5^th year

Contacts:
	Father Robert Grippo, Pastor Mrs. Josephine Fanelli, Principal Mrs. JoAnn Salerno, School Secretary Mrs. Cathy Zingaro, School Bookkeeper 2872 St. Theresa Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461 Telephone: 718.792.3688 Fax: 718.892.9441 Web site: www.sttheresaschoolbronx.org