If you need to reach anyone in the BMPRSS Main Office, please make sure you use our Main Office email address and Main Office phone extension:

• • • • Email - ridgestreetmainoffice@blindbrook.org

      • Phone - 914-937-3600 x2199

If your child will be absent please remember to email all three:

1. BMPRSS Nurse's Office - rssnurse@blindbrook.org

2. BMPRSS Attendance Office - rssattendance@blindbrook.org

3. Your child's teacher

Our school nurses are responsible for all matters relating to individual student health issues, including verifying medical excuses, monitoring individual student health matters, emergency intervention, and special programs related to student health.

The BMPRSS Nurse is the main point of contact for:

• Parents to inform the school of children's absences

• Assessing and caring for infirm children during the school day

• Contacting parents to report children's illnesses and injuries

• Maintaining and dispensing children's medications

• Ensuring that food brought into the classroom (i.e., for parties) is nut-free 

We are very happy to have three nurses at our school - Nurse Frannie, Nurse Tara, and Nurse Erica.  Please use our Health Office email to contact them about any medical questions!  If you need to contact the BMPRSS Health Office PLEASE email rssnurse@blindbrook.org so that ALL of our BMPRSS receive important information.  

If your child has severe allergies, or a newly diagnosed medical condition, and you have NOT notified the school at this time, please email rssnurse@blindbrook.org ASAP!

BMPRSS Health Office Email Address: rssnurse@blindbrook.org

BMPRSS Health Office Phone Number:  914-937-3600 x2217

Click HERE to go to our BMPRSS Mental Health Resources page. 

If your child is eligible for our bus service, you will receive information on the Parent Portal of your child's bus number and bus time pick-up and drop-off.  If you have any questions about bus transportation, bus stops, or pick-up/drop-off times, please reach out to Mr. Juan Zhindon (Head of Transportation) via email: jzhindon@blindbrook.org

If you're found NOT to be eligible for the District's bus transportation you are considered a non-bus student (NBS) will receive an NBS tag to display on your vehicle's rearview mirror.  By now, all NBS families should have received information in the mail.  If not, please contact the BMPRSS Main Office for your NBS bus info.

In our effort to maintain a safe and secure environment, all school visitors must enter through the school’s main entrance, provide a valid photo ID, sign in at the security desk, and wear an ORANGE VISITOR LANYARD while they are in the building.  If you have a meeting with a teacher, staff member, or administrator, please enter through the Main Entrance as the security monitor will have a list of scheduled meetings.  

Visitors will not be allowed in the building without a valid Photo ID and a scheduled meeting.

At BMPRSS, we strive to create a learning environment where all of our bluebirds can engage fully with the world around them—learning, connecting, and growing together each day. To support a distraction-free environment, we are reminding families of our long-standing expectations around personal devices and disruptive items. 

In alignment with New York State’s Distraction-Free Schools Law (NY Education Law § 2803), "Students cannot use devices like smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches (or any device accessing the internet) on school grounds from the start of the school day until the end, including all instructional and non-instructional time."  This applies even if the internet or WiFi is turned off. These items must remain off and out of sight during school hours.

As outlined in our BMPRSS Family Guidebook, the following items have always been considered disruptive and should not be brought to school or on school grounds unless authorized by a member of the school staff or administration:

• Smartwatches (including those that send/receive messages or connect to the internet)

• Phones, tablets, iPods/iPads, hand-held video games

• Toys or collectibles, such as Pokémon cards, trading cards, Silly Banz, etc.

• Any item that resembles a weapon of any kind

• Clickers or noise-making devices

Please note: This list is not exhaustive. Any item that disrupts the learning environment or poses a safety concern will not be allowed in school.

We appreciate your support in helping us maintain a focused and safe learning environment for all our bluebirds!

BMPRSS will begin to conduct all of our required fire drills and lockdown drills starting in September for the 2025-2026 school year.  Families are required to receive notification of drills prior to the scheduled drills.  If you have any questions about these drills, please contact Dr. Letizia - tletizia@blindbrook.org

As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, we are strongly encouraging all families to review and update their emergency contact information in eSchoolData. In the event of an emergency where we are unable to reach a parent or guardian, having accurate and comprehensive contact details is essential.

We kindly ask that you include anyone you trust who might serve as an emergency contact, such as a babysitter, family friend, or relative. Updating this information now ensures that we are prepared in case unforeseen circumstances require us to reach out to someone other than parents.

For your convenience, here is the information we have been sharing in the Weekly Highlights:

• Log onto the eSchoolData Parent Portal and click on the name of your BMPRSS child.  

• Click the “Contact Verification” button below your child’s photo.

• In the Guardian Information section:

  • Ensure that each guardian is assigned a contact priority number.  Priority numbers must begin at 1 and cannot be used more than once.

  • Ensure that all listed phone numbers are accurate.

  • Ensure that guardian email addresses are correct.

• In the Emergency Contact Information section:

  • Ensure the name and contact information for any adult (over the age of 18) who will be permitted to sign your child out in the case of an emergency.

Thank you for taking the time to keep this critical information up to date. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thanks,

BMPRSS Administration, Faculty, and Staff

Also, please do not hesitate to contact our Technology Department if you need any assistance at ANY time:

Mr. Charles Von Hollen - cvonhollen@blindbrook.org

Mrs. Katie Gambino - kgambino@blindbrook.org

Mrs. Jen Vazquez - jvazquez@blindbrook.org