sentences:  It functions in a low-income area of Manhattan to serve families who cannot afford private school tuition, serving students from under-served elementary and middle schools who may be behind on standardized tests.The co-founders of the school were Fr.Joseph Parkes, a member of the Society of Jesus and President of the school until 2018, and Bill Ford, the Principal of the school until 2019 and nephew of martyr Ita Ford.