School overview
P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman
How PS42M is governed, funded, and planning for students. Part of New York City Geographic District #2.
Who makes school-level plans?
P.S. 042 Benjamin Altman is a public school in NYCPS Geographic District 2. Its published Comprehensive Educational Plan says the School Leadership Team develops the plan and aligns the school-based budget with action plans; the school’s public site did not post separate SLT agendas or minutes during this review period.
District 2 school
NYCPS lists DBN 02M042 at 71 Hester Street in Manhattan, serving 3K through grade 5.
School Leadership Team
The 2025-26 plan lists Principal Rowena Lee as SLT chair and names staff and parent representatives.
School-level funding
NYCPS lists $5.84 million in FY 2027 Fair Student Funding with employee benefits; this allocation is not the school’s full cost because central services are funded separately.
What is on the public record
Major projects
2025-26 literacy and attendance plan
in_progressThe school’s plan continues literacy work including Fundations and Wit & Wisdom and sets a goal to reduce chronic absence among students in temporary housing from 62% to 57% by June 2026.
- Plan lists ongoing family and school literacy work for the 2025-26 year
- Plan’s literacy action period ends
Funding
School-based budget aligned through the School Leadership Team; FY 2027 Fair Student Funding includes $2,509,351 through the student-based formula.
Based on the official NYCPS school directory, the school’s Comprehensive Educational Plan and Fair Student Funding detail, and PS42M’s public announcements.
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