School overview
P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis
What the public school record says about P.S. 126/MAT. Part of New York City Geographic District #2.
Who makes school decisions, and where families can see them
P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis is a NYC public school in Geographic District 2. NYCPS governs the school system, while the School Leadership Team works on school goals and parent representatives report selected updates through Parent Association records.
System governance
NYC Public Schools and Geographic District 2 govern the school; the school is not independently governed by the Parent Association.
School Leadership Team
Parent Association records describe monthly SLT meetings and work on school goals, student data, class size, and the Comprehensive Educational Plan.
Family voice
The Parent Association elects its officers and identifies parent representatives to participate in school leadership discussions.
The available Parent Association records summarize some SLT matters, but they are not a complete substitute for SLT agendas or minutes.
What is on the public record
NCES 2024-25 directory context.
NCES 2024-25 directory context.
Major projects
Scaffolding and window work
In progress in the latest available recordThe June Parent Association record says work was complete but scaffolding awaited engineering sign-offs; a rear section could remain until October while window and interior work continued.
- PA record describes expected summer removal after sign-offs.
Funding
School Construction Authority work; no school-level project cost is published in the collected record.
This page uses the school website and its linked Parent Association records, with NCES directory figures marked as context.
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