School overview
P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith
Who helps shape school plans and how the 2025-26 budget is funded. Part of New York City Geographic District #3.
Who helps shape P.S. 163 plans?
New York City Public Schools governs P.S. 163 through Geographic District 3. At the school, the School Leadership Team helps link the school plan and budget to family and staff input. The public school site names the SLT parent members but does not post its minutes or decisions.
The school plan sets the work
The 2025-26 plan covers literacy, attendance, well-being, and family partnership.
Families have a regular meeting path
The school site lists monthly PTA meetings from September through May.
Budget funding is mostly formula based
Fair Student Funding makes up 54% of the listed 2025-26 school funding.
A meeting schedule and member list show how families can take part. They do not show what the SLT discussed or decided.
Where the school stands
Includes employee benefits.
Major projects
2025-26 Comprehensive Educational Plan
School-year plan publishedThe school has published its 2025-26 plan for literacy, attendance, student well-being, and family partnership. The plan describes SLT involvement in aligning action plans and the school budget.
- 2025-26 budget snapshot published
Funding
School-based resources aligned through the annual planning and budget process; the plan does not set a separate project amount.
Reviewed five collected official school, PTA, NYC Public Schools, budget, and plan sources for the trailing year.
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