School overview
P.S. 39 Henry Bristow
School Leadership Team records on class size, staffing, facilities, and learning. Part of New York City Geographic District #15.
How P.S. 39 makes school-level plans
P.S. 39 is governed by New York City Public Schools through Geographic District 15. Its SLT records regular discussion of class-size planning, instructional supports, building conditions, family engagement, and staffing.
Class size
The SLT considered class-size-reduction options and the timing and staffing consequences of a possible approval.
School investment
February minutes describe investments in classroom air conditioning, phones, furniture, and K-2 libraries.
Learning supports
The group monitored social-emotional supports, K-2 reading training, and progress monitoring.
The public minutes do not establish whether class-size-reduction funding was ultimately approved or state the final 2026-27 budget.
What the public record shows
Major projects
2025-26 class-size-reduction planning
under considerationThe SLT considered survey options for reducing class sizes and the related staffing and timing constraints.
- SLT reviewed class-size survey options.
- SLT discussed the tentative 2026-27 organization.
- SLT discussed staffing for the coming year.
Funding
The November 13, 2025 minutes say funding would arrive later if approved; no final allocation was stated.
Based on nine public SLT agenda-and-minutes PDFs from September 2025 through June 2026.
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