School Budget for Food and Finance High School (02M288)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

02M288 - FOOD AND FINANCE

525 West 50 Street, Manhattan, NY 10019
AMBAR VENTURA, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 195,578
AP - SUPERVISION1.00$ 159,854
INTERIM ACTING - ASST. PRINCIPAL1.00$ 151,191
Leadership Total3.00$ 506,623

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 56,987

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary2.00$ 108,284

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
BUSINESSWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 205,490
Culinary ArtsSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 102,745
Culinary ArtsWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 410,980
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 315,986
ESLPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 102,745
ESLWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 205,490
MATHWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 433,168
MUSICWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 102,745
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 102,067
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 205,490
SCIENCE - CHEMISTRYWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 102,745
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCEWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 102,745
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 102,745
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 308,235
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher2.00$ 238,574
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS9.00$ 985,025
High School Departments TotalTotal38.00$ 4,026,975

Special Needs - Support Services
AssignmentType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
SPEECHPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 117,161

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor4.00$ 514,662
School Social Worker2.00$ 237,710
Guidance/Social Workers Total6.00$ 752,372

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)5.00$ 229,663
IEP-HEALTH1.00$ 44,752
Paraprofessionals Total6.00$ 274,415

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff4.00$ 301,512

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 70,000

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 247,208

Per Session - Miscellaneous
Organizational CategoryBudget
PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES$ 4,450

OTPS
TitleBudget
Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$ 46,552
Educational Consultants$ 30,000
Educational Software$ 41,062
Furniture Object 300$ 51,366
Library Books$ 2,963
Maintenance Gen Repairs & Operation Infrastructure$ 30,500
Non-Contractual Services$ 163,792
Office Temp Services - Contractual$ 6,845
Professional Services Other$ 63,425
Supplies - General$ 213,662
Telephone and Other Communications$ 1,000
OTPS Total$ 651,167

Setasides
TitleBudget
College Board Set Aside$ 3,298
Register Gain Reserve Set Aside$ 158,152
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 7,141
School Funded Copier$ 6,912
Setasides Total$ 175,503

Sixth period coverage
AssignmentBudget
Not Available$ 115,413

People Working Partial Year
TotalBudget
People Working Partial Year$ 32,010

School Site
02M288 - FOOD AND FINANCEPositionsBudget
Main School61.00$ 7,440,080

This data was gathered from the NYC DOE's Galaxy Budget Reports: https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/d_chanc_oper/budget/DBOR/galaxy/galaxybudgetsummaryto/default.aspx

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Ed.Opt

Students are placed into an ed opt category using an average of their final core course seventh-grade core course grades:

Official DOE explanation

Screened

Students fall into a screened admissions groups based on the average of their final seventh-grade core course grades. This average must fall into the top percentage of students citywide or at a student’s school in order to fall within a certain admissions group.

Official DOE explanation

Test

SHSAT required.

Official DOE explanation

Open

Offers are made to students in order by their priority groups and randomly assigned numbers, through the process of random selection.

Audition

This year, the sole selection criteria for admission to all audition programs (except those at LaGuardia High School) is the audition itself. LaGuardia High School has its own admissions process and will continue to use students' academic records as well as their auditions to make offers to its programs.

Official DOE explanation

ASD

The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Nest and ASD Horizon programs are specialized programs that serve some students with autism. They are available in some District 1-32 schools. The program is a partnership between the DOE and New York University\’s (NYU) ASD Nest Support Project.

Official DOE explanation

District 75 Programs

District 75 (D75) provides highly specialized instructional support for students with significant challenges, such as:

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Zoned

Students who live in the school's zone have a guarantee or priority to attend.

Transfer

For Students Who Are Behind on Credits. Schools use a student's date of birth to verify eligibility and make offers. Make sure that you meet the program's age and academic requirements.

Screened: Language & Academics