School Budget for Lower Manhattan Arts Academy (02M308)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

02M308 - LOMA: LOWER MANH ARTS ACA

350 GRAND STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10002
Joel Lowy, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 218,619
AP - ORGANIZATION2.00$ 370,494
Leadership Total3.00$ 589,113

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
Coordinator-Student Activities2.00$ 119,367
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 36,763
Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean Total3.00$ 156,130

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary1.00$ 76,737

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTS-VISUALWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 119,815
DANCE ALL OTHERWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 111,788
DRAMA/THEATERWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 313,536
ESLWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
FL - SPANISHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
MATHWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 209,024
MUSICWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCEWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
SOCIAL STUDIESPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 104,512
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 104,512
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher1.00$ 123,935
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS5.00$ 594,431
High School Departments TotalTotal22.00$ 2,413,137

Special Needs - Support Services
AssignmentType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
SETSSPUSH-IN -special ed1.00$ 104,512
SPEECHPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 117,161
Special Needs - Support Services TotalTotal2.00$ 221,673

SAPIS
TitlePositionsBudget
Substance Abuse Prevention & Interv Special Annual1.00$ 103,219

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor1.00$ 136,745
Guidance Counselor Bilingual1.00$ 123,285
School Social Worker1.00$ 120,344
Guidance/Social Workers Total3.00$ 380,374

SBST
TitlePositionsBudget
DC 37 Para More Than 20 Hrs0.00$ 34,968
School Psychologist Mandated Services1.00$ 120,344
SBST Total1.00$ 155,312

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)5.00$ 223,760
IEP-HEALTH2.00$ 107,214
Paraprofessionals Total7.00$ 330,974

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 46,880

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 82,994

Per Session - Miscellaneous
Organizational CategoryBudget
PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES$ 9,424

Per Session - Summer School
Organizational CategoryBudget
SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 110,704

OTPS
TitleBudget
Educational Software$ 2,364
Equipment - General$ 2,896
Library Books$ 1,569
Non-Contractual Services$ 31,184
Supplies - General$ 101,594
Textbooks$ 4,967
OTPS Total$ 144,574

Setasides
TitleBudget
College Board Set Aside$ 1,940
School Funded Copier$ 668
Setasides Total$ 2,608

School Site
02M308 - LOMA: LOWER MANH ARTS ACAPositionsBudget
Main School43.00$ 4,823,853

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:

Official DOE explanation

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