School Budget for Liberty High School Academy for Newcomers (02M550)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

02M550 - LIBERTY HS ACADEMY

250 WEST 18 STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10011
Rhonda Huegel, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 219,700
AP - ORGANIZATION1.00$ 175,386
INTERIM ACTING - ASST. PRINCIPAL1.00$ 144,589
Leadership Total3.00$ 539,675

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 58,104

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary2.00$ 144,862

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 103,815
ESLPUSH IN-All Students2.00$ 287,833
ESLSUBJECT SPECIFIC9.00$ 960,723
ESLWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 357,139
MATHSUBJECT SPECIFIC3.00$ 323,945
MATHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 103,815
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 103,815
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 103,815
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 103,815
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 103,815
SCIENCE - PHYSICSSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 103,815
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 207,630
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 103,815
SPECIAL EDUCATIONPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 103,815
High School Departments TotalTotal28.00$ 3,071,605

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor2.00$ 229,357
Guidance Counselor Bilingual1.00$ 91,730
School Social Worker1.00$ 96,522
Guidance/Social Workers Total4.00$ 417,609

SBST
TitlePositionsBudget
School Social Workers Mandated Services1.00$ 120,344

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
CLASSROOM - General Ed1.00$ 44,752

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff1.00$ 314,674

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 94,502

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 1,358,794

Per Session - Summer School
Organizational CategoryBudget
SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 183,925

Pro Rata
AssignmentBudget
Academic$ 27,778

OTPS
TitleBudget
Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$ 49,459
Education & Recreation - Youth Services Contracts$ 30,000
Educational Consultants$ 50,000
Educational Software$ 65,000
Equipment - General$ 50,000
Furniture Object 300$ 25,000
Library Books$ 2,856
Non-Contractual Services$ 139,677
Office Temp Services - Contractual$ 9,078
Supplies - General$ 462,252
Telephone and Other Communications$ 2,000
Textbooks$ 5,000
Transportation of Pupils - Contractual$ 30,000
Transportation of Staff - Non-Contract$ 25,309
OTPS Total$ 945,631

Setasides
TitleBudget
Register Gain Reserve Set Aside$ 3,163
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 6,893
School Funded Copier$ 8,792
Setasides Total$ 18,848

School Site
02M550 - LIBERTY HS ACADEMYPositionsBudget
Main School41.00$ 7,341,103

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

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