School Budget for Digital Arts and Cinema Technology High School (15K429)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

15K429 - Digital Arts & Cinema Technology HS

284 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Dawn Meconi, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 219,700
AP - SPECIAL ED1.00$ 159,449
Leadership Total2.00$ 379,149

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 73,804

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary1.00$ 57,838

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 219,590
ARTSWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 97,218
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC3.00$ 304,154
FL - ITALIANSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 97,218
FL - SPANISHSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 97,218
MATHSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 220,122
MATHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 109,796
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 194,436
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 97,218
SCIENCE - CHEMISTRYSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 97,218
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCESUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 97,218
SOCIAL STUDIESICT - General Ed Teacher1.00$ 97,218
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 210,823
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher1.00$ 97,218
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC4.00$ 388,872
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 320,517
High School Departments TotalTotal27.00$ 2,746,054

Special Needs - Support Services
AssignmentType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 90,782
SPEECHPUSH IN/PULL OUT1.00$ 117,161
Special Needs - Support Services TotalTotal2.00$ 207,943

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor1.00$ 121,944
School Social Worker1.00$ 118,718
Guidance/Social Workers Total2.00$ 240,662

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)1.00$ 50,655

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff0.00$ 141,713

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 58,566

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 78,055

OTPS
TitleBudget
Data Processing Repair - Contractual$ 2,000
Educational Consultants$ 3,000
Educational Software$ 37,769
Equipment - General$ 38,269
Furniture Object 300$ 12,600
Library Books$ 1,838
Non-Contractual Services$ 107,133
Supplies - General$ 282,523
Textbooks$ 12,000
Transportation of Staff - Non-Contract$ 5,000
OTPS Total$ 502,132

Setasides
TitleBudget
College Board Set Aside$ 6,596
Register Gain Reserve Set Aside$ 12,652
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 28,527
School Funded Copier$ 12,744
Setasides Total$ 60,519

School Site
15K429 - Digital Arts & Cinema Technology HSPositionsBudget
Main School36.00$ 4,597,090

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.

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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