School Budget for Life Academy High School for Film and Music (21K559)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

21K559 - LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL

2630 BENSON AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11214
Eugenia Kelch, IA Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 207,171
AP - SUPERVISION1.00$ 155,019
Leadership Total2.00$ 362,190

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 40,660

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary1.00$ 94,877

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 211,612
ESLWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 211,612
FL - SPANISHSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 105,806
MATHSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 108,449
MATHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 105,806
MUSICWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 109,603
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONREDUCED CLASS SIZE1.00$ 105,806
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 111,256
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 229,195
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher1.00$ 133,616
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 423,224
High School Departments TotalTotal17.00$ 1,855,985

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor2.00$ 272,225

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
CLASSROOM - General Ed0.00$ 21,630
IEP-HEALTH1.00$ 50,655
Paraprofessionals Total1.00$ 72,285

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff0.00$ 40,468

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 35,000

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 63,451

OTPS
TitleBudget
Educational Software$ 1,743
Equipment - General$ 6,635
Library Books$ 1,156
Non-Contractual Services$ 19,973
Overtime Admin$ 1,000
Supplies - General$ 69,045
Telephone and Other Communications$ 1,500
Textbooks$ 25
OTPS Total$ 101,077

Setasides
TitleBudget
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 25,642
School Funded Copier$ 10,596
Setasides Total$ 36,238

People Working Partial Year
TotalBudget
People Working Partial Year$ 3,564

School Site
21K559 - LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOLPositionsBudget
Main School24.00$ 2,978,020

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