School Budget for Veritas Academy (25Q240)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

25Q240 - Veritas Academy

35-01 UNION STREET, QUEENS, NY 11354
Jason Vanderwalker, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 207,171
AP - ORGANIZATION1.00$ 155,978
AP - SUPERVISION2.00$ 340,605
Leadership Total4.00$ 703,754

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 52,915

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
F-Status - School Secretary0.00$ 25,782
School Secretary1.00$ 55,826
Sub Assigned - School Secretary1.00$ 53,182
Secretary Total2.00$ 134,790

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTS-VISUALWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 109,737
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 219,474
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS4.00$ 438,948
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSub-Total6.00$ 658,422
ESLWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,474
FL - FRENCHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 109,737
FL - SPANISHWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,474
MATHSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 200,577
MATHWHOLE CLASS6.00$ 658,422
MATHSub-Total8.00$ 858,999
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,474
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 214,450
SCIENCE - CHEMISTRYSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 109,737
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCEWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,474
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 109,737
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS5.00$ 548,685
SOCIAL STUDIESSub-Total6.00$ 658,422
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher6.00$ 701,847
SPECIAL EDUCATIONPULL-OUT -all students1.00$ 109,737
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 234,474
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 219,474
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSub-Total11.00$ 1,265,532
High School Departments TotalTotal44.00$ 4,862,932

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

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor3.00$ 394,088
School Social Workers Mandated Services1.00$ 146,480
Guidance/Social Workers Total4.00$ 540,568

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)2.00$ 114,795
IEP-HEALTH5.00$ 229,183
Paraprofessionals Total7.00$ 343,978

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff2.00$ 290,865

Family Workers
AssignmentPositionsBudget
Attendance0.00$ 36,231

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 103,884

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 59,698

Per Session - Summer School
Organizational CategoryBudget
SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 227,803

Pro Rata
AssignmentBudget
Academic$ 61,130

OTPS
TitleBudget
Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$ 6,300
Educational Consultants$ 111,200
Educational Software$ 23,135
Equipment - General$ 7,455
Furniture Object 300$ 17,000
Library Books$ 4,038
Non-Contractual Services$ 39,324
Printing Services - Contractual$ 7,600
Supplies - General$ 741,620
Textbooks$ 29,067
OTPS Total$ 986,739

Setasides
TitleBudget
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 100,000
School Funded Copier$ 8,453
Set Aside for Class Size Reduction$ 36,503
Setasides Total$ 144,956

Sixth period coverage
AssignmentBudget
Not Available$ 79,212

People Working Partial Year
TotalBudget
People Working Partial Year$ 3,632

School Site
25Q240 - Veritas AcademyPositionsBudget
Main School65.00$ 8,750,248

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