School Budget for Hillside Arts & Letters Academy (28Q325)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

28Q325 - Hillside Arts and Letters Academy

167-01 GOTHIC DRIVE, JAMAICA, NY 11432
Raquel Nolasco, ...
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 207,171
AP - ORGANIZATION1.00$ 165,219
AP - SUPERVISION1.00$ 149,427
Leadership Total3.00$ 521,817

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 51,094

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary1.00$ 74,476

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ARTSWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 110,220
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS5.00$ 550,229
ESLWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 332,923
FL - SPANISHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 110,220
MATHWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 340,904
MUSICWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 110,220
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 330,660
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYWHOLE CLASS2.00$ 224,553
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCEWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 128,248
SCIENCE - PHYSICSWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 110,220
SOCIAL STUDIESWHOLE CLASS5.00$ 550,229
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS6.00$ 682,197
High School Departments TotalTotal32.00$ 3,580,823

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

Guidance/Social Workers
TitlePositionsBudget
Guidance Counselor2.00$ 267,569
School Social Worker1.00$ 172,893
Guidance/Social Workers Total3.00$ 440,462

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
IEP-HEALTH1.00$ 50,655

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff2.00$ 162,136

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 3,885

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 44,319

OTPS
TitleBudget
Contractual Services - General$ 98,434
Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$ 2,000
Educational Consultants$ 30,000
Educational Software$ 20,000
Equipment - General$ 76,225
Furniture Object 300$ 6,000
Library Books$ 2,456
Non-Contractual Services$ 12,514
Supplies - General$ 106,254
Textbooks$ 1,867
Transportation of Pupils - Contractual$ 15,000
OTPS Total$ 370,750

Setasides
TitleBudget
College Board Set Aside$ 194
Register Gain Reserve Set Aside$ 28,467
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 15,157
School Funded Copier$ 8,144
Set Aside for Class Size Reduction$ 39,938
Setasides Total$ 91,900

School Site
28Q325 - Hillside Arts and Letters AcademyPositionsBudget
Main School44.00$ 5,509,478

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