School Budget for Preparatory Academy for Writers: A College Board School (29Q283)
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Data Source: Galaxy Tables of Organization as of 09/10/2025

29Q283 - Preparatory Acad. Writers

143-10 SPRINGFIELD BOULEVARD, QUEENS, NY 11413
CHARLES ANDERSON, Principal
Main School
Leadership
AssignmentPositionsBudget
HEAD OF SCHOOL1.00$ 219,700
AP - SUPERVISION2.00$ 337,832
Leadership Total3.00$ 557,532

Coordinator/Supervisor/Dean
AssignmentPositionsBudget
PARENT COORDINATOR1.00$ 67,113

Secretary
TitlePositionsBudget
School Secretary2.00$ 169,384

High School Departments
SubjectType of Class/ServicePositionsBudget
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSUBJECT SPECIFIC6.00$ 722,230
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSSUPPLEMENTARY1.00$ 114,897
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSWHOLE CLASS3.00$ 344,691
ESLSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 229,794
FL - SPANISHSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 224,246
MATHSUBJECT SPECIFIC4.00$ 454,040
MATHWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 114,897
MUSICSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 114,897
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 229,794
PHYSICAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 114,897
SCIENCE - BIOLOGYSUBJECT SPECIFIC2.00$ 224,246
SCIENCE - CHEMISTRYSUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 114,897
SCIENCE - EARTH SCIENCESUBJECT SPECIFIC1.00$ 104,647
SOCIAL STUDIESSUBJECT SPECIFIC3.00$ 339,143
SOCIAL STUDIESSUPPLEMENTARY1.00$ 114,897
SPECIAL EDUCATIONICT - Special Ed Teacher3.00$ 411,858
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSELF-CONTAINED SP ED3.00$ 344,691
SPECIAL EDUCATIONSUBJECT SPECIFIC3.00$ 344,691
SPECIAL EDUCATIONWHOLE CLASS1.00$ 114,897
High School Departments TotalTotal41.00$ 4,778,350

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 Counselor2.00$ 239,841

SBST
TitlePositionsBudget
DC 37 Para More Than 20 Hrs0.00$ 35,923

Paraprofessionals
AssignmentPositionsBudget
CLASSROOM - Special Ed1.00$ 44,752
IEP-CRISIS MANAGEMENT(CIT)2.00$ 95,407
Paraprofessionals Total3.00$ 140,159

School Aides and Other Support Staff
TotalPositionsBudget
School Aides and Other Support Staff1.00$ 111,456

Per Diem
AssignmentBudget
Absence Coverage$ 183,599

Per Session - After/Before School
Organizational CategoryBudget
AFTER/BEFORE SCHOOL STUDENT PROGRAMS$ 231,529

OTPS
TitleBudget
Curriculum & Staff Development Contracts$ 202,361
Educational Consultants$ 26,000
Educational Software$ 34,466
Equipment - General$ 40,000
Furniture Object 300$ 13,000
Library Books$ 3,269
Non-Contractual Services$ 22,000
Supplies - General$ 118,030
Textbooks$ 3,000
Transportation of Pupils - Contractual$ 25,387
OTPS Total$ 487,513

Setasides
TitleBudget
College Board Set Aside$ 2,500
Register Loss Reserve Set Aside$ 15,192
School Funded Copier$ 9,948
Set Aside for Class Size Reduction$ 5,533
Setasides Total$ 33,173

People Working Partial Year
TotalBudget
People Working Partial Year$ 6,469

School Site
29Q283 - Preparatory Acad. WritersPositionsBudget
Main School55.00$ 7,249,984

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