School overview
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences
How this NYC public high school is funded and what is on its public record. Part of New York City Geographic District #2.
A District 2 school with local family meetings
Union Square Academy for Health Sciences is a New York City public high school in Geographic District 2. The school posts notices for School Leadership Team and Parent Association meetings, while NYCPS makes the school budget public.
Who governs
NYC Public Schools and Geographic District 2 govern the school. The official directory lists Bernardo Ascona as principal.
Local input
The school's public updates name School Leadership Team and Parent Association meetings. The available record does not include their agendas or minutes.
Budget record
NYCPS publishes a school-level budget snapshot. It reports both school funding and services paid for outside the school budget.
The available official collection does not show School Leadership Team minutes, so it cannot explain every local school decision.
What the budget shows
Major projects
FY2026 class-size reduction funding
Funded in the FY2026 budgetThe budget lists $408,247 for high-school class-size reduction planning and $219,473 in related Contracts for Excellence funding. The budget page does not say which classes changed.
- NYCPS budget snapshot date
Funding
NYCPS FY2026 school budget
This adds two separately listed class-size-reduction funding lines.
This overview uses the official FY2026 NYCPS School Budget at a Glance. Figures marked verified are stated on that page.
Get alerts for Union Square Academy for Health Sciences
We read every agenda, packet, and set of minutes, and write up the decisions that affect families — each one linked to the document it came from.
View alerts for this district