Data Requests:

• The Data Team is processing Infinite Campus issues/questions and Data Requests as well as Classlink through Let’s Talk. This allows the Data Team to efficiently monitor requests and ensure timelines are met. 

Data Visualizations:

Behavior Errors:

Index>Data Visualization>School Dashboard>Behavior Audit Reports

Access to this visualization has been provided to all that input incidents in the behavior module to consistently monitor any errors within Infinite Campus.

Schoolzilla:

The ELA  and Math Interim Tile is now available on Schoolzilla. The Data Team is reviewing the data for accuracy.

Training:

If you would like training or a refresher on topics regarding Infinite Campus please reach out to the Data Team through Let’s Talk-Infinite Campus.

As our after school and recess activities continue to blossom, transportation has increased services to support our students needs. These programs include: 21st Century, Empire, Chime, Acting Academy, Theatre Tech, Steam (during recess weeks), and Athletics. We do our best to ensure our students receive safe, efficient and timely transportation to these activities. 

In addition, there is a new program that we are now working to support with transportation that will introduce our students to the food service industry. 

More to come!   We are excited to provide these transportation services for our students. 

Registration for September 2023 enrollment began March 1.

Pre-K online registration will begin the second week of April.  Have your families watch our website at this address https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/prekindergarten  

Kindergarten registration has begun we are trying to do more online registration with our kindergarteners at this time. 

Please remember when filling out the change of address form to send them by email individually per family.  Also remember to include all family members living in the same household that the address change pertains to.  

Update to Entering PD in StaffTrac:

To ensure that proper credit is awarded in StaffTrac for Teachers and Staff, we will be asking secretaries to enter in the following information in StaffTrac. Since buildings know more about the content of the Professional Development we have asked them to obtain this information at the building level and select the appropriate drop-down.

Select one:

• PD hours only

• CTLE hours as content

• CTLE hours as pedagogy

• CTLE hours as ENL

• CTLE hours as content & pedagogy

• CTLE hours as content & ENL

• CTLE hours as ENL & pedagogy

• CTLE hours as content, ENL, and pedagogy

Contact Natasha Bangaroo at bangarooh@schenectadyschools.org with questions.

Home School/Instruction continues to be supported for 2022-2023! If you have interested families looking for information, please inquire to see that they have reviewed their intent with the Principal or Counselors.  Please provide them with the following: 

Questions regarding home instruction should be directed to Connie Miller at 518-464-3982 and/or homeschooling@neric.org.

Documents may be submitted via email to homeschooling@neric.org or hard copies mailed to the address below:

Attn:  Connie Miller

Capital Region BOCES

900 Watervliet Shaker Road

Albany, NY 12205

Annual assessment requirements:

Per NYSED Regulations 100.10 Home Instruction - Homeschooled families are required by NYSED to submit an assessment for each year.  This states:

h.  Annual assessment. At the time of filing the fourth quarterly report as specified in the IHIP, the parent shall also file an annual assessment in accordance with this subdivision. The annual assessment shall include the results of a commercially published norm referenced achievement test which meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, or an alternative form of evaluation which meets the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subdivision.

1. Commercially published norm-referenced achievement tests.

i.  The test shall be selected by the parent from one of the following: the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the California Achievement Test, the Stanford Achievement Test, the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, a State Education Department test, or another test approved by the State Education Department.

ii.  The test shall be administered in accordance with one of the following options, to be selected by the parents:
a.  at the public school, by its professional staff;...

In this instance, if a family requests for their child to be tested at school, the public school coordinates a space for the student to come in on the days of testing administration for the student(s) to test.

A few families have reached out already to request this - it is our duty to provide this option.

Please contact Tracy Angelini, if you have any questions.

Grants are picking up and we are working smart to review all new opportunities...

REMINDER - ALL schools have designated dollars within the Consolidated Application for Title Funding that is open and available.  Each building Principal has received an email from OPA about this funding availability - in supplies and might be a best source for Participatory Budget (for CSI Schools) items for 22-23.

Preparation for 23-24 Consolidated Application for Title Funding will begin in March - Principals, please look for emails to coordinate stakeholder meetings that provide information on what Title Funding is and how the district utilizes the funding.  Yay!!

Please contact Tracy Angelini at angelinit@schenectadyschools.org, if you have any questions.

REMINDER - Each school year, all Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools must implement a Participatory Budgeting process or select from an approved list of alternatives to Participatory Budgeting designed to increase student and family participation in decision making.

In order to meet the NYSED Participatory Budgeting requirements for identified schools, the district has mapped out the following guideline for compliance. (If you are able to complete your work ahead of this schedule that is fine - as some buildings have already shared their plans :) 

Timeline for 2021-2022 Participatory Budgeting

1.       By January 31, 2023, all PB teams will be identified and the process has begun.

2.       By March 30, 2023, PB teams will have completed their work.  The project(s) have been selected by the students and parents via

 voting and the results shared with the Assistant Director of Grants.

3.       By April 4, 2023, all requisitions for the winning projects are entered and the PO’s are in the process for approval.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Tracy Angelini.