NYSED has posted information for the School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP) development.  See the link for information at:  School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP) 

The School Comprehensive Education Plan (SCEP) is the tool developed by the Department to support schools in planning and organizing their improvement efforts in the upcoming year.  Any school that is supported through the Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) support model, the Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) support model, or the Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) support model will be required to work with stakeholders to develop an SCEP for the upcoming school year.  The Department has organized the work teams to work through six different team activities prior to writing the SCEP:

• Envision: Exploring Your Vision, Values, and Aspirations

• Analyze: Internal and External Data

• Analyze: Survey Data

• Analyze: Tenet 1 Systems and Structures

• Listen: Student Interviews

• Putting It All Together: SCEP Planning Document

• 2023-24 SCEP Template

DUE:  July 15, 2023

AND.... NYSED has posted information for the District Comprehensive Improvement Plan (DCIP) development.  See the link for information at:  District Comprehensive Improvement Plan (DCIP)

All Target Districts will work with stakeholders to consider existing needs and determine next steps for the upcoming school year. The DCIP should be informed by the DCIP Planning Document that is completed prior to writing the plan, along with the insights that have come from the school improvement planning process into the DCIP developed. The final DCIP and DCIP Planning Document are submitted to NYSED for approval.

DUE:  July 31, 2023

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. 

Elementary Placement Cards:

Principals: We will be working with buildings to provide virtual placement cards for the year 23-24.If you would like us to create just let us know through email, if you have not done so already.

Trainings:

We provided two sessions on Attendance Codes and Behavior Training. If you were unable to attend, we have created resources to assist you with entering behaviors.

Here are the links to the resources:

Behavior Attendance Codes Training

Behavior Management Training

Data Visualizations:

The Early Warning Dashboards have now been updated to include Q3 Data.

Future Enrollments for Elementary Grades PK through 4:

It is that time of year again when we start preparing for the 23-24 School Year. An email will be going out to secretaries around marking future enrollment to ensure all students roll to the right building. We will also be holding training sessions for those that would like additional support.

We are very excited to share that in the very near future, the Transportation Dept will be resuming the use of Tripfinder for field trip requests! Transportation's staff will be scheduling an on-site visit at all schools to train on-site staff on how the software works. Tripfinder will allow the field trip process to be paperless, give the schools real-time access to their trips and monitor them from start to finish. It will also create a documented history for each school's trips, so they will be able to research previous trips for historical data. 

We will also be offering additional support and training for Viewfinder during the visit. 

After the Tripfinder training is complete, we will review the Viewfinder component of the software and answer any questions the staff may have. 

UPK 3 and 4 year old applications are available 4/6/23.  We are doing online registration for grades Kindergarten - 12 right now and hope to open it up for all UPK by May.  

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.  

For Administrators: It is that time of year where we are auditing evaluations to ensure all have been processed. Please reach out with any questions or issues.

Just a friendly reminder to add your out of district conference requests in StaffTrac prior to attending. 

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

We have developed a "Fact Sheet for Counselors" to assist the conversations with families about homeschooling.  Please let us know if  you have any questions.

Please contact Tracy Angelini, if you have any questions.

Grants are wrapping up  for 2022-23 and we are working smart to review all new opportunities for 2023-24...

Preparation for 23-24 Consolidated Application for Title Funding has begun - Principals, please look for emails to coordinate stakeholder meetings that provide information on what Title Funding is and how the district utilizes the funding; if we have not already schedule/held your meeting.  Yay!!

To offer clarification on what Title IA funding can be used for, please see the following:

Allowable Expenditures include:  supports for Title I Students such as AIS, RTI, and credit recovery services; counseling, school-based mental health programs and instructional support services; Pre-K, summer, and extended day programming; teacher aides; nursing staff for summer and Title I specific programs; instructional materials for Title I programs; computer aided instructional software for Title I programs; parent liaison or coordinator; stipends for staff to plan for and particpate in Title I activities outside of contract hours; incentives for PBIS that improve/enhance the academic achievement of Title I students; costs for family engagement events such as printable materials, childcare, and light refreshments

NON-Allowable Expenditures include:  food and meals for staff activities; furniture and office equipment; incentives to reward students with monetary awards and value (i.e, amusement park tickets); any costs related to non-educational entertainment; core instructional materials for schools; construction or remodeling; clothing for staff or students

Additional information can be found at the NYS website for Title I, Part A: Allowable and Unallowable Expenditures

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