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Dr. Shaun Mason - Assistant Superintendent of OPA (X28110)
Michele Hogan - Assistant Director of OPA (X36476)
Tracy Angelini - Assistant Director of Grants and Title Funding (X36472)
Natalie Cable - Manager of Data and Information (X36392)
Smita Iyengar- Assistant Manager of Data (44952)
Bryan Stockley- Assistant Manager of Data (X26019)
Hector Gallardo - Senior Data Analyst (X36473)
Joelle Lamori - Data Team Secretary (X36471)
Al Valachovic - Transportation Supervisor (X28111)
Nicole Stabinski - Transportation Assistant (X28112)
Alyssa Smith - Transportation Assistant (X26040)
Teri Shanahan - Accountability Specialist/Home Instruction (X26042)
Katy Vacca - Registrar (X28116)
Aimee Demarest - Central Registration (X28127)
Kurt Siegel - Secretary (X28110)
Data Requests:
As mentioned in the daily announcements, the Data Team is processing Infinite Campus issues/questions and Data Requests through Let’s Talk. This allows the Data Team to efficiently monitor requests and ensure timelines are met. While they normally have a fast turnaround time for Infinite Campus troubleshooting or data requests, we ask that you be patient as they learn systems and processes
Data Visualizations:
School Dashboards:
ELA Growth Analysis ( Updated for Grades 2-5)
Equity Dashboard
Early Warning Indicator for Elementary
Admin Dashboards:
ELA Interims Post Test Analysis ( Updated Grades 2-5)
In Other News:
If you would like to use One Call now for attendance calls to parent/guardian and have not connected with the Data Department, please submit a Data Request and we can start this process.
Happy Birthday to Brian Stockley and Joelle Lamori!!
SPRING WEATHER AND YOUR STUDENT’S BUS
Dear Parents and Guardians,
With longer, brighter days and warmer temps just around the corner, there is a lot of excitement that will be coming with this time of year. These next few months will include after school programs, spring break, athletics events, music performances and standardized testing. Many of these events will include some sort of transportation, so we would ask that you pay close attention to school notifications. We want to ensure that your student arrives safely and on-time to these events. Please feel free to reach out to your Transportation Team with any questions or concerns that you may have. Have a great Spring and we look forward to serving our community!
Regards,
Al Valachovic
Transportation Supervisor
CROSSING GUARD LOCATIONS
- Stanley St and Steuben St - Duane Ave and Avery St
- Guilderland Ave and Ontario St - Guilderland Ave and Helderberg Ave
- Craig St and Wylie St - Broadway and Hegeman St
- Webster St and 7th Ave - Forest Rd and Holland Rd
- Albany St and Brandywine Ave - Albany St and Robinson St
- Webster St and 6th Ave - Forest Rd and Main St
- Congress St and 6th Ave - Albany St and Elm St
- Craig St and Delamont Ave - Belmont St and Rosa Rd
- Broadway and Ontario St - State St and Elm St
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AL VALACHOVIC!
ATTENTION: Registration for Kindergarten is occurring NOW with no appointment needed. Please let families know.
Applications for UPK open on April 14th followed by the Lottery on May 12th at 9:00 in the Schenectady Room.
Friendly reminder to please take all address changes at your buildings and then process the form and send it to registration! Phone number changes should be done by the secretaries and input in the right spot not on the comment section. If you do not have access please send to Katy Vacca and she will update.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AIMEE DEMAREST!!
Principals: Please remember to enter building events in StaffTrac for any and all meetings that occur so teachers can get CTLE credit. The topic of the event must be in the district PD plan for the school year to earn CTLE credit. This information does not go to Teri Shanahan. She is happy to provide training upon request or answer questions as needed.
Teachers with Professional Certificates - Remember to print CTLE certificates that fall inside your five year window.
Reminder: CSI Schools need to continue the Participatory Budget process. The next deadline for submitting proposed projects selected by students and parents via voting and the results are to be shared with OPA by March 15, 2022. All requisitions for the winning projects are entered and the PO's are in process for approval no later than April 4, 2022.
Schenectady has quite a few grants that are sunsetting on June 30, 2022. The grant team is working strategically to begin planning for new grant opportunities when they become available. BOCES Grant Writers or Tracy may be reaching out to inquire about specific building or programming needs; please be kind and answer their emails/phone calls. This could mean more funding for Schenectady - and your building for 22-23.
State Assessment TESTING NEWS
Answer sheets are being organized to disseminate to schools Principals for Grade 3-8 ELA testing that will take place from March 29-March 30 (Makeups to be given March 31-April 8).
Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Test Manuals
2022 Test Manuals
2022 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests School Administrator’s Manual (SAM)
2022 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests Scoring Leader Handbook
Educator Guide to the 2022 Grades 3–8 English Language Arts Tests
2022 Grades 3–5 English Language Arts Paper-Based Tests Teacher’s Directions
2022 Grades 6–8 English Language Arts Paper-Based Tests Teacher’s Directions
2022 Grades 3–5 Mathematics Paper-Based Tests Teacher’s Directions
2022 Grades 6-8 Mathematics Paper-Based Tests Teacher’s Directions
Links will be shared via email to add in specific information/links to the above.
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Hardship Form Explanation:
This is a guide for staff to help them when families are requesting Enrollment Hardships.
While the Hardship Process has very little wiggle room, it is dynamic when a situation requires it to be.
The Hardship Request Process is also subject to change as circumstances may require.