Welcome to Rajwantie Sukram as our new Assistant Manager of Data and Information!

Below is a link to the 24-25 Report Card Schedule:

2024-2025 PROGRESS REPORT CARD SCHEDULE

The District Data Committee has been formed and soliciting volunteers from the parent/guardian community to serve as members.  Please share and reach out the DIPA team members if someone is interested in participating.

Data Requests:

The Data Team has moved over to Servicenow for all staff data requests. This will allow us to ensure we capture all requests and create an efficient system for the Data Team.

You can now access Servicenow on your Launchpad on Classlink and follow the instructions HERE.

Buildings - Principals and Secretaries:  

Please remember when making address changes to call the school the student is going to and make sure they have room or the Special Education Office if they have an IEP.  If there is court paperwork that you receive and there is a new guardian fill out the address change form and attach the court documents and send to Katy Vacca and Theresa Ravas.  

If you receive a request for records on a student please send them to Katy Vacca (vaccak@schenectadyschools.org) so that she can withdraw them in Infinite Campus.  

Please remember to let Student Support Services (IEP Department) know if you are withdrawing a student with an IEP so that they can withdraw them in Frontline.

This is a friendly reminder that all faculty and department meetings should be added to StaffTrac. Building Principals/Secretaries - Please remember to enter ALL building faculty meetings in StaffTrac.  Each event must have a description and/or agenda attached.  All staff enrolled need to be marked as 'Attended' or "Did not attend' after the meeting.  

If you would like StaffTrac training, please contact Natasha Bangaroo at: bangaroon@schenectadyschools.org.

Home School/Instruction continues to be supported for 2024-2025! 

We currently have over 217 students in homeschooling status.  If you have interested families looking for information, please inquire to ask why they are seeking homeschooling, ensure that staff/school has provided supports that will encourage students to stay enrolled in the building, and that they have reviewed their intent with the Principal or Counselors.  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.

Also, We have updated our Homeschooling Support Center Website

Please provide parents/guardians 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

If you have a family/parent that would like to re-register their child back to the school building, please have them contact Registration to review what they would need.

Please contact Tracy Angelini, if you have any questions.

Diagnostic Tool for School and District Effectiveness (DTSDE) School Review

Coming to Schenectady CSD for ALL schools in 2024-2025.

DTSDE Tenets of Effective School Systems and Practices

Tenet 1 – Systems and Organization: Effective schools establish school-wide systems and structures that promote continuous improvement and success for all students.

Tenet 2 – School Leadership: Visionary leaders create a school community and culture that leads to success, well-being, and high academic outcomes for all students.

Tenet 3 – Curriculum: Effective schools provide students with rigorous, coherent, and relevant curricula that prepares all students for success.

Tenet 4 – Instruction: Effective teachers engage with students in a manner that promotes mastery and allows students to stretch their knowledge and deepen their understanding.

Tenet 5 – Social-Emotional Learning: Effective schools develop a systematic approach to Social-Emotional Learning to ensure that all students can develop social-emotional learning skills necessary for success within and beyond school.

Tenet 6– Parent and Community Engagement: Effective schools develop a systematic approach to Family and Community Engagement to empower parents to effectively advocate for their child’s learning and for the improvement of the school.

DTSDE Framework 

The DTSDE Framework outlines effective practices organized along the DTSDE Tenets. The framework is a reference tool to assist schools in examining the practices and engaging in reflective dialogue to improve practice.

More to come at the next Principals’ meetings…(and Principals - look for emails 😁)

For questions, contact Tracy Angelini at angelinit@schenectadyschools.org

Proposed DTSDE School Review Team schedule 

School Name/Leader                              Visit Date                Designation Group(s)                                       OEE, Lead

Oneida MS, Tony Farina                           11/12-11/13             LSI  - ELA, Math, and Sci, and SWD                    REACH - 1.5 days

Hamilton Elementary, Shelette Pleat (new)       11/13-11/14     CSI - ELA, Math, and Sci, and ELL, and SWD     REACH - 1.5 days

Howe Elementary, Chad Sitts              11/18-11/20           LSI                                                                     REACH - 2.5 days

SHS, Dennis Greene                             12/9-12/11             LSI                                                                 REACH - 2.5 days

Mont Pleasant Middle, John DiFazio      12/16-12/17           CSI - ELA, Math, Sci, and ELL, and SWD        REACH - 1.5 days

Central Park MS, Karmen McEvoy         12/17-12/18            CSI - ELA, Math, and Sci, and SWD (and ELL in Level 2)

                                                                                                                                                                        REACH - 1.5 days

Paige Elementary, Dr. Patrick Jean-Pierre    1/14-1/15         LSI  - ELA, Math, and Sci, and ELL, and SWD

           REACH - 1.5 days

Keane Elementary, Kerri Messler            1/15-1/16         CSI/Receivership - ELA, Math, Sci, SWD             REACH - 1.5 days

Pleasant Valley Elementary, Christina Howard  1/21-1/22    CSI - ELA, Math, and Sci, and ELL                 REACH - 1.5 days

Van Corlaer Elementary, Tanya Delamater     1/22-1/23        TSI  - ELA, Math, Sci, and SWD                    REACH  - 1.5 days

Lincoln Elementary, Laurie Timmia                 1/27-1/28         CSI - ELA, Math, Sci, SWD                           REACH - 1.5 days

2024-25 School Year Elementary- and Intermediate-level Testing Schedule per NYSED

NOTE: SCSD will send out communication about CBT scheduling soon

NYSAA ELA, Math, and Science

Monday, March 10 - Friday, June 6;  Make-ups must be given within the testing window

UPDATE:  

• Science Gr 5 & 8 - 4/8/2025; all makeups through 5/16;

• ELA CBT and PBT - 4/29-4/30; all makeups through 5/16; and

• Math CBT and PBT - 5/7-5/8; all makeups through 5/16.

NYSESLAT Speaking

Monday, April 14 - Friday, May 23; Make-ups must be given within the testing window

NYSESLAT Listening, Reading, and Writing

Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 23; Make-ups must be given within the testing window

NOTE: SCSD will send out communication parent/guardian communication soon!!!