Please click on the link to open Superintendent Dr. Cotto's update for the week ending November 13, 2026: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/update-template-november-13-2026
Have a great weekend.
Have a great weekend.
The Blue Roses Theatre Company is thrilled to kick off its 2026–2027 season with Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars by John Cariani!
Set in Northern Maine during the Perseid Meteor Shower, this series of interconnected vignettes follows young people wishing on shooting stars and pondering the future. Hopeful, funny, sad, and true, it will inspire you to keep on wishing! ⭐
Thursday, Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, Nov 20 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Location: Black Box Theater, Schenectady High School
Tickets: $5 General Admission | FREE for SCSD students & staff
Check out the attached poster featuring artwork by ECHS student Arthur Friedman. We hope to see you there!
Set in Northern Maine during the Perseid Meteor Shower, this series of interconnected vignettes follows young people wishing on shooting stars and pondering the future. Hopeful, funny, sad, and true, it will inspire you to keep on wishing! ⭐
Thursday, Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, Nov 20 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Location: Black Box Theater, Schenectady High School
Tickets: $5 General Admission | FREE for SCSD students & staff
Check out the attached poster featuring artwork by ECHS student Arthur Friedman. We hope to see you there!
Ready to make a difference in education?
Join the SCSD Job Fair on Wednesday, November 18th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at 530 Liberty Street!
We're hiring Teachers, Nurses, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants, Subs, Lunch Monitors, and more. Walk-ins welcome, interview on the spot! Don’t forget to bring your printed resume and apply online beforehand. Link the link below to explore positions!
LINK: https://schenectady.recruitfront.com/JobOpportunities
Join the SCSD Job Fair on Wednesday, November 18th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at 530 Liberty Street!
We're hiring Teachers, Nurses, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants, Subs, Lunch Monitors, and more. Walk-ins welcome, interview on the spot! Don’t forget to bring your printed resume and apply online beforehand. Link the link below to explore positions!
LINK: https://schenectady.recruitfront.com/JobOpportunities
Join us for Family Bingo Night at Schenectady High School! 🍁🎉
Date & Time: Friday, November 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location: SHS Cafeteria (Enter through the FA Wing)
Highlights: Prizes, raffles, and family fun!
Contact Parent Liaison Yelena Martinez-Melendez for more details.
Date & Time: Friday, November 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Location: SHS Cafeteria (Enter through the FA Wing)
Highlights: Prizes, raffles, and family fun!
Contact Parent Liaison Yelena Martinez-Melendez for more details.
Happy Veterans Day to all the veterans in our Schenectady community! We are deeply grateful for your service, sacrifices, and courage, 🇺🇸
#VeteransDay #SchenectadyRising
This weeks Teacher of the Week is Patty Quaranta? Patty has been teaching in our district for 7 years and is currently a 1st grade teacher at Keane. Thank you for all you do for our students, Patty!
To check out the rest of our passionate people, follow the link below to our Strategic Plan page, with all the information you need on the guiding principles that shape the work we do to better the lives of our students every day. ❤️💙
Click here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/strategic-plan-2024-2030
To check out the rest of our passionate people, follow the link below to our Strategic Plan page, with all the information you need on the guiding principles that shape the work we do to better the lives of our students every day. ❤️💙
Click here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/strategic-plan-2024-2030
Did you know your student’s school ID doubles as a public library card? 📚✨
Through SPARK , every Schenectady City School District student can check out books and resources from any Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) branch. No application or separate library card needed.
Here’s how it works:
🎒 Show your student ID at checkout.
🔢 Don't have an ID on you? Simply give your student ID number to the library staff (you can find this number anytime in the Parent Portal).
📖 Borrow up to 5 items at a time from any SCPL location across the county.
Unlock a world of reading, learning, and discovery this school year!
#SCSDReads #SPARKProgram #SCPL #CommunityPartners
Through SPARK , every Schenectady City School District student can check out books and resources from any Schenectady County Public Library (SCPL) branch. No application or separate library card needed.
Here’s how it works:
🎒 Show your student ID at checkout.
🔢 Don't have an ID on you? Simply give your student ID number to the library staff (you can find this number anytime in the Parent Portal).
📖 Borrow up to 5 items at a time from any SCPL location across the county.
Unlock a world of reading, learning, and discovery this school year!
#SCSDReads #SPARKProgram #SCPL #CommunityPartners
🏆 CONGRATULATIONS to Junior Evelyn Carroll! She placed 2nd in the 50 free (24.64) and 3rd in the 100 free (53.78) at Sectionals this weekend.
🏊♀️ With those blazing times, she’s officially heading to the NYS Swim Meet 🔴💙 #SchenectadyPride
🏊♀️ With those blazing times, she’s officially heading to the NYS Swim Meet 🔴💙 #SchenectadyPride
Wishing all who celebrate a bright, prosperous, and joyous Diwali! May the festival of lights fill your home with happiness and peace. ✨🪔
Progress update: The Schenectady City School District Revitalization Plan 2030 initiative continues to move forward on track and on budget! Here is a look at what our project teams accomplished during October 2026 to improve facilities for our students:
🏗️ Schenectady High School
• Progressed on the new main southwest entrance construction.
• Placed structural steel and crane-lifted massive HVAC units onto the roof.
🍎 Pleasant Valley Elementary
• Completed exterior brickwork and concrete sidewalks on the new Café addition.
• Lifted the main rooftop HVAC unit and started interior drywall taping.
🍳 Mont Pleasant Middle School
• Completed installation and training for the new second-floor kitchen dumbwaiter.
• Advanced underground piping and prepared the receiving area concrete.
🚜 W.C. Keane Elementary
• Reached substantial completion on the building demolition phase.
• Progressed with structural backfilling and final grading of the site.
Thank you to our construction partners and staff for working safely to build a brighter future for Schenectady students!
🏗️ Schenectady High School
• Progressed on the new main southwest entrance construction.
• Placed structural steel and crane-lifted massive HVAC units onto the roof.
🍎 Pleasant Valley Elementary
• Completed exterior brickwork and concrete sidewalks on the new Café addition.
• Lifted the main rooftop HVAC unit and started interior drywall taping.
🍳 Mont Pleasant Middle School
• Completed installation and training for the new second-floor kitchen dumbwaiter.
• Advanced underground piping and prepared the receiving area concrete.
🚜 W.C. Keane Elementary
• Reached substantial completion on the building demolition phase.
• Progressed with structural backfilling and final grading of the site.
Thank you to our construction partners and staff for working safely to build a brighter future for Schenectady students!
Please click on the link to open Superintendent Dr. Cotto's update for the week ending November 6, 2026: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/update-template-november-06-2026
Have a fantastic weekend!
Have a fantastic weekend!
The Blue Roses Theatre Company is thrilled to kick off its 2026–2027 season with Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars by John Cariani!
Set in Northern Maine during the Perseid Meteor Shower, this series of interconnected vignettes follows young people wishing on shooting stars and pondering the future. Hopeful, funny, sad, and true, it will inspire you to keep on wishing! ⭐
Thursday, Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, Nov 20 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Location: Black Box Theater, Schenectady High School
Tickets: $5 General Admission | FREE for SCSD students & staff
Check out the attached poster featuring artwork by ECHS student Arthur Friedman. We hope to see you there!
Set in Northern Maine during the Perseid Meteor Shower, this series of interconnected vignettes follows young people wishing on shooting stars and pondering the future. Hopeful, funny, sad, and true, it will inspire you to keep on wishing! ⭐
Thursday, Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM
Friday, Nov 20 @ 7:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
Location: Black Box Theater, Schenectady High School
Tickets: $5 General Admission | FREE for SCSD students & staff
Check out the attached poster featuring artwork by ECHS student Arthur Friedman. We hope to see you there!
🥙Fuel up on the go at Center City Campus 🥪
This week we introduced new Grab & Go hot and cold counters at Center City for student meals. Thank you to the food services team for keeping our scholars fueled and focused.
This week we introduced new Grab & Go hot and cold counters at Center City for student meals. Thank you to the food services team for keeping our scholars fueled and focused.
Ready to make a difference in education?
Join the SCSD Job Fair on Wednesday, November 18th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at 530 Liberty Street!
We're hiring Teachers, Nurses, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants, Subs, Lunch Monitors, and more. Walk-ins welcome, interview on the spot! Don’t forget to bring your printed resume and apply online beforehand. Link the link below to explore positions!
LINK: https://schenectady.recruitfront.com/JobOpportunities
Join the SCSD Job Fair on Wednesday, November 18th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM at 530 Liberty Street!
We're hiring Teachers, Nurses, Paraprofessionals, Teaching Assistants, Subs, Lunch Monitors, and more. Walk-ins welcome, interview on the spot! Don’t forget to bring your printed resume and apply online beforehand. Link the link below to explore positions!
LINK: https://schenectady.recruitfront.com/JobOpportunities
Congratulations to the eight skilled Schenectady High School musicians who have been accepted into the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Music Festival.
The Area All-State concert showcases exceptionally gifted band, chorus, jazz band, and orchestra students from high schools across Upstate NY. Students are selected based on their scores from NYSSMA auditions conducted last spring.
🎻 The festival is at Proctors on November 7 at 2pm.
🎟 Tickets are $23.00 and can be purchased at: https://secure.proctorscollaborative.org
The Area All-State concert showcases exceptionally gifted band, chorus, jazz band, and orchestra students from high schools across Upstate NY. Students are selected based on their scores from NYSSMA auditions conducted last spring.
🎻 The festival is at Proctors on November 7 at 2pm.
🎟 Tickets are $23.00 and can be purchased at: https://secure.proctorscollaborative.org
Our Passionate Person of the Week is Joe Sadiki, a language and cultural engagement specialist at Paige! Joe has been with the district for 2 years. Thank you for all you do for our students and staff!
To check out the rest of our passionate people, follow the link below to our Strategic Plan page, which features all the information you need on the guiding principles that shape the work we do to better the lives of our students every day. ❤️💙
Click here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/strategic-plan-2024-2030
To check out the rest of our passionate people, follow the link below to our Strategic Plan page, which features all the information you need on the guiding principles that shape the work we do to better the lives of our students every day. ❤️💙
Click here: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/strategic-plan-2024-2030
Behind every successful initiative in our school district here is a dedicated project manager keeping us on time, on budget, and on track. From rolling out new classroom technologies and managing facility improvements to coordinating large-scale student programs our incredible project managers and coordinators are key members of team Schenectady.
🎓 An inspiring evening at the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony at SUNY Schenectady! ✨
🌟 12 more of our Early College students were inducted into the college honor society, bringing our program total to 21 members!
📸 Congrats to seniors River Henriksen and Hema Singh, who led the ceremony as President and Vice President
🌟 12 more of our Early College students were inducted into the college honor society, bringing our program total to 21 members!
📸 Congrats to seniors River Henriksen and Hema Singh, who led the ceremony as President and Vice President
Reminder
Board of Education Meeting Tonight
November 4
6:30 p.m.
530 Liberty St.
Agenda: https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/schenectady/Board.nsf/Public
Meeting will be live-streamed: https://www.youtube.com/live/H3a_N1kooiE
📸Highlights from today's Diwali celebration at Yates Elementary School. Students, staff, and community members performed traditional songs and dances while others shared the cultural history of the holiday.