Schenectady City School District

The 2025-2026 Safety Plan is available for review. The 30-day comment period is open until August 11, 2025. Follow link to review the plan and provides comments or suggestions: https://www.k12insight.com/Lets-Talk/embed.aspx?L=PR6N8KR7D2BLT

Reminder There have been changes to the SHS Transportation schedule for summer school & the credit recovery program. The schedule is here: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2760/SCSD/5860185/SHS_Summer_Transportation_2025_Updated__2_.pdf

Mark your calendars now! 🎭🐠Dive into fun with Schenectady Summer Theatre Camp’s performance of Go Fish! Join us on Friday, August 1st at 6:00pm for a fin-tastic musical adventure—free for all! 🎶🌊

Board of Education Reorganization and Regular Meetings Wednesday, July 9 6:30 p.m. 530 Liberty St. Meeting will be live-streamed. Agendas are available on Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/schenectady/Board.nsf/Public#

We are pleased to share that we are working with Yondr as move toward our phone-free environment. We will be sharing videos, resources & more with you. In the interim, here's a peek at how it works! https://vimeo.com/986781861

IMPORTANT REMINDER If your students rides the bus to school, please be sure that we have your correct address on file. If your address changes over the summer, please contact your child's school to update it. Address changes and daycare forms must be received by August 1.

A phone-free school? Yes, it's the law but more importantly phone-free schools have many benefits. including more student focus, mental health, & genuine connection. #BetterEducation #StudentSuccess https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/cell-phone-policy-2025-2026

Reminder that the Farm to Family on Wheels truck has hit the streets of Schenectady this week! This program helps bring free fresh produce to families all over the city. Check out this flyer for dates and times coming up! 🥦🥕🌽

Happy Fourth of July! 🎉 We wish you a safe and joyful Independence Day filled with celebration & good company. Today, we celebrate the brave men and women who fought for our freedom. Let's honor their legacy #FourthOfJuly #IndependenceDay #July4th #America"

As part of our strategic plan, we proudly recognize Tiffany Banwari as our Passionate Person of the Week! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to this district, Tiffany! ⭐ #passionatepeople

Looking for a new career opportunity in education or support services? Come to the SCSD Job Fair on July 16th, 2025, from 2–4 PM for on-the-spot interviews and a chance to explore various open positions!

A huge thank you to Assemblyman Santabarbara for announcing new state funding to support our Farm to Wheels program! This crucial funding helps keep our mobile food truck rolling, bringing fresh produce directly into our community. #partnershipswithfamilyandcommunity

We've been sharing a lot about our new Cell Phone Policy & we understand there may be questions. An important point: Moving to a cell phone-free school environment is not a local district decision; it is a new statewide law for 2025 that all districts are required to enforce.

We're committed to creating the best learning environment for our students! Our new cell phone policy is a big step towards enhancing focus and fostering stronger connections. Have questions? We posted an FAQ page: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/page/cell-phone-policy-faq

Here’s another Alumni Profile celebrating our first pillar: student and graduate success! 🌟 Meet Justin Augustus, SHS Class of 2013, who is now a Human Resources Specialist. Congratulations on your accomplishments!

🏖️Great Day for a summer block party! Thank you to all who came out for today's summer meals kickoff party. We are grateful for these partnerships with families and the community. 🥪 Summer Resources for Schenectady Families 🥤 Find information on: 🛹 Free fun activities 💵 EBT Benefits 🍉 Free Summer Meals 🥗 Free Pop Up Markets 🔗 https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2760/SCSD/5837977/SummerFoodResources2025.pdf

🌻 Welcome to Summer Recess! Kickoff your break by catching up with the season finale of Central Park Weekly. The program highlights various activities from this year in a slideshow! 📺 https://youtu.be/NBnPgWM5_jU

🥪 Summer Meals Kickoff Party 🗓 Monday, June 30 📍Jerry Burrell Park ⏰12-3 p.m.

Don't miss the Jerry Burrell Summer Classic Kick-off Event Today (Friday) at 4 p.m. Jerry Burrell Park

Please click on the link to open Superintendent Cotto's update for this week: https://www.schenectadyschools.org/o/scsd/page/district-update-june-27-2025 Have a great weekend and a fabulous summer.