Schenectady City School District

Being present in school makes a huge difference in terms of academic success.

How to run for a seat on the Board of Education The next board election is May 20, 2025. There are two Board of Education seats up for election on May 20, 2025. In order to ge...

Please click here to open Superintendent Cotto's update for this week, February 28.

As part of our Strategic Plan passionate people pillar, we are pleased to introduce Obaroene Otitigbe, studio art teacher at Schenectady High School as our featured Teacher of the...

Our Passionate Person of the Week. Thank you to Mekkah Bergeron for all you do!

The 2025-2026 Pre-K Lottery Application will be available beginning March 12. Watch for more soon.

Here’s another Alumni Profile celebrating our first pillar: student and graduate success. Meet Jacqueline Williams , SHS Class of 2000, who is now the Owner of Furnish Me Vintag...

What is the Pre-k experience like for our youngest students? Watch this video for a sneak peek into Pre-K and why it is important. Learn more about our Strategic Pla...

Registration for April Steam Camp is open through March 21, 2025. Click here to register now. Steam Camp is open to students in grades K-5. Programs will be held at the foll...

How to run for a seat on the Board of Education The next board election is May 20, 2025. There are two Board of Education seats up for election on May 20, 2025. In order to ge...

Over the weekend we learned that a student who attends Big Picture at Washington Irving threatened another student on Snapchat. The student threatened to bring a gun to school ...

⁉️ Did You Know? We have school counselors in every SCSD school. For the counselor directory, follow this link ❤️🤍💙 #2030strategicplan #passionatepeople #stud...

We are pleased to recognize Carrie White, second grade teacher at Yates, as our highlighted teacher this week. Carrie is one of the many passionate educators in the district. She...

2030 Strategic Plan is our roadmap and district commitment to shaping a future where every student thrives. Learn more here #2030strategicplan #studentandgraduatesucces...

Please click here to open Superintendent Cotto's update for the week ending February 14.

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As part of our Strategic Plan Passionate People recognition, we are pleased to share that our highlighted teacher is Ahteras West, a first grade teacher at Pleasant Valley. Ahtera...

James Spooner, Building and Grounds Supervisor, recognizes how his role in the district has an impact on Student and Graduate Success. #passionatepeople #studentandgraduatesucce...

Congratulations to Schenectady High School student Jane Kitch-Willis (pictured on left) who placed second in the Regional Poetry Out Loud contest on January 31 at Hudson Valley...

This week's featured Board Member of the Week is Nohelani Etienne, who was re-elected to the SCSD Board of Education in 2023. We had the opportunity to sit down with Nohelani to c...