ACCESS CARDS/SWIPE CARDS

Keys and Entry to Buildings

All district buildings utilize an electronic keyless entry system allowing specific access (designated times and locations) to authorized personnel by presenting a proximity card to a reading device at designated entrances (swiper card).

All staff must swipe their card. No staff is allowed to enter the building without swiping their badge. 

The Director of School Climate and Safety will determine which staff are authorized to maintain a physical key to the exterior of each building, to allow access during times when the electronic system may be offline.

Electronic access control software will record all “swipes” in and out of doors designated and equipped as entries.

Staff Photo Identification Badges

All Schenectady City School District employees are issued Photo Identification Badges that are required to be always displayed while on school district property.

This will assist visitors, students, and staff in identifying employees as well as possible intruders.

Beginning July 11, 2022, all issued SCSD employee ID’s will also serve as that person’s access card for exterior doors and any other interior doors monitored electronically. 

ID badges are issued by Human Resources, 530 Liberty St.

For more information see the District-Wide School Safety Plan.

Manager of Information Systems

James Leupold
Phone: 518-881-2345
Email: leupoldj@schenectadyschools.org