Schenectady school board adopts agenda, corrects 2024-25 calendar and shifts early high‑school schedule for construction

The Schenectady City School District Board of Education on June 4 adopted the work-session agenda and approved the consent agenda, which included a correction to the 2024–25 school calendar and a change to the district's early high‑school dismissal schedule to accommodate construction related to a capital project.

District staff told the board that the wrong calendar edition had been posted previously and that some days had been colored to show staff were off when they should not have been. Staff said the calendar colors were adjusted and that the early ending for high‑school classes previously scheduled for June 17 was shifted to June 13 as part of the construction schedule; staff also referenced an associated staff day but did not provide full details at the meeting.

Board member Jamaica moved to approve consent agenda items 3(a) through (g); Board member Amanda seconded. The board chair called for the question and, after no opposing votes were announced, the motion carried. The motion adopted the consent agenda as presented at the work session.

The calendar correction affects the 2024–25 published calendar the district had distributed to staff and families; the change was described as a color-coding correction for certain holidays and eves so that paid time off and required work days are shown accurately. The schedule shift for high‑school classes was described as temporary and tied to capital-project construction; no vote on the capital project itself was recorded during the portion of the meeting captured in the transcript.

There was no additional public discussion recorded on the consent agenda items in the supplied transcript excerpt. The board adjourned the work session after the vote.