New Schenectady school superintendent appointed
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1of8Buy PhotoJohn Foley, outgoing school board president, left, speaks to Anibal Soler, Jr. during an event announcing Soler as the next Superintendent of Schools on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Buy PhotoJohn Foley, outgoing school board president, announces the board’s selection and introduce Anibal Soler, Jr. as the next Superintendent of Schools on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
4of8Buy PhotoAnibal Soler, Jr. speaks after being announced that he is the next Superintendent of Schools on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
New board, same task: Newly formed Schenectady school panel will need to fill district’s top position | The Daily Gazette
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New board, same task: Newly formed Schenectady school panel will need to fill district’s top position
When the Schenectady school board reconstitutes itself next month with two new board members, it will still have to resolve the lingering priority to find a permanent superintendent.
The district has been without a permanent superintendent since March 2020, led through the pandemic by interim Superintendent Aaron Bochniak, who is now slated to leave the district for a new job at the end of August.
Schenectady interim superintendent apologizes for controversial email on Israel-Palestine conflict | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady Interim Superintendent Aaron Bochniak on Wednesday apologized for the “hurt, anger, disappointment and fear” caused by a Schenectady High School email last month suggesting teachers use phrases like “ethnic cleansing” and “anti-Zionism” to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The email, which was sent by the high school’s culturally relevant committee and included a list of resources from the Palestinian perspective, stirred controversy among Schenectady teachers and the broader Jewish community. Many said the email presented a “one-sided” view of the conflict and could be viewed as anti-semitic.
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Taxes stable in Schenectady school budget plan as officials expect return to normalcy
Spending plan for 2021-2022 school year built on major increase in state aid
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An increase in state aid will allow the Schenectady school district to keep property taxes stable in the upcoming school year, a time when educators hope a decline in coronavirus cases will lead to a return of traditional schooling. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
SCHENECTADY The city school district would spend $3.6 million on new programs and services under a tentative $236.5 million budget for the next school year.
The proposal would keep school taxes stable and stay within the state tax cap.