NEW POLICY #7318 ON USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
For the new Mechanicville Distraction free Policy, please click here
Month: August 2025
Welcome to Mechanicville CSD, Taryn Breen!
We are proud to welcome Taryn Breen as our School Business Manager. Taryn brings over 22 years of experience in education with the Schenectady City School District. After 15 years in the classroom, she earned her School Business Leader certification and has served as the Assistant School Business Official for the past seven years. “I’m …
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MCSD Distraction-Free Learning Plan
Governor Kathy Hochul introduced a statewide “Bell-to-Bell” plan to limit smartphone use during the school day for K-12 students to promote distraction-free learning environments in all NYS schools. The statewide mandate will take effect starting in the 2025-26 school year. Our draft policy can be viewed here:. Some key elements of the District’s Distraction-Free Learning Plan are: No …
MCSD DRAFT Distraction-Free Learning Policy
(originally posted as a banner message on top of the website on 7/29/25) Per Education Law and a New York State mandate, our District is required to develop a policy that prohibits the use of electronic devices by students during the school day on school grounds – you can find our draft policy attached to …
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