Emergency Closing Procedures
Finding out About Delay or Closure
Classes at SUNY Schenectady will be held as scheduled unless noted on the College's home page, www.sunysccc.edu, and/or noted in a NY-Alert phone message and/or e-mail. If your contact information has changed since your registration and you wish to receive NY-Alert messages, be sure to update your profile via the Registrar’s link on home page, in person at the Registrar or Student Affairs offices or via https://alert.ny.gov/.
In the event that it is necessary to cancel or delay classes due to weather or other conditions concerning safety, the College notifies the School Closing Network. The decision to cancel DAYTIME classes is made by 6 a.m. The decision to cancel EVENING classes is made by 2 p.m. However, if the weather worsens between 2 and 4 p.m. the College will reassess conditions and cancel EVENING classes by 4 p.m.
As a public service, the College notifies the School Closings Network, which includes the following radio and TV stations:
| AM | FM | TELEVISION |
|---|---|---|
| WROW-AM 590 | WFLY-FM 92.3 | WRGB-TV Channel 6 |
| WGY-AM 810 | WYJB-FM 95.5 | WTEN-TV Channel 10 |
| WOFX-AM 980 | JAMZ-FM 96.3 | WNYT-TV Channel 13 |
| MAGIC-FM 100.9 | WXXA-TV FOX 23 | |
| WKKS-FM 102.3 | CAPITAL NEWS 9-TV Channel 9 | |
| WHRL-FM 103.1 | (Spectrum Cable only) | |
| WPYX-FM 106.5 | ||
| WGNA-FM 107.7 |
If classes are delayed a specific start time will be announced. An announcement regarding class cancellation and delays is also provided on the College phone system, 518-381-1200.
Staff Attendance Procedure
In all instances, staff should exercise their own best judgment about whether they are able to safely get to campus. Administrative decisions regarding delays and/or closures are based upon the best available weather data at the time.
If the College is open and classes are canceled, staff are expected to report. If staff are unable to report, they must notify their supervisor and charge the missed time to applicable paid leave (e.g., vacation, personal or floating holidays).
If offices are closed and a part-time staff was scheduled to work, the part-time staff will get paid for their scheduled shift.
If the campus has a delayed opening of 11 a.m. or later, a lunch break is not taken.
If the College closes, all staff who received advance approval for time off must charge the type of leave previously approved