Schenectady City School District
Alicia Backus has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries. Alicia started their career in 2004 as a Medical Social Worker at Albany Medical Center, where they worked until 2018. In 2005, they also worked as a Wilderness Therapist at Adirondack Leadership Expeditions for a year. From 2006 to 2010, Alicia served as a School Social Worker at Hoosick Falls Central School. In 2010, they joined the Schenectady City School District as a Clinical Social Worker and later became the Assistant Director of Student Support Services in 2021. Additionally, they have been working as a Therapist in a private practice since 2015.
Alicia Backus has a postgraduate degree in Educational Leadership and Administration, General from Stony Brook University, which they completed in 2020. Prior to that, they obtained a Masters degree in Social Work from the University at Albany, SUNY from 2001 to 2003. Alicia also holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, which they earned from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh between 1997 and 2001.
Schenectady City School District
The Schenectady City School District, with a population of approximately 9,500 students, is one of the largest districts in the Capital Region. The district includes eleven elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and an adult and continuing education center. All of Schenectady's school are filled with rich culture and diversity with students who speak more than thirty different languages. We are committed to providing an environment in which all children feel valued, are safe and will learn. Students not only learn to value and respect people of all races, backgrounds and cultures, they appreciate the differences and are prepared to be citizens in a multicultural world. Our district is committed to ensuring that race, economics and disability are never predictors of student achievement. Everybody counts. Everybody learns. #schenectadyrising