Syracuse City School District board

4 meetings on our record, 2 of them from the past year and 2 with unconfirmed dates · 18,072 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 9, 2026: Board meeting, 1 h 23 min
Newest meeting we have: Sep 9, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)

On the board: Tamica Barnett, President · Karen Cordano, Commissioner · Mary Habib, Commissioner · Desire Ndagijimana, Commissioner · Gwendolyn Raeford, Commissioner · Ranette Releford, Vice President · Michael Root, Commissioner

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 1 h 23 minWednesday, September 9, 2026Chronic absenteeismAI in schoolsSpeakers: Tamica Barnett, Michael Root

Board meeting · 30 minWednesday, January 14, 2026

The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 2 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingTamica BarnettPresident · shown, not ranked1meeting where we identified their voicenamed at 1 meeting

Members · listed by nameKaren CordanoCommissioner—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Mary HabibCommissioner—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Desire NdagijimanaCommissioner—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Gwendolyn RaefordCommissioner—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Ranette RelefordVice President—Speaker naming for this board isn't confirmed yetWe can't yet tell who is speaking at this board's meetings Michael RootCommissioner1meeting where we identified their voicenamed at 1 meeting

Meetings on our record

All 4 meetings on our record

Federal district ID 3628590 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district