Category: District News
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Join Us Monday: NC Kids Care Honorees Have A Proposal for the BOE
There no better way to wrap up the 2022-23 NC Kids Care program than with “pillars of academic excellence.” Academic Excellence is one of the three NCCSD pillars and Amy Parks’ Forts Ferry Elementary 5th grade Learning Enrichment Program class exemplify it. These engaged & empowered learners have been studying the Hudson River Watershed, runoff and permeable…
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Once a Gator, always a Gator
If the handmade signs gripped by the Southgate students didn’t make that message clear enough, the loud – very loud – chants, screams, and cheers of the current Gators did! Kindergarten through fifth grade students lined the halls June 21 to enthusiastically greet the Shaker High School students who once walked the same halls as…
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Registration Reminders: Summer School & Regents Review Course
SHS’s Summer School and Regents Review Course registrations is held on June 27th and 28th from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at the SHS Counseling Center. Please see the flyers (Summer School & Regents Review Course) for program details and the summer Regents exam schedule. The content of the flyers is below: SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL…
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Capital Region BOCES will hold a proposition vote to construct a storage building
On July 11, 2023, voters residing within Capital Region BOCES component districts and the City School District of Albany will vote to authorize the construction of a storage building at the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at various locations throughout the region. BOCES is…
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Summer Food Service: Find Meals for Kids When Schools are Closed
Do your students know they can get free, nutritious meals all summer long? In addition to the breakfast and lunch programs that run during the school year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also supports a Summer Food Service Program at community sites, including public schools, throughout the summer. Summer meals are available to all children up to…
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Introducing … the SHS 2023 Honor Graduates!
Shaker High School Administrators have released the names of those students who will graduate on June 24, 2023 as Honor Graduates. In alphabetical order, they are: Caitlyn Asher will attend D’Youville University in the fall as a Physician Assistant BS/MS major. Saurav Bavdekar will attend Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall as an Aerospace…
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For Thursday, June 8: Air Quality Impact Update
In light of the Air Quality Alert for Albany County now extending into Thursday, June 8, we will continue to hold recess and PE indoors tomorrow. We are continuing to monitor and consult with officials to ensure appropriate precautionary measures are being taken.
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Congrats! Inaugural Seal of Civic Readiness Earned by Nine Students
Nine students shared their capstone experience in Shaker High School’s new Civic Engagement and Leadership class during the first Seal of Civic Readiness Civic Engagement and Leadership Symposium. North Colonie CSD is among the first New York state school districts to begin offering the Seal of Civic Readiness special diploma recognition. Civic readiness is the…
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District is Monitoring Air Quality; No Outdoor PE or Recess Today
As you are likely aware, the poor air quality alert remains in effect across the region through today, Wednesday, June 7. As a result, we wanted you to be aware there will be no outdoor PE or outdoor recess. We will continue to monitor throughout the day and follow advice of our district physicians.
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Marcus Puccioni to be Appointed Shaker High School Principal
It is with great enthusiasm that Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Skeals recommends to the Board of Education the appointment of Marcus Puccioni to the position of Shaker High School Principal. Mr. Puccioni is currently principal of Boght Hills Elementary. The Board of Education is scheduled to act on this recommendation at the June 12, 2023…
Recent headlines
- Two Shaker High Seniors Named Kids Care Recipients for March
- Seven SHS Students Earn Awards at Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair at RPI
- Six Students Earn Awards at 26th Annual High School Regional Juried Exhibition
- NCCSD Begins Recruiting Top Educators for 2025-2026 School Year
- Budget Committee Series: Programs and Initiatives, Projected Staffing Needs, Building Enrollment, and Summer Professional Development