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  • Informational football meeting for grades 6-8 slated for June 2

    There will be an important informational football meeting on Thursday, June 2 at 4:15 p.m. in the Shaker Middle School gymnasium for all current 6th, 7th and 8th graders who have an interest in playing.   Items to be discussed: Summer Expectations Fall schedule Playing up policy Tradition at Shaker and what it means to be…


  • Summer Engagement Camps: registration now open

    North Colonie Central School District will again offer Summer Engagement Camps in July and August. New this year – offerings of Innovation Camps at both the middle and elementary levels! Open to all NC students grades 1-12 for FREE. Registration deadline: Friday, June 3. Click here for our Summer Engagement Camp brochure. We look forward…


  • Letter to the NC Community: Uvalde

    Dear North Colonie Community, It is with a heavy heart that we write to you after the tragedy which took place in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. In less than two weeks since the Buffalo tragedy, in another act of senseless violence, twenty-one beautiful souls have been lost.  The fact that this act represents yet another in…


  • COVID-19 Notification: May 16-20

    Dear North Colonie Families, There were 122 COVID cases were reported in our school community for May 16-20, 2022. 15 Individual(s) associated with Blue Creek Elementary School 1 Last in the building 5/10/2022 1 Last in the building 5/11/2022 4 Last in the building 5/13/2022 5 Last in the building 5/16/2022 1 Last in the…


  • North Colonie News: May 20

    FROM THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT D. JOSEPH CORR REGENTS EXAM AND END OF THE YEAR SCHEDULE The end of the year calendar is largely influenced by the New York State Regents Examination schedule and the state rules regarding the required 180 days of instruction. Typically in North Colonie, per New York State regulation, Regents exam…


  • Message regarding tragedy in Buffalo

    Dear North Colonie Community: This past weekend, Payton Gendron, a self-described  white supremacist from Conklinville in New York State’s Southern Tier, intentionally drove 200 miles to Tops Friendly Supermarket in Buffalo to shoot 13 innocent people, killing 10. Eleven of the victims were Black. Twelve of the victims were simply shopping for groceries. One was…


  • Mackenzie Hunter & Olivia LaBarge named April Kids Care recipients

    Mackenzie Hunter and Olivia LaBarge, Shaker High School ninth graders, were recognized on Wednesday, April 27 at the Board of Education (BOE) meeting as the April 2022 North Colonie Kids Care recipients.  Mackenzie and Olivia were selected for a website they created for students and adults to help ease the transition to a new building…


  • Regents Exam & End of the Year Schedule

    Dear North Colonie Families, As you may be aware, the end of the year calendar is largely influenced by the New York State Regents Examination schedule and the state rules regarding the required 180 days of instruction. Typically in North Colonie, per New York State regulation, Regents exam days and Regents Rating day are counted…


  • North Colonie voters vote “YES” on the 2022-23 budget

    2022-23 Budget Approved On Tuesday, May 17, North Colonie residents approved the district’s $134.9 million budget for 2022-23 by a tally of 2,038 yes votes to 676 no votes. Results were announced at the North Colonie Central Office shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. The results show 75.09 percent of voters supported the…


  • Three students participating in the WUKF Karate World Championships this July

    Senior Morgan McGlynn, sophomore Daniel McGlynn and middle school student Lucas Zhang have been in competition karate for six years under the training of Shihan Tony Butler of Rensselaer and founder of Albany County Traditional Karate Do Organization. The three students have placed yearly in the top of their age groups nationally for the last…