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  • Shaker Recognized by ‘Niche’ as #1 High School in the Albany Area

    Shaker High School was recently named the #1 High School in the Albany Area by Niche.   According to the site, “Shaker High School is a top rated, public school located in LATHAM, NY. It has 2,011 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 12 to 1. According to state test scores, 99% of…

  • Forts Ferry Elementary Supports Ride for Missing Children

    More than 100 bicyclists pedaled into the front loop of Forts Ferry Elementary school late last week as part of the Albany Ride for Missing Children. The event has a long-standing history of raising awareness of missing and exploited children, educating families on critical child safety issues, and raising money to help protect children. Forts…

  • ParentSquare: New Communications Tool for Parents Coming Oct. 6

    On Thursday, Oct. 6, the North Colonie Central School District will launch ParentSquare – a simple and unified school-to-home communication platform – to reach and engage every parent. All important notifications, such as school closings and delays, news and upcoming events, will be sent to parents through this platform. All parents/guardians will be invited to…

  • North Colonie to Launch New Parent Communications Platform

    We are excited to announce that North Colonie Central School District will be adopting a new form of school-to-home communication next month called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to be a “one-stop shop” to help keep you informed and strengthen your connection with the district, and will replace SchoolMessenger. You should expect to…

  • North Colonie CSD Launches BARR Model to Support Each & Every Student

    On the opening superintendent conference days for the 2022-23 school year, our teachers participated in two days of training with consultants from the BARR organization. What is BARR? BARR, which stands for Building Assets, Reducing Risks, is an evidence-based model that provides our schools with a strength-based comprehensive approach to meeting the academic, social, and…

  • September NC Kids Care: Benson Jovel-Truong

    The Board of Education recognized the first 2022-23 school year Kids Care recipient during its Sept. 19 meeting. NC Kids Care is a long-standing recognition program intended to highlight once-a-month a student from any grade across K-12 who has gone “above-and-beyond.” In this instance, SHS senior Benson Jovel-Truong’s dedication and weeks of preparation to perform…

  • Congrats to our six National Merit Semifinalists!

    Six Shaker High School students have joined the ranks of students named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. The names of the semifinalists were presented to the Board of Education at its Sept. 19 meeting by Superintendent Joe Corr. They are:  They are among the 16,000 semifinalists nationwide. Last fall, 1.5 million juniors in…

  • Forts Ferry Picture Day – Sept. 20

    Forts Ferry Picture Day is Tuesday, Sept. 20. Retakes are Nov. 16. Online Code: FFES2223 Or click this link to Order: https://vando.imagequix.com/g1000947526#login.

  • The New School Year is in Full Swing

    What do you get when you take over 6,000 students, eight schools, and one superintendent setting a great example of how to actually swing into a new school? Success. “Monday was an outstanding day!” Superintendent Corr said. “It is what I love about our district. It represents an entire community … faculty, support staff, students,…

  • School Meals: Important Updates for 2022-23

    Free and Reduced Meals Application; Info About new Payment Portal The need to apply for free and reduced school meals has returned. All families should have received an application in postal mail. This mailing also includes information about the district’s new system for paying for school meals. What’s Changing with School Meals: Schools had some…

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