North Colonie Central Schools is a public

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located in

Colonie, New York Colonie is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. It is the most-populous suburb of Albany, and is the third-largest town in area in Albany County, occupying approximately 11% of the county. Several hamlets exist within the town. ...

. It shares Colonie along with the South Colonie Central School District and covers the communities of Latham, Loudonville, and Cohoes. It was ranked the number 4 school district in the

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by The Business Review in their 2012 Schools Report. On the official website of North Colonie, it is stated that over ''6,000'' students attend the

Board of education

Current members of the board of education are: *Linda Harrison, President *Matthew Cannon, Vice President *Mary Alber *Nicholas Comproski *Michelle Dischiavo *Samuel Johnson *Pennie Grinnell *Mary Nardolillo *Sandy Pangburn

Schools

The district is made up of 6 elementary schools for students in

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through 5th grade. 6th, 7th and 8th grade students attend Shaker Middle School, which feeds

Shaker High School Shaker High School, is a public high school in Latham, Albany County, New York, United States, and is the only high school operated by the North Colonie Central School District. The school's Science Bowl team finished first in their regional co ...

for grades 9 through 12. The district contains the following schools: *Southgate Elementary School, Loudonville, Principal - Jerri Lynne Dedrick *Latham Ridge Elementary School, Latham, Principal - Aaron Thiell *Loudonville Elementary School, Loudonville, Principal - Scott Thompson *Forts Ferry Elementary School, Latham, Principal - Casey Parker *Boght Hills Elementary School, Cohoes, Principal - Marcus Puccioni *Blue Creek Elementary School, Latham, Principal - Annette Trapini *Shaker Middle School, Latham, Principal - Davis Chamberlain *

, Latham, Principal - Jim Wager

References

External links

North Colonie Central SchoolsThe Shaker Bison
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