North Colonie Central Schools

North Colonie Central Schools is a public school district located in Colonie, New York. 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 Capital District 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 school district.

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 kindergarten through 5th grade. 6th, 7th and 8th grade students attend Shaker Middle School, which feeds Shaker High School 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 - Hilary King
 * Blue Creek Elementary School, Latham, Principal - Christopher Turcio
 * Shaker Middle School, Latham, Principal - Davis Chamberlain
 * Shaker High School, Latham, Principal - Marcus Puccioni