November 14, 2008 - The New York State Department of Health has selected the North Colonie Central School District to participate in a body mass index survey, and the district will be required to report statistics for students in kindergarten, second, fourth, seventh and 10th grades.
 

Only summary information will be sent, meaning the district will not send names or other information that could identify individual students. However, parents may choose to have their children’s information excluded from this survey report anyway. For more information about the survey, or to complete a form to have your children’s information excluded, please visit the Forms page and view the Health section.
 

New York State Education Law requires that body mass index (BMI) and weight status group be included as part of the student’s school health examination. BMI is a number calculated from a person's weight and height and helps health professionals determine if a person’s is in a healthy range or is too high or too low.