Dear North Colonie families,
As we are nearing the last couple of months of the school year, there are changes to the June calendar to tell you about, largely due to the New York State Regents Exams.
With the reduced number of exams being given and the combined 7-12 building, the end of the school year will be different. Since we have a 7-12 building and we offer Regents exams to 8th graders, per state regulation, the 7th and 8th grade students will have Regents days count as instructional days on those dates when Regents exams are offered to 8th graders. The subsequent Regents Rating Day also counts toward the required 180 days of instruction.
This year, there are four Regents exam days and one Regents Rating Day.
- Thursday, June 17 English Language Arts
- Tuesday, June 22 Living Environment
- Wednesday, June 23 Algebra I
- Thursday, June 24 Physical Setting/Earth Science
- Friday, June 25 Regents Rating Day
Friday, June 18 and Monday June 21 are two days within this timeframe when Regents exams are not scheduled. On June 18, North Colonie School District will observe the Juneteenth holiday. On June 21, K-12 will have a full attendance day. The 21st was originally reserved for World Language Checkpoint A and B, but that’s not being given this year due to the pandemic.
Grades K-6
- June 17 full attendance day
- June 18 no school – Juneteenth observed
- June 21-25 full attendance days
Grades 7-8
- June 17 full remote learning day
- June 18 no school – Juneteenth observed
- June 21 full attendance day
- June 22 full remote learning day
- June 23 Algebra I Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 24 Earth Science Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 25 Regents Rating Day; no student attendance
Grades 9-12
- June 17 English Language Arts Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 18 no school – Juneteenth observed
- June 21 full attendance day
- June 22 Living Environment Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 23 Algebra I Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 24 Earth Science Regents; only students taking exam in school; no remote learning
- June 25 Regents Rating Day; no student attendance
Budget Public Hearing & Meet the BOE Candidates
Wednesday, May 5 at 7:00p.m, the district will live stream a public hearing on the school budget that will go before the residents of North Colonie on May 18. You also have an opportunity to hear from the four candidates who are running for two seats on the Board of Education during this time. We wanted you to have the link for the livestream of the proceeding ahead of time. I encourage you to watch live on May 5.
Weekly Boost
- Congratulations to Avi Bagchi, Patrick Dai, Harrison Fazzone, and Viraj Parihar for placing fourth out of 105 teams at the National Academic WorldQuest!
- Another round of applause for Shaker Academic WorldQuest team members: Esam Abisse, Omer Hamza Baykal, Ilhan Eser, Shaheer Khawaja, Mahnoor Hasan, Harini Karnati, Shreya Mahesh, and Alisha Patel for placing within the top 40. The virtual national competition was hosted by the World Affairs Council and included more than 400 students.
- SHS student Anavi Parikh is a semifinalist in theREP’s Young Playwright Contest. Her play “Shilpa and Sameer” was read aloud by professional actors during the theREP’s April Play Reading Series last night. Here is the link to watch the reading. Good luck Anavi when finalists are selected next month!
- Our Athletes of the Week: Sai Thimirisetty and Alex Robin are from varsity volleyball. Sai added a thunderous serve to his repertoire which other teams can’t handle. Alex leads the team in blocking and is becoming a threat offensively. Read more about them.
As always, thank you for doing your part to keep our community safe. Please continue to wear a mask, avoid social gatherings with those outside of your household, and social distance.
Sincerely,
D. Joseph Corr
Superintendent of Schools