About Us
Our Zone is made up of members living and/or working in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington counties. We host monthly meetings, a local conference, and webinars. We invite you to join us and become a part of a diverse and robust organization that continually works to enhance our members knowledge and skills, ensuring their students have the highest quality health and physical education programs possible.
If you have questions, we encourage you to review our webpage or reach out to the Zone President.
Zone Executive Leadership
Dr. Pete Stapleton
Capital Zone Conference
2026 Capital Zone Conference
Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Russell Sage College.
Thank you to all who attended, it was a fantastic day!
Capital Zone is honored to celebrate our student leaders at the Elementary School, Middle School and High School levels.
Capital Zone High School Physical Education Leadership Awards
Capital Zone is revamping the Outstanding Senior Leaders in Physical Education, Unified Physical Education and/or Adapted Physical Education recognition process. Details will be posted as soon as they are complete.
Capital Zone Sandra G. Morley Middle School Leadership Awards.
Capital Zone Elementary Physical Education Student Leadership Awards
Conference and Webinars
Capital Zone has held a Members Only annual Conference each spring. Due to COVID 19 restrictions, we are hosting a virtual Webinar Series in place of our annual conference.
Pre-registration is required and CTLE hours will be offered.
Click here for program details!
Awards
Capital Zone recognizes excellence among our dedicated professionals with our Professional of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Zone Service Award & Amazing Person. We celebrate our outstanding students with the Elementary PE Student Leadership Awards, the Sandra G. Morley MS PE Student Leadership Awards and the High School PE Leadership Awards.
Click here to learn more.
Zone Grants
Capital Zone offers annual mini grants to our members. Funds are available for current Zone members for the purpose of funding new or existing physical education, health or dance related programs needs within their school districts. Applicants may apply for up to $700 in total or partial funding in grant requests.
Click here for details and an application.
Capital Zone Photo Gallery
Carol A. Atkins Memorial Scholarship
The first Carol A. Atkins Memorial Scholarship was awarded at Scotia-Glenville HS on Friday, June 2, 2023. This scholarship was created by the Capital Zone to honor Carol who passed in 2021, after a 5-year battle with cancer. The inaugural award was presented by Carol's sister Bev Spencer, close friend Ellen Montanaro and Capital Zone member Barb Wurz. The $500 scholarship was awarded to Stephanie James. Stephanie will be attending the College of ST. Rose in the fall majoring in biology. She was very pleased to be the recipient of an award that honored one of her former teachers that she so admired.
Pictured left to right: JoAnn Sabourin, Sandy Morley, Barb Wurz, Stephanie James, Bev Spencer, Ellen Montanaro and Maryanne Ceriello