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The BOCES Annual Meeting was held on April 14th at 11:30 in the dining room facility of the Career and Technical Institute at 49 BOCES Rd. in Poughkeepsie. The meeting and budget presentation were part of the larger EXPO activities that morning. The Annual Meeting was followed by the regular April meeting of the BOCES Board of Education. A video of the meeting has been provided.
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Dutchess BOCES School of Practical Nursing is currently enrolling students for September 2018.
The last scheduled admission exam is May 14, 2018 (test scheduling form deadline May 4, 2018).
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Follow the money…read about the upcoming Dutchess BOCES Annual Budget Meeting.
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The Dutchess BOCES 2018-2019 Estimated Budget Book is now available.
On January 12th, Kirstin Litwin, a guidance counselor at the Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute, and two former BOCES students appeared on local radio program, “Hudson Valley Focus” with Tom Sipos, to talk about the benefits of technical education.
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L to R: BOCES CTI Guidance Counselor Kirstin Litwin, former CTI students Austin Harisch, Jared Tuller, and WKIP’s Tom Sipos.
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The Dutchess BOCES 2018-2019 Services Guide is now available. It details a wide variety of educational programs and support services available to school districts throughout the county. By sharing services through BOCES, districts receive state aid.
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It's a New Year, and the Dutchess BOCES Adult Learning Institute’s Winter/Spring 2018 catalog is out! Click here to view all of the classes available.