Dutchess BOCES

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Dutchess County Sheriff’s Deputy Alexis Montanaro is feeling at home since becoming Dutchess BOCES’ School Resource Officer in December. This is her first SRO assignment.

“It’s very different than the normal patrol job,” she said. “You get to talk to people all day and try to make an impact on the students, give them outsider perspective to what they’re life may look like after high school.”

As the old saying goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and students from across Dutchess BOCES’ component districts are learning that creating solutions takes time, dedication and input from others as part of the Student Innovation Fellowship.

Dutchess BOCES’ Career and Technical Institute welcomed high school sophomores from Pine Plains and Webutuck Feb. 10 as CTI continues to offer tours to 10^th graders interested in learning a trade in their junior and senior years of high school.

Rocky Santo, a young entrepreneur and founder of Lenscape Media visited Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute on Friday, Feb. 7, to give a presentation to Graphic Design students, TV & Video students and SkillsUSA members.

Six Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute students placed in the SkillsUSA New York Area 4 Regional competition held over the past two weekends at different locations.

Win or lose, Jordan Terry was always smiling as he played Bingo during Resilience Academy’s monthly Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) incentive program to reward students.
“I like Bingo and winning prizes,” said Terry, who won a bag of goodies that included a Dunkin Donuts gift card, charger box, and stickers. “I hope to play Bingo again.”

Dutchess BOCES prioritizes the education, health and safety of all students as our top priority. Please see more on our Safeguarding the Rights of all Students page.