Dutchess BOCES | Collaboration, Innovation, Efficiency, Excellence & Leadership

Ex Officio Student Board Members Learn About Leadership, Engagement

Students seated in conference room at Dutchess BOCES viewing a live panel discussion on a video screen related to being an Ex Officio Student Board Member. Students from across Dutchess County learned about civic engagement, leadership development, and building self-confidence at a recent statewide event for Ex Officio Student Board members.

Families Visit SPC, Meet Teachers

Stevie Beatty and his son, Stevie, look at the "Who Am I?" his son created in class. Salt Point Center hallways and classrooms were filled with students and their families Tuesday night for this year’s Open House.
Teachers, administrators, teaching assistants and aides were present to answer questions and share with parents and guardians how their children were doing.

Resilience Academy Students Register to Vote

Dutchess County Board of Elections Specialist Wilford Bryan Lammers reviews a voter registration form from a student during a visit to Dutchess BOCES' Resilience Academy Around 40 students from Dutchess BOCES’ Resilience Academy (RA) are either now registered or preregistered to vote following a Sept.

Hispanic Heritage Month Project Teaches Art, Perseverance

SPC student Dania colors a red heart as part of a mural for Hispanic Heritage Month Students in Amy McCann’s Spanish classes at Salt Point Center are learning about art and perseverance and putting their creativity on paper as part of a Hispanic Heritage Month mural project.

New Assistant Principal Has Passion for Helping Others

Salt Point Center's new Assistant Principal, Elsie Reynoso is shown by the school's welcome sign. Elsie Reynoso recalls when she was five years old, helping her aunt translate words and phrases from English to Spanish. That is where her love of education began, and she is bringing that passion and experience to Dutchess BOCES as the new Assistant Principal for Salt Point Center (SPC).

BOCES Campus Honors 9/11 Heroes

Students in Security and Law and EMT programs walk 400 steps in honor of the first responders who perished in the attacks. Students and staff across the Dutchess BOCES campus paid their respects to the nearly 3,000 lives lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on its 25^th anniversary in unique and engaging ways.

Students, staff greet first day with excitement

A group of students walk from buses toward the Career and Technical Institute/Resilience Academy main entrance on the first day of school, Sept . 8, 2026 Students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute, Resilience Academy and Salt Point Center were welcomed back to school Sept.

Convocation Prepares Staff for School Year Ahead

Dutchess BOCES staff fill Salt Point Center's gym for the 2026 Convocation. New and current Dutchess BOCES staff gathered together in Salt Point Center’s gym on Sept. 2 for the annual Convocation where they were informed of the agency’s goals and vision for the 2026-27 school year.

Conference Encourages Collaboration to Help Students

A panel of people answer questions from the audience at the Transformational Community Schools event at Dutchess BOCES. Educators from Dutchess BOCES’ component school districts gathered this month to brainstorm and develop opportunities to meet students’ needs through a Community Schools model.

Extended School Year Showcase Goes Digital

Dutchess BOCES’ Extended School Year (ESY) wrapped up for another year on Aug. 14, but its 221 elementary, middle and high school students could not end it without sharing all of the fantastic work they did in the form of the ESY Showcase.

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