Dear Dutchess BOCES families,
Welcome to the 2026–2027 school year! We are incredibly excited to welcome our students back to Dutchess BOCES on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. There is simply nothing better than seeing our campuses come alive again with students learning, creating, connecting, and discovering what is possible.
As Dutchess BOCES moves forward on its journey of innovation, partnership, and growth, we are experiencing an increased demand for new and expanded services.
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 25th anniversary in unique and engaging ways.
Students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute, Resilience Academy and Salt Point Center were welcomed back to school Sept.
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.
Educators from Dutchess BOCES’ component school districts gathered this month to brainstorm and develop opportunities to meet students’ needs through a Community Schools model.
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.
Dutchess BOCES’ Summer Scholars program returned this year for the first time since 2020 and was updated to include New York State’s Portrait of a Graduate requirements and Seal of Civic Readiness efforts.
The Extended School Year (ESY) program, held this year at Dutchess BOCES’ Resilience Academy (RA), has kept students busy by maintaining academic skills they learned last school year, while still making room for some fun.
A project to bring significant renovations to Dutchess BOCES’ Salt Point Center (SPC) is well underway and moving along smoothly, expected to be completed before the first day of classes, Sept. 8.
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