![[PIC] Student Participant and CTI Judge Look Over Wood Working Excercise](https://dcboces.org/sites/default/files/dcboces/images/cti/FBjudging.jpg "] Student Participant and CTI Judge Look Over Wood Working Excercise")
The Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute hosted the Annual Spring Expo on Saturday, April 6. Visitors learned about programs from CTI students and instructors. Demonstrations included carpentry, auto body repair, cosmetology, criminal investigation, agriculture, residential wiring, graphic design, film & video production, early childhood education, culinary skills and health occupations.
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The Dutchess BOCES proposed 2019-2020 Budget presentation was held on April 6th at 11:30 a.m.in the Cafe of the Career and Technical Institute at 5 BOCES Rd. in Poughkeepsie. The budget presentation was part of the larger EXPO activities that morning.
![[PIC] Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Jane Bean-Folkes Instructs SPC Students](https://www.dcboces.org/sites/default/files/dcboces/images/spc/spc_marist_partnership.png "Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Jane Bean-Folkes Instructs SPC Students")
Dutchess BOCES is celebrating a yearlong partnership with Marist College that helps develop future teachers by immersing them in special education classrooms early in their college careers.
![[PIC] 2019 SkillsUSA Student Competitors and Advisiors](https://www.dcboces.org/sites/default/files/dcboces/images/cti/skillsusa_2019.png "2019 SkillsUSA Student Competitors and Advisiors")
Dutchess BOCES hosted the regional SkillsUSA competition for the first time on March 14th. Students from Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties competed in 30 fields.
On March 14th 2019, more than 200 BOCES students, mostly juniors and seniors, competed in the annual SkillsUSA Area 4 Regional Competition held at the Dutchess Community College and CTI campuses.
The Dutchess County Board of Cooperative Educational Services Budget Book represents the BOCES estimated financial plan for the 2019-2020 school year. The budget document will be reviewed at our Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute (CTI).
![[PIC] Adult Learning Institute’s Winter/Spring 2019 Catalog Cover](https://dcboces.org/sites/default/files/dcboces/images/adults/ali_cat_cover_win_srg_2019.png "Adult Learning Institute’s Winter/Spring 2019 Catalog Cover")
Dutchess BOCES Adult Learning Institute’s Winter/Spring 2019 Catalog is now available online. Please call with questions - 845-483-3640. We would be happy to assist you!
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We are pleased to announce that BOCES is now a Board Docs subscriber. Board Docs is a paperless-meeting software program. The February 13th Board meeting agenda will be available to view. All future meetings will be active at 4:00 p.m. the Friday before the scheduled meeting.
![[PIC] Dutchess BOCES Febuary Spotlight Mission Accomplished Graphic](https://www.dcboces.org/sites/default/files/dcboces/images/cgr/military_tatoo_masthead%202.png "Dutchess BOCES Febuary Spotlight Mission Accomplished Graphic")
When the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams face off Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, it will be “mission accomplished” for Krystal Macpherson, Dutchess BOCES Infrastructure Specialist.