Hispanic Heritage Month Project Teaches Art, Perseverance
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.
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New Assistant Principal Has Passion for Helping Others
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 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, staff greet first day with excitement
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
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
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.
Summer Scholars Offers Immersive College, Civic Experience
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.
Books Inspire Other Lessons During Extended School Year
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.
Summer Provides Opportunity for SPC Renovations
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.
Instrument Repair Workshop Hits Right Notes
Three representatives from Paul Effman Music, Justin Varuzzo, Wes Stier and Desmond Teague, shared expert advice when they presented an instrument repair workshop on July 23 as part of Dutchess BOCES Educational Resources summer professional development program and the new Instructional Musical Ins
Esports Involves More Than Just Playing Video Games
Enrollment and participation in esports have grown over the years as more school districts recognize its educational and social benefits. Dutchess BOCES’ Educational Resources (ER) department has offered esports to students in its component districts since 2022.
Fridays Increase Fun in Extended School Year Program
This Friday's Community Connections at Dutchess BOCES' Extended School Year had students and staff screaming for ice cream and Italian ice.
Municipal Drinking Water Coming to BOCES this Fall
A project to bring municipal water to the Dutchess BOCES campus, which has been about five years in the making, has made significant progress over the past six months, with completion expected this fall.
Digital Defenders Pilot Pits Students Against Cybersecurity Threats
Students from Dutchess BOCES’ component districts honed cybersecurity and leadership skills through The Digital Defenders Program and shared what they learned with their respective district’s Board of Education and some younger classmates last school year.