Industry Partners Get Insight On Workforce Development
Developing Dutchess County’s workforce was the thrust of the Career and Technical Institute’s Main Advisory Council meeting today, March 19.
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Students, Staff Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Dutchess BOCES students and staff had the luck of the Irish leading up to St. Patrick's Day today, celebrating across the campus.
It all began Friday, as Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management students made savory corned beef Reubens with fresh-baked Irish soda bread and coleslaw on the side for staff lunches.
SPC Students Learn About Seasons From CTI Students
As part of a yearly tradition, first-year students from the Career & Technical Institute’s (CTI) Careers in Animal and Plant Sciences (CAPS) read an agricultural-themed book to Salt Point Center (SPC) students and worked on a related hands-on activity with them during Agricultural Literacy Week, w
Conference Day Sessions Focus On Growing BOCES Staff
At Dutchess BOCES’ Superintendent’s Conference Day March 10, faculty and staff attended meaningful sessions in support of their professional growth.
BOCES Polar Plunge Team Tops At Its Jump Location
Despite an early morning snowfall, the Dutchess BOCES Polar Plunge team braved the elements on Sun. March 1, to participate in the Hudson Valley Polar Plunge, a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. This year, the event held at Eastdale Village in the Town of Poughkeepsie, was one of three plunges in the Hudson Valley, with others taking place at Dutchess Stadium and Marist University.
CTI Students Score Well at SkillsUSA Regional
A big congratulations to the 45 CTI students who made everyone proud by participating in the SkillsUSA Area IV Conference held in Westchester County on Feb. 28 and scoring high marks in various competitions.
Bisti Brings Lifelong Love Of Learning To New Role
Janet Bisti joins BOCES as its new Director of Educational Resources after serving as the Poughkeepsie City School District’s Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
SPC Students Take On Olympic Activities
This year’s Winter Olympics in Milan are epic and students at Salt Point Center are joining the fun by participating in special activities themed around the games during the weekly Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Fridays initiative in the school’s gym.
BOCES Teachers Tap AI To Improve Instruction
Dutchess BOCES educators have been utilizing artificial intelligence to level up in the classroom.
Shelley Cuccia, an Instructional Coach for CTI, discussed how beneficial these tools can be for CTI educators specifically.
New Director of Alternative and Special Education Comes Full Circle
When Margaret (Meg) Buckland was growing up, she would often accompany her mother, a teacher of 38 years in the Wappingers Central School District, during the summer to set up her classroom before the school year began. Her mother’s love for the job sparked Buckland’s lifelong interest in teaching and learning.
P-TECH Gap Trip Helps Students Connect Lessons To Life
Students enrolled in Dutchess BOCES’ Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program visited the distribution center of GAP Inc. in Fishkill on Feb. 3 to see large-scale technological applications in action.
Team Preparing For Polar Plunge 2026 At New Location
This year will mark the 13th time Dutchess BOCES staff and students have participated in the annual Polar Plunge, which raises money for the Special Olympics’ New York division. This year’s proceedings will look different from previous years, complete with a change of venue.
Hyde Park Middle Schoolers Tour CTI
While Career & Technical Institute (CTI) staff and students welcome sophomores from Dutchess BOCES’ component school districts every year to tour the various trade programs, they also recently welcomed Haviland Middle School students from Hyde Park.
Resilience Academy Students Post All the News That’s Fit to Print
Extra, extra read all about it! Students at Dutchess BOCES’ Resilience Academy (RA) have their own newspaper called “BOCES Newsletter,” where they report on everything from the use of artificial intelligence in video games to profiles of new staff.
Early Childhood Education Students Fine-Tune Lesson Plans
A crucial part of any teacher’s job is to create solid lesson plans that educate and excite their students.