Becoming Dutchess BOCES new deputy superintendent is more than a career move for Salvador Contes Jr. It taps into his passion for creating partnerships and connecting with people.
Contes, who prefers to be called Sal, noted that this “is the perfect position for me as it gives me the opportunity to create partnerships with the community.”
Hudson Valley residents visited Dutchess BOCES’ main conference center for the Utility Bill Clinic earlier this month to learn if they were eligible for various utility assistance options and other costs.
Forty students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute (CTI) are ready to compete in the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships April 22-24 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. This year marks the largest number of students ever attending.
With the return of warmer temperatures, students in Mrs. DiMarco’s class at Salt Point Center (SPC) transformed the outdoors into their classroom during a morning nature walk.
Aidan Barto, a second-year student in the Career & Technical Institute’s TV & Film Production, thought he was just going to watch a morning assembly with Nick “Sunshine” Tokman, of the Discovery Channel program “The Deadliest Catch,” on April 14.
Dutchess BOCES’ proposed 2026-2027 budget of $7.1 million was presented to the Board of Education during its annual meeting April 8, with a focus on innovation, partnership and growth.
Second-year students from the Graphic Arts and Design program at Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute presented their designs for boxes of BjornQorn, an organic popcorn brand, to Viking Packaging employees April 10, as part of the company’s box challenge.
As part of the Salt Point Center’s (SPC) ongoing commitment to fostering student engagement and leadership, it has launched a weekly in-house broadcast where students share about what’s happening in their building.
Students from the Resilience Academy (RA) and Salt Point Center (SPC) met with local employers and organizations to learn about what career opportunities await them at the first Career Exploration Fair held in the RA gym March 26.
First and second-year students in the Career & Technical Institute’s Computer Networking and Cybersecurity program learned how to deploy and stow a satellite, and saw some of the National Guard’s vehicles up close at Camp Smith, in Cortland Manor in March.
The last school day before spring break was a busy one on the BOCES campus. At SPC, students celebrated the season by decorating cookies, creating spring-themed flip sticks, and having some fun with “floating Peeps.”
The students at Resilience Academy had a fun PBIS activity lined up for them this month!
EMT Teacher Danielle Bohlmann and her students have a new tool to help them learn the skills needed to become EMTs with the installation of an ambulance simulator in the classroom. BOCES invested $65,000 to purchase the unit and have it installed.
On Friday, Dutchess BOCES staff and students took time to honor World Down Syndrome Day, which was on Saturday, March 21. The day promotes inclusion and building a sense of belonging for all students.
Developing Dutchess County’s workforce was the thrust of the Career and Technical Institute’s Main Advisory Council meeting today, March 19.