Presenters from the Mid-Hudson chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) visited the Resilience Academy (RA) on May 13 to share about ways to cope with and recognize the warning signs of depression and other mental health conditions during National Mental Health Awareness Month.
This summer, instructors can take a variety of classes from Dutchess BOCES Educational Resources, including six related to artificial intelligence.
Dutchess BOCES and Dutchess County Government recently hosted the annual Skilled Trades Fair, at which representatives from nearly 30 businesses, organizations and educational institutions met with students and adults from the community to talk about career opportuniti
Twenty of Dutchess BOCES’ first- and second-year students at the Career & Technical Institute (CTI) became members of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) during an April 30 induction ceremony hel
The week of April 20 was National Library Week and Resilience Academy (RA) staff celebrated by encouraging students to sign up for library cards and inviting a local library director to speak with students about the wonderful things libraries offer for free.
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.