Dutchess BOCES

SkillsUSA peers from across New York voted Vincent Ruffolo to a state officer position, making him the fourth Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute student elected to such a position since 1984.
“Skills is an amazing organization,” shared Ruffolo, a junior in the HVAC program. “It’s helped me become the best version of myself and encourages me to keep growing.”

Three Dutchess BOCES Plant and Animal Sciences students traveled to Syracuse to present projects at the 2024 Future Farmers of America state competition, with one returning with first place in their division.
Maleah Bishop, Lucy Mann and Bryanna Coakley competed individually.

Thirty one students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) during a ceremony May 2.

Pegasus students are painting the future of their program through a new legacy project. With the help of art teacher Michael Hollick, Pegasus students set out to create a mural that all current and future Pegasus students will have a hand in.

Career & Technical Institute special education teacher Erin Scott will receive a Community Service Award for Excellence from the Mid-Hudson School Study Council at its annual meeting and awards celebration in the Fieldstone Middle School auditorium in Thiells May 8.
“It’s nice to be recognized,” said Scott. “I just do what I do because it’s the right thing for the kids.”

 Today marked the first time Dutchess BOCES celebrated School Lunch Hero Day (May 3), honoring food services staff who work hard to provide healthy meals to students across campus.

Over 20 Career and Technical Institute (CTI) students will be competing at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships April 24-26 at the state fairgrounds in Syracuse.

Dutchess BOCES will Light it Up Blue this Friday, April 26, 2024, for Autism Awareness Month! Staff and students are invited to wear blue to show support.  

Did you know that there were 106 opioid involved overdose deaths in Dutchess County in 2022? Some of these deaths could have been avoided with the use of a medicine called Naloxone, commonly referred to by the brand name, Narcan.

Technology leaders from school districts and BOCES across four counties gathered recently to learn about and discuss the latest information on a variety of topics including data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and more at the Dutc

Dutchess BOCES’ annual meeting gave board members, staff and other audience members an overview of the agency’s proposed 2024-25 budget focused on the administrative and capital/rentals categories.

Donations to the Dutchess BOCES Education Foundation will make double the impact through May 1, 2024. A generous donor has offered to match all gifts up to $10,000 dollars to support the foundation’s annual appeal. 

The Resilience Academy at Dutchess BOCES is ready to reveal its new mascot, part of the larger rebranding that began this school year. The new mascot is a phoenix, which Principal Kiesha Tillman says represents a fresh start and rising again. 

Do you wish you knew how to install ceramic tile in your home or put siding on your house? Have you always wanted to possess the welding skills to fix equipment or create a work of art? You could learn all of this and more through the Dutchess BOCES Adult Learning Institute’s (ALI) homeowners classes.