Dutchess BOCES

Twenty-three Salt Point Center (SPC) eighth graders are now ready for high school following the annual Moving-Up Day Ceremony & Celebration on June 11 where their achievements at the school were recognized.

Dutchess BOCES hosted its annual Community Summit in June, an engaging State of the BOCES event bringing together educators, industry partners, elected officials and community leaders to reflect on the agency’s progress and look ahead to the future.

Henry Cavanaugh, a second-year student in the Career & Technical Institute’s (CTI) Culinary Arts program, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2026 Thomas Olivo Leadership Award for Association for Career and Technical Education Administrators (ACTEA) Zone 4, representing the Hudson Valley region.

This year, Resilience Academy students and staff dove into restorative justice with classroom sessions with help from a professional in the field. Restorative justice brings together individuals impacted by a conflict in order to understand the incident and identify ways to move forward and can become a transformative collective experience of healing through deepened connection and understanding.

Educators and librarians from across New York and New Jersey gathered at Dutchess BOCES in May for the fifth biennial Banned Books Symposium. BOCES’ School Library System Coordinator Silvia Lloyd, noted that banned books often pique students’ curiosity because when they are told a book is off-limits, it creates a “forbidden fruit” effect, serving as a marketing tool for literacy.

Thirty-eight second-year students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute (CTI) are now on their way to start a career or join a branch of the military after participating in the fourth annual Signing Day on May 28.

Representatives of Dutchess BOCES’ 13 component school districts gathered at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls Thursday, May 21, to honor students at the agency’s annual Distinguished Graduate Recognition Breakfast.

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.