This message from Capital Region BOCES Administration was sent to the families/guardians of students attending our educational programs on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. As you may be aware, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the statewide mask mandate for schools will be lifted, effective Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Here’s what this means for the …
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On Friday, Feb. 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that they no longer recommend mask requirements for schools in communities with low to medium risk of COVID-19 spread. In a letter dated Saturday, Feb. 26, the superintendents of the Capital Region urged New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and New York …
Zekriya Baz Mohammad went to high school in Kazakhstan and college in Russia. After emigrating to the U.S. from Afghanistan more than a decade ago, Mohammad now has his sights set on attending college once again. To prepare for this next phase of learning, he has enrolled in our High School Equivalency (HSE) program. “I …
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January 2022 Commitment Award For Value Ed Henson, a Network Cabling and Smart Home Technology teacher with our Career & Technical School, is the recipient of our January 2022 Commitment Award for Value. Launched with the start of the 2019-20 school year, the Network Cabling Technician/Smart Home Technology program teaches students everything from network cabling …
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Welding and Metal Fabrication student Francesco DelGallo took a turn in the spotlight recently, being filmed at our Career & Technical School for an upcoming segment of the national home improvement show “This Old House.” With classmates hard at work in the background, DelGallo spoke to “This Old House” host Kevin O’Connor about his experience …
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Bennett Karas, a North Colonie junior attending our Cosmetology program, is learning the skills and earning the 1,000 hours of training and experience needed to take the New York state licensure exam, with the hope of one day becoming a stylist to the stars. “I am just glad to have the learning experience and to …
Career & Technical School Integrated Science Teacher Joanne Clegg, Ph.D. is among 230 educators selected for the New York State Master Teacher Program, as announced recently by Governor Kathy Hochul. Clegg is the first teacher from our Career & Technical School to receive the state’s designation that honors educators considered to be “leaders in STEM education …
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In our Sterile Procession Technician program, students learn by doing—observing on-site how staff at Albany Medical Center sterilize equipment for medical procedures and helping prepare some equipment with guided supervision. During a recent visit to the hospital, senior Xavier Reyes from Cohoes and junior Vanessa Solivan from Schenectady prepared a surgical “kit” for orthopedic surgery, …
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Collaboration between two area high schools is ensuring a local teenager can pursue her passion. Kateri Martin, a junior at Tech Valley High School (TVHS), is spending the week at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School, Albany Campus, learning in the Auto Body Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. “I am doing my I-Term …
Thanks to the advice of his uncle and the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School, a Mohonasen High School senior is prepared for a career that is projected to grow 13 percent over the next decade. Even so, Tirajae Pierre plans to continue learning after he graduates from Mohonasen and the BOCES Career and …
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