CRB teacher selected for WNYT ‘Top Teacher’ honor

Capital Region BOCES Special Education teacher Micaela Broderick has been named a 2026 WNYT NewsChannel 13 Top Teacher. A teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) at Westmere Elementary School in the Guilderland Central School District, Mrs. Broderick works alongside Capital Region BOCES Educational Interpreter Matt Bonacci. “I have to say I am …

High schoolers, parents encouraged to visit CTE Albany Campus

High school students and their parents are encouraged to visit the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center – Albany Campus during an open house on March 5. The event will run from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Career and Technical Education center located at 925B Watervliet-Shaker Road in Albany. During the event, prospective …

Instructional coach takes helm as assistant principal at Maywood Academy 

Cara Bronner, a former instructional coach within our Special Education division, is Maywood Academy’s new assistant principal. Hired in 2022, Bronner has provided mentorship to special education teachers within the Capital Region BOCES network,  helping to improve classroom learning and instruction. Now, she will work alongside Principal Gabriele Barbato to lead the day-to-day operations at …

CTE teacher to showcase her creations at New York’s famed Fashion Week

A Capital Region BOCES teacher will have her designs on display on the world’s stage later this month. At the Feb. 15 Unieke Mode NYFW Runway Series show during New York’s famous Fashion Week, Global Fashion Studies teacher Karen Kema Maxwell—owner of Kema’s Kreations — will show bags that she created “I will have 10 …

Students try their hand driving virtual tractor trailers as CTE, industry partner address critical workforce shortage

Area high school students drove a tractor trailer on Feb. 4 as Capital Region BOCES joined forces with The Shay Foundation to promote the trades during national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. High school juniors and seniors in the Diesel Technology program at the CTE Albany Campus drove a tractor trailer simulator provided by …

Join us in celebrating national Career and Technical Education Month!

February is Career and Technical Education Month — a time when school districts across the nation celebrate programs designed to prepare students for the workforce or to further their education. Once an education path for those students only seeking vocational skills, career and technical education is now a pathway for students looking to build career …

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