Component school district boards of education unanimously approved a $16,094,723 Capital Region BOCES administrative budget for the 2026-27 school year on Wednesday, April 29. Component school districts do not vote on the overall budget, only the administrative portion. Component school districts will “vote” on the rest of the total proposed $214,792,160 budget by deciding whether …
Continue reading “School boards approve BOCES 2026-27 budget”
A Capital Region BOCES graduate has been selected as the New York Association for Continuing and Community Education (NYACCE) 2026 Student of the Year. Antonio DiSanto is a January, 2026 graduate of the Adult Education High School Equivalency (HSE) program and a 2023 graduate of the Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence (SELFI) program. …
Continue reading “Graduate—also an employee—honored as NYACCE Student of the Year”
Eight Capital Region BOCES students earned medals at the New York state SkillsUSA competition that concluded April 24— including two who won state championships. The students earned the medals competing against more than 3,000 of their peers in numerous work-place skills competitions, ranging from welding and nursing to cooking and machining. Eighty Capital Region BOCES students …
Continue reading “CTE students earn medals at New York State SkillsUSA competition”
Congratulations to Megan Kearney for being recognized as the 2026 New York School Nutrition Association (NYSNA) Manager of the Year. This award honors school nutrition professionals who work to ensure students are well-nourished every day and prepared for success. A Culinary Manager for the Saratoga Spring City School District who joined Capital Region BOCES in …
Continue reading “Megan Kearney named NYSNA Manager of the Year”
Capital Region BOCES held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, April 15, at the Career and Technical Education Center, Albany Campus. Attended by the BOCES Board of Education, staff and component district school board members and leaders, the purpose of the meeting was to present the proposed administrative, capital and program budgets for the …
Continue reading “Capital Region BOCES holds 2026 Annual Meeting”
Students attending the Capital Region BOCES Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) program at Guilderland High School got a taste of success during their trip to Tuscan Bakery in Menands, which sells a variety of Turkish pastries and baked goods. The field trip was facilitated by DHH Teacher Cara Wolf, Literacy and Training Coach Dr. …
Continue reading “Guilderland students visit local bakery for a taste of Turkish culture”
A paramedic with nearly 20 years of experience saving lives and teaching others how to do so has been hired to launch a new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program at Capital Region BOCES. Michael Turek started work the week of April 13 at the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center and is collaborating with BOCES …
Continue reading “Veteran lifesaver hired to craft the new EMT program”
Eighty students from more than a dozen area school districts will represent Capital Region BOCES during a statewide competition next week that tests their abilities in the skilled trades and workplace. The students, who hail from as diverse districts as Shenendehowa and Cobleskill, Watervliet and Burnt Hills, are competing in events that showcase their work-related …
Continue reading “Capital Region BOCES will be well represented at NYS SkillsUSA competition”
Representatives of a Clifton Park-based construction conglomerate that operates throughout the Northeast and Middle Atlantic states recruited students on two Capital Region BOCES campuses on April 15. Gabrielle Sullivan, Robert Rumrill and his son Bryce Rumrill spoke to students about careers and opportunities that exist for them as they graduate from the Heavy Equipment Repair …
Continue reading “Construction conglomerate recruits Career and Technical Education students”
You can say that Amber DeWitt is going the distance in pursuit of fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming a nurse. The Ulster County resident is commuting from approximately 140 miles round-trip daily from her home in Tillson to the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers Center in Colonie. “It can be a lot, especially …
Continue reading “Adult goes the extra mile to become a nurse at Capital Region BOCES”
