Representatives of BBL Construction Services presented the Capital Region BOCES Board of Education with a $25,000 donation during the board’s Aug. 18 meeting. The donation is in support of career and technical education and represents BBL’s efforts in leading the first annual Don Led Duke Careers in Construction Sporting Clays Event. The event is held …
Students at Maywood Academy met with area first responders for a day of fun and learning about what it takes to keep our communities safe. Maywood held its annual Community Helpers Day on July 31, an event that allows students to meet and learn from emergency services personnel in a fun and educational setting. “The …
Fifth and eighth graders at Airline Drive Academy are moving on to higher levels of learning. The students have made huge strides and were celebrated during ceremonies on June 24 that marked the beginning of exciting new chapters for them. “A number of these students here graduating from elementary school have been with us since …
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Students in the Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence (SELFI) Program celebrated a successful end to their work-based learning experience during a graduation ceremony attended by their families, BOCES staff and community and business partners. The students were honored for accumulating nearly 500 work-based learning hours this year. “We’ve had an incredible and busy …
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Teachers at Maywood Academy gushed over their students’ academic, functional and social achievements at an early morning graduation ceremony that marked the end of their students’ high school careers. “Over the years, I’ve seen each of you go from figuring things out piece by piece to becoming young people with strength, direction and purpose,” said …
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A resounding applause of congratulations to our 2025 graduates! We look forward to celebrating this huge milestone with our students and their families at the Maywood Academy graduation ceremony on Friday, June 13. Jacob Angus Jacob Baker Jacob Bilicki Nickolas Eilts Raymond Janicke Eric Lounsbury Isaiah Melendez Sierrah Rivera Mathew Stocks Daireem Tibbs Joseph Toubman …
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The Capital Region BOCES Board of Education is accepting public comments on the BOCES-Wide School Safety Plan through July 16, 2025. Please submit comments to the Board Clerk by July 16 at mary.bruno@neric.org. A public hearing on the Safety Plan will be held on July 16, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. (at the regular meeting) at 900 …
The Capital Region BOCES Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the Code of Conduct on June 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Meeting location is Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center, 174 State Route 30A, Schoharie, NY. The draft Code of Conduct can be viewed here [link]
Whether organizing a donation drive to help families or providing support to the Capital Region BOCES administrative teams, students in the Skills for Employment, Life and Functional Independence (SELFI) Program gain more than just experiences for their resumes; they also gain a community of supporters and mentors they can trust. “I like being here at …
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Nearly 1 million workers are needed in the construction industry by the end of 2026, making now the best time in recent history for those considering making a living in construction. For students in the Capital Region, the BOCES Career and Technical Education Center offers eight different programs from which they could lay the foundation …
