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Donation, resources to fuel creation of curriculum on repair and maintenance of electric and hybrid vehicles With New York State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa and Chancellor Dr. Lester Young on hand, officials with the New York Power Authority helped propel our Automotive Trades Technology program into the 21st Century. A 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid vehicle, …
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This year, our long-running Work-Based Learning (WBL) program for 18- to 21-year-olds has a new home—in the heart of the BOCES administrative offices. Here, students meet daily for classroom-based learning relevant to a work-based curriculum. They are also providing support for the BOCES teams—from organizing paper recycling to assisting with inventory and distribution of needed …
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Our quarterly reports offer an at-a-glance look at work underway through the lens of our Commitments of Service, Value, Excellence, Improvement and Leadership. We share this reports internally, as well as eternally with our stakeholders and partners. October 2021 Quarterly Commitment Report Service 180 special education students learned in-person with 100+ faculty/staff in our summer …
October is National Careers in Construction Month, and there’s no better place for area high school students and adults to learn the trade than at Capital Region BOCES.
October is National Careers in Construction Month and we are highlighting our construction industry training programs and the benefits they provide to area teens and adult learners. We will also highlight our partnerships with area businesses that make these programs possible, successful and a major pipeline for workers into the regional construction workforce. Hands-On, Real-World …
While 2021 graduate Noel Lyman has designs on a career in the graphic arts, spending a year in the world of theater “raised the curtain” on new skills and creative pursuits she hadn’t known she might want to explore, too. “There is something in the [Entertainment Technology program] for everyone,” said Lyman, now a freshman …
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake high school senior Nicholas Grock can say he is actually “livin’ the dream” as he learns to keep big rigs and heavy equipment up and running. “My dad is a diesel mechanic and I would love to become a diesel mechanic,” said Grock. “I have been turning wrenches since I was five …
You could say that a BOCES education is really taking Charlie Nadler places—all over the country, in fact. As a junior at Mohonasen High School, the aspiring chef enrolled in our Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology program. Fourteen years later, “Cosmic Charlie” and their team of 15 are serving up gourmet delicacies such as pork …
Our Clerk of the Works service offers schools a dedicated construction manager for sites under construction or as support for day-to-day operations.
The following welcome message from Principal Barb Lounello was sent to families of students attending Airline Drive Academy at the start of September 2021. Welcome families, students and staff to the 2021-2022 school year! It is with great privilege and excitement that I welcome you as the principal of Airline Drive Academy once again. I …
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