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Superintendents’ Legislative Breakfast a success

The Capital Region BOCES Superintendents’ Legislative Committee held their annual Legislative Breakfast on Jan. 24 at the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Albany and announced five key policy and state budget priorities for the 2025 Legislative Session. Each year, the CRB Superintendents’ Legislative Committee—representing the 24 BOCES component school districts—work to identify and …

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High school students: Launch your career in medicine at Capital Region BOCES

High school students planning for a career in medicine and seeking an in-depth, honors-level program for their senior year that prepares them for such are encouraged to attend a Jan. 24 open house. The New Visions: Health Careers program open house will begin at 9 a.m. at the Capital Region BOCES Administrative Office Building, located …

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Local teen with aspirations to take flight found employment, life skills at CTE

A Scotia-Glenville High School senior with aspirations to take flight has found life skills and a job on the ground thanks to Capital Region BOCES. Sam Jahn is in the second year of the Automotive Trades Technology program at Capital Region BOCES, where he has learned not only how to repair cars, but also found …

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Technology Awareness Day celebrates 35 years of learning, networking, and innovation

Education professionals, school technology experts and students recently spent the day learning about the latest innovations aimed at enhancing school operations and inclusive tools to support educators in enriching the learning experience for all students. Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC) hosted the 35th Annual Technology Awareness Day on Dec.13 at the Albany Capital Center. The …

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CTE students, faculty and staff donate hundreds of toys to the City Mission of Schenectady

They come from vastly different communities and have widely different career goals, but Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) students are united in their mission this holiday season to help the less fortunate. Students from every program ranging from Diesel Tech to Global Fashion to Cosmetology joined forces in recent weeks to …

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Crisafulli Brothers business provides cool insight on HVAC for BOCES students

A Capital Region business is once again sharing its wealth of knowledge with Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School students, providing them “cool” insight into a “hot” industry.  Crisafulli Brothers Plumbing and Heating Contractors Inc. Director of Staff Development Darin Cook spoke on Dec. 9 to students in the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and …

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Engagement and Development Services wins 16 awards for school public relations

The Capital Region BOCES Engagement and Development Services (EDS) received 16 awards for work submitted to the annual New York School Public Relations Association’s (NYSPRA) communications contest. The winning projects, ranging from written works to videos and graphic designs, were selected among hundreds of contest entries from across the state. The NYSPRA Communications Contest is …

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Heatly junior shifts learning into overdrive at Capital Region BOCES

“I can do anything a man can do.” Those words are a mantra Serina Sylvester is living by as she pursues a career in the automotive industry at Capital Region BOCES. The Heatly/Green Island 11th grade student is following her family into the auto body industry through the Automotive Collision Technology program at the Career …

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A Career and Tech education goes far beyond job-specific skills

Talking to customers. Explaining a task. Dressing for a job. Interviewing for a job. Arriving at work on time. Being respectful. These all may seem like common sense skills, but national studies and research routinely find those and other so-called soft skills to be severely lacking in job applicants. No greater evidence of this trend …

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