Nearly one dozen Capital Region BOCES students earned medals at the New York state SkillsUSA competition April 23-25, including several who won state championships. The students won the medals competing against more than 3,000 other students in numerous work-place skills competitions, ranging from welding and nursing to cooking and machining. The awards were announced Friday …
Approximately 100 students from across the Capital Region convened at Proctors Theatre in April for the third annual Elevating Student Voices (ESV) Youth Summit, which concludes a year-long program focused on student-led dialogue and action on important issues. The summit brought together young leaders from all of the BOCES component districts together to share their …
Component school district boards of education unanimously approved a $15,674,431 Capital Region BOCES administrative budget for the 2025-26 school year on Wednesday, April 23. 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 $203,005,387 budget by deciding whether …
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Students at Airline Drive Academy are spreading good vibes and strengthening their communication and writing skills at the “Kindness Cart.” Created to make students’ habilitation therapies more engaging, the Kindness Cart is a student-led iced coffee station for staff that operates bi-weekly. The Kindness Cart was started by three Airline staff members, Speech Therapists Rebecca …
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In less than a year, adults in the Capital Region could gain the training needed to enter a career with significant job growth projections. Registration is underway now for the Capital Region BOCES Adult Health Careers and Services full-time Practical Nursing program which starts in September. The deadline for application submission is August 19, 2025. …
Capital Region BOCES held its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, April 9, at the Career and Technical Education Center, Albany Campus. Attended by the BOCES Board of Education and school board members and leaders of component districts, the purpose of the meeting was to present the tentative administrative, capital and program budgets for the …
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An open house for high school students interested in careers in the burgeoning semiconductor and hydrogen/fuel cell industry will take place April 29 at Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus. Open to prospective students and their home school district counselors, the New Visions: Emerging Technologies information session will run from …
The Capital Region BOCES student art exhibit is back in person, for its 36th year, following a five-year hiatus. Featuring 238 pieces from 64 school buildings across 10 local districts, including 3 BOCES schools, the show opened with an in-person reception on Tuesday, April 1, in the Atrium of the NYSUT Headquarters. “This year we …
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On March 11, 2025, more than 100 educators, counselors and mental health professionals gathered at Russell Sage College for “Building Resilience in Every Student: Strategies for Success in K-12 Education.” Sponsored by Capital Region BOCES, CASDA and the Greater Capital Region Teachers Center, the conference focused on building resiliency and promoting mental well-being in schools. …
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Work on the 46,677-square-foot Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Extension Center (CTE) in Albany is progressing on schedule as students start to enroll in the eight programs that will occupy the center. In fact, demand for the expanded and new programs is so great that some of the programs are nearing capacity, CTE …
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