Students in our Work-Based Learning program recently celebrated a successful end to their high school career during a ceremony attended by proud family, teachers and friends of the program. Many of the exiting students have been in our programs for years. One of their success stories was told by student Jakob Winters in a speech …
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Students who have attended programs at our Maywood School recently celebrated a successful end to their high school career during a ceremony attended by proud family, teachers and friends. Many of the exiting students have been in our programs for years. They will now be moving on to in college, learning in other programs and …
The following message was sent on March 2, 2022 to families/guardians of students attending our Airline Drive Academy and Maywood School programs: As you are aware, the statewide universal mask mandate for schools was lifted as of today, March 2, 2022. This means that the majority of students, staff and school visitors are no longer …
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This message from Capital Region BOCES Administration was sent to the families/guardians of students attending our educational programs on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. As you may be aware, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the statewide mask mandate for schools will be lifted, effective Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Here’s what this means for the …
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This letter was sent to families/guardians of students attending Airline Drive Academy and the Maywood School on Dec. 1, 2021 by Special Education Director Caralee Kardash. We will soon begin offering voluntary COVID-19 testing for students at Airline Drive Academy and the Maywood School who show signs of illness during the school day. We are …
“It is confusing… just do your best and use your strategies,” Speech Therapist Kate Munro said as she encouraged elementary-age students in our Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) program during a recent lesson on English grammar. Learning to speak, read and write in English is challenging—both for those for whom English is a first …
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This message was sent to families/guardians of students in our special education programs by Director of Special Education Caralee Kardash on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians: We are writing to share that New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced vaccination eligibility for children ages 5 to 11. Ten of New York state’s mass vaccination …
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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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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Administrators Bring Decades of Experience To BOCES Schools Please join us in welcoming Gabriele Barbato as the new principal of Maywood School, Carrie Sunkes as principal of the Cooperative Virtual Learning Academy and Matthew Ward as principal of the Career & Technical School, Schoharie Campus. They bring decades of experience in school administration to these …
