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Annual
Tech Valley Summer Camp, July 14-18, introduces middle
school students to tech careers in the region
 Twenty-four
middle school students will get a firsthand look at the
technologies and careers in the Tech Valley region at
Tech Valley Summer Camp, a joint initiative of Questar
III and Capital Region BOCES. In its fifth year, the
camp will run July 14-18 with a pre-camp celebration on
July 8 hosted at Capital Communications Federal
Credit Union.
Each day of camp will be hosted by a different site partnering with
the camp. This year, students will work along side
professionals at the University at Albany College of
Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Vicarious Visions,
Tech Valley High School, M+W Zander and GEN*NY*SIS
Cancer Research Center.
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more...
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BOCES
Board appoints Briggs McAndrews as interim director of
the School Support Services division
 At
its meeting on June 16, the BOCES Board of Education appointed J. Briggs McAndrews
as interim director of the School Support Services (SSS)
division, effective July 1, 2008. Peter Kopcha will
retire as SSS Director on July 4 after 37 years of service to BOCES.
Read more...
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Assemblyman Pete Lopez addresses CTE students at annual
awards ceremony on June 16; notes "the skills you are
learning are lifesaving"
On June
16, nearly 100 juniors and seniors from Career & Tech's
Schoharie campus marched across the stage at the Holiday Inn
Express to accept a variety of awards and certificates for a
job well done. As they did, they were greeted by
Assemblyman Pete Lopez, who congratulated them for their
“accomplishments and personal growth.”
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Special Ed students
and grads shine at this year's Very Special Prom 2008
 More than 150 Capital
Region BOCES special education students, alumni and their guests
spruced up and stepped out for a night of food, fun and
dance at this year's Very Special Prom, held on May 9 at the
Best Western Sovereign Hotel in Albany.
Read more...
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Joint BOCES
report card to include 21st century skills performance
indicators, provide improved accountability
 Questar
III, Capital Region BOCES, Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES
and Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES
introduced plans for a joint BOCES report card measuring
21st Century Skills at a conference in April. The event is sponsored by the four BOCES
as part of their ongoing regional Call to Action initiative.
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more...
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International
Virtual Business student honored as Outstanding Business Ed
Student, Capital Region Scholar, 40 Under 40 Future Business
Leader
 ShaQuayah
Graham, a senior in BOCES Career and Technical School's
International Virtual Business
program and at Guilderland High School, has been named a
Capital Region Outstanding Business Student, Capital Region
Scholar and 40 Under 40 Future Business Leader. The awards
are presented by the Business & Marketing Educators'
Association of the Capital District; the the Capital Area
School Development Association, SUNY Albany and the Times
Union; and the Capital District Business Review,
respectively.
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing student
receives kudos at RIT's
National Science Fair
 Kayla
Thornton, an 8th grade
student in the
BOCES
Deaf and Hard of Hearing program,
competed with students from
around the country in Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT)
third-annual National Science Fair for Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing Students in March. Thornton was selected to
receive a second place award of
$300 and a commemorative plaque
for her work on a project about the effect shampoo-based
chemicals such as formaldehyde and sodium laurel sulfate can
have on hair and health. Visit the
Special Education Web site to read the full story.
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Local school boards approve BOCES
2008-09 administrative budget and elect four to BOCES Board
On April 21, the school boards of the BOCES 24 component
school districts voted 23-1 to approve the $6.8 million
administrative budget for 2008-2009. As a result, the
average assessment increase to component districts is 2.9
percent for 2008-2009, the same as the current year. School
boards also elected incumbents Sandra Beloncik, John
Bergeron, John Phelan and John Yagielski to three-year terms
beginning July 1.
Budget information:
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Charles S.
Dedrick named BOCES District Superintendent
 At
a special meeting on April 9, the Capital Region Board of
Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Board of Education
appointed Charles S. Dedrick to the position of district
superintendent of Capital Region BOCES. Dedrick, an
experienced educator who has been school superintendent of
the Cohoes City School District for the last nine years,
will begin his new p osition on June 9, 2008.
“When I think of the great educational leaders who came before me
in this position and the outstanding reputation of Capital
Region BOCES, I am truly honored to have been chosen as the
next leader of this organization,” said Dedrick.
Read more...
Photo: BOCES Board President Lynne Lenhardt introduces Chuck
Dedrick
as the new district superintendent at the BOCES Annual
Meeting, April 9.
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New and improved:
2008-09 BOCES Services Guide
 The Capital Region BOCES has made significant
improvements to its Services Guide. The guide is an
annual publication prepared to help component school
districts plan for and select BOCES services they will
use in the next year. Fore more information, please
visit the
"Selecting BOCES Services" Web page...
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Preview
the next issue of
Bright Futures
featuring:
- Special
Education's Rebound program
-
Summer Brings NERIC Network Upgrades
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Inspired Young Minds at ALPHA Learning Games Showcase
- From Knox to Maui,
Electric Trades alumnus says "Mahalo!" for a terrific
career
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Tech
Valley High School Summer Institute July 8
Administrators and
teachers interested in learning more about the 21st Century
skills and experiencing the Tech Valley High School
educational model are welcome to attend the high school's
Summer Institute program on July 8.
Limit
two per school district from Questar III and Capital Region
BOCES. To learn more including link to register online,
click here.
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Summer
Assessment Institute
How well are we
preparing students to be successful in learning and thinking
skills?
A three-day, collaborative
workshop
conducted by data analysts from the BOCES Joint Management
Team (JMT) will answer this question and help develop tools
that district leaders can use to accurately assess student
learning and thinking skills and transform teaching. The
Summer Assessment Institute will be held July 23-25 at
Mechanicville Middle School. The three-day program is
designed for teachers and administrators who are familiar
with the 21st Century Skills research and are ready to
review and development assessment tools.
More...
Summer Institute Agenda
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James
Baldwin discusses local impact of tax caps
Questar III District Superintendent and
Capital Region BOCES Interim District Superintendent James
Baldwin appeared before the New York State Commission on
Property Tax Relief on April 23. Click here to read
Baldwin's full
testimony. Click here for
Searching for
Property Tax Relief, a publication produced in
cooperation with the Capital Region BOCES Communications
Service for the Superintendents’ Legislative Committee of
the Questar III and Capital Region BOCES.
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New Web page "Selecting
BOCES Services" added to assist districts with process,
answer questions
Visit this Web page
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BOCES offers
professional development opportunities to component
districts
BOCES School Support Services, NERIC, Career and
Tech and Special Education divisions offer a variety of
professional development activities. For more
information, go to the bottom of the
Instructional Services Web page for the links to
each division's offerings.
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BOCES Special Education division launches new Web site
Information about the Capital Region BOCES Special
Education programs and the latest special education news
are available at your fingertips. The new and easy to
navigate Special Education Web site features a resource
page for parents and families, program descriptions,
workshop information, and feature stories about students
who benefit from BOCES Special Education programs. Visit
the
new Special Education Web site.
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Statewide BOCES Website
launched
The 37 BOCES in New York
State have launched a new Web site at
www.boces.org This site
provides one, easy to find, home for the BOCES as a whole.
Additionally, the information to BOCES' state-wide
initiatives will be posted here with links into each
individual BOCES. The most up-to-date news from the New York
State Education Department as well as the United States
Department of Education will be automatically updated on
this site's home page.
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MRSA Resources
Capital Region BOCES Risk Management Services helps
districts and employees stay informed about Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).
Resources
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CoSer Development Presentation
View the PowerPoint Presentation, developed by BOCES Assistant
Superintendent for Business Mark Jones, that provides an
overview of the Co-Ser process.
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Preparing for a
possible Influenza pandemic
While the Avian Flu (Bird
Flu) has not arrived in the United States, schools officials
are being urged to
integrate pandemic influenza measures into their ongoing
crisis management planning efforts.
Click here
for a list of helpful resources.
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Statewide Resource Center
at Questar III
Resource
Center is focused on raising student achievement in low
performing schools.
Read more.
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Visit the National Board
Certification Site
Attention Educators--Are you looking to challenge yourself to
the next level, professionally? The National Board
Certification process may be just the path for you. The
process includes teachers and many other professionals.
Click here for details:
http://www.nbpts.org/
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The Superintendent Development Program
A well-established, innovative, yearlong, field program for those interested in becoming a Superintendent of Schools.
Learn more.
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Visit our news archive
for previous
news at BOCES
here.
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All New York State schools follow the
guidance for yellow alert that can be found on the EMSC
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