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Staff honors colleague on dress down day

Salt Point Center Staff donned Sparrows Nest T-shirts for Sparrow's Nest Dress Down DayDutchess BOCES joined other school districts and businesses for Sparrow’s Nest Dress Down Day, March 15, 2024. Named Sparrow’s Nest Day by County Executive Sue Serino, the day raises awareness and funds for the charity. This year, BOCES raised $1,780.


Waltz into spring with ALI dance classes

It is often said that one must spend 10,000 hours on a certain activity to become an expert. Esther Kando Odescalchi has certainly reached this threshold in dancing, beginning to dance at age 12 in her native Hungary, and continuing to learn and teach ballroom dance in the U.S. for over 40 years.


PBIS Friday builds community at Salt Point Center

Lego painting was a popular activity with students, including Jordan.What do painting with Legos, bingo, desk movement games, and free drawing have in common? They each have the ability to create community. Activities such as these, along with others, take place during PBIS Friday Community Activities at Salt Point Center (SPC).


Field trip brings students' learning to the big screen

Students who attended the screening pose for a photoIt is a gratifying feeling to see something you learned about come to life on the big screen. Students from the Resilience Academy experienced this on a recent music class field trip to NCG Cinemas in Kingston to see the new film “Bob Marley: One Love” after learning about Marley throughout the semester. 


New BOCES and CAPE partnership supports students

A partnership between Dutchess BOCES and the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education (CAPE) seeks to support students in a new way. 
The purpose of this partnership is to help students “develop skills and strategies in a healthy way to deal with trauma as opposed to self-medicating with substances,” shared Denise Dzikowski, BOCES’ executive director for special and alternative education.  


Celebrating Career and Technical Education Month

February is Career and Technical Education month! To celebrate the hard work and dedication of our Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute (CTI) students, we spoke to students from across a variety of programs throughout the month to learn about their experiences.