Dutchess BOCES will be conducting an early dismissal drill on Tuesday, Nov. 25. This is an annual state requirement. Students will be dismissed no more than 15 minutes prior to their normal dismissal times and will be transported by their home school district. Please make appropriate arrangements for the early arrival of your children as a result of this drill.
Dutchess BOCES’ Human Resources Network Mini Series began this September, giving employees pathways for professional learning and providing resources to support their collective talent and help them grow. There are also two external-facing consortiums for BOCES’ component districts to learn about the Educators’ Employee Assistance Group (EAP) and Regional Certification Office.
Students in the Career & Technical Institute’s (CTI) Security & Law classes created healthy meal plans that were prepared by students in Chef Instructor Amanda Scoca’s Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management morning class after going through officer wellness training and a nutrition unit. Both are mandated by New York State’s Department of Criminal Justice Services.
You may notice a few more law enforcement and emergency services vehicles on campus Tuesday, Oct. 21, as Dutchess BOCES is hosting the Dutchess County School Safety Advisory Committee’s 15th Annual School Safety Seminar. Vehicles from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response may be present.
Students in Resilience Academy’s Pegasus program traveled to Meadowbrook Farm in Wappingers Falls Oct. 10 to practice some of the things they are learning about in class and have some educational fun.
Dutchess BOCES is on track to get municipal water by fall 2026, thanks to a project with the Dutchess County Water and Wastewater Authority.
As part of a wider initiative to recognize National Bullying Prevention Month, Resilience Academy staff welcomed a representative from the Grace Smith House last week to speak with students for two workshops centered on bullying and cyberbullying.
The day is finally here! Salt Point Center’s students have been eagerly awaiting their new playground, and it is now officially open.
Art Teacher Michael Hollick and student Mia Fountain are encouraging Resilience Academy students to freely express their creativity through a “Create Your Own Character” board outside Hollick’s classroom.
When it comes to preparing delicious treats, it’s a no-brainer for students in the Career & Technical Institute’s (CTI) Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management Program
Staff at Dutchess BOCES’ Salt Point Center (SPC) welcomed students and their families to showcase what students are learning and what goes on in their daily routines during the annual open house.
The end of the week at Dutchess BOCES’ Salt Point Center are always fun where the classrooms are buzzing with unique and fun group activities students can partake in as part of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Fridays.
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