Dutchess BOCES

Educators from Dutchess BOCES’ component school districts gathered this month to brainstorm and develop opportunities to meet students’ needs through a Community Schools model.

Dutchess BOCES’ Extended School Year (ESY) wrapped up for another year on Aug. 14, but its 221 elementary, middle and high school students could not end it without sharing all of the fantastic work they did in the form of the ESY Showcase.

Dutchess BOCES’ Summer Scholars program returned this year for the first time since 2020 and was updated to include New York State’s Portrait of a Graduate requirements and Seal of Civic Readiness efforts.

The Extended School Year (ESY) program, held this year at Dutchess BOCES’ Resilience Academy (RA), has kept students busy by maintaining academic skills they learned last school year, while still making room for some fun.

A project to bring significant renovations to Dutchess BOCES’ Salt Point Center (SPC) is well underway and moving along smoothly, expected to be completed before the first day of classes, Sept. 8.

Three representatives from Paul Effman Music, Justin Varuzzo, Wes Stier and Desmond Teague, shared expert advice when they presented an instrument repair workshop on July 23 as part of Dutchess BOCES Educational Resources summer professional development program and the new Instructional Musical Ins

Enrollment and participation in esports have grown over the years as more school districts recognize its educational and social benefits. Dutchess BOCES’ Educational Resources (ER) department has offered esports to students in its component districts since 2022.

This Friday's Community Connections at Dutchess BOCES' Extended School Year had students and staff screaming for ice cream and Italian ice.