Dutchess BOCES

Two students in Dutchess BOCES’ Work-Based Learning Program, Jordan Terry and Alex Rivera have impressed just about everyone with their work ethic and detailed approach to their jobs.

Students in Dutchess BOCES’ Security & Law Enforcement will now put what they have been learning in the classroom to the test with the use of the VirTra learning simulation.

Dutchess BOCES is honoring Deaf Awareness Week, held this year from May 1 to 7, with posters alerting students and staff about hearing loss and deafness, designed by second year graphic design students.

Jaime Keener said the installation of 107 security cameras around the Dutchess BOCES campus is in the final stages.
“I like this system. We will benefit,” said Keener, an instructional systems research specialist at Dutchess BOCES. Live or recorded video may be seen with the security cameras.

Thirteen students from Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute are on their way to compete at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championship in Syracuse from April 26 to 28.
Superintendent Jason Schetelick and CTI Principal Nick Millas will attend to show their support for students, who are traveling by bus to the competition.

The Career and Technical Institute’s Main Advisory Council biannual meeting was held April 25 in the Conference Center at Dutchess BOCES with a goal of exploring ways to expand and improve programs to prepare CTI students for the work force in the Hudson Valley.

Leah Bishop looks forward to attending Careers in Animal and Plant Sciences at Dutchess BOCES’ Career & Technical Institute because the program offers so much to students.

Dutchess BOCES’ new “One Campus” is what the future of education in New York State is all about. The completion of the project was celebrated April 15 with a ribbon cutting, EXPO and open houses. 

Jack Breen, a leader with decades of special and alternative education experience, is now the new acting principal of the Dutchess BOCES Alternative High School.
“I’m passionate about working with youngsters who need support. It is what I am and how I feel,” said the seasoned education veteran.

Salt Point Center received a donation of 20 used volleyballs from Downstate Juniors Volleyball Club that will be used in gym classes and in the center’s positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) volleyball activity.

Students in Dutchess BOCES’ Cosmetology program at the Career & Technical Institute got firsthand knowledge of how to be an effective and courteous hairdresser from an industry pro on March 20.

Nine informational technology directors from across the county’s districts came to Dutchess recently for a demonstration of a fun activity that outkicks the competition.

Students in Dutchess BOCES’ Early Childhood Education program put what they are learning in class into action in early March by reading to students at Salt Point Center as part of National Read Across America Day.

Second year students in Dutchess BOCES’ Cosmetology program at the Career & Technical Institute learned the tricks of the trade and bought supplies to use in class at the International Beauty Show, or IBS, on March 7.

Superintendent’s Conference Day was filled with opportunities for staff to develop different strategies and skills to use in working with students.
The conference featured schedules for Salt Point Center, Career & Technical Institute, Alternative High School, building nurses, in-district instructors and related services.