Dutchess BOCES’ Educational Resources (ER) team, along with the Arlington, Beacon, Rhinebeck and Wappingers school districts will host an inaugural Regional Professional Learning Day on November 4 featuring over 70 professional learning opportunities across five sites.
The halls of the Resilience Academy were a sea of orange for its celebration of Unity Day, part of National Bullying Prevention Month where students and staff wear orange to promote kindness, acceptance and inclusion. While this event was recognized nationally on Wednesday, Oct.
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.
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.
Students from Dutchess BOCES and its component districts gathered at the campus’ smaller conference room on Sept.
Hispanic Heritage Month began Sept. 15 and BOCES students and staff are honoring it by working on art projects celebrating Hispanic culture and notable Latinos who made significant contributions to history.
Matthew Pidel has firmly settled into his role as the Resilience Academy’s first Dean of Students and has already developed a strong rapport with the students encouraging them to grow.
“I’m really grateful to be here,” Pidel said. “I feel like it’s a place where I can really make a difference and be a good support in the community.”
Students in the Career & Technical Institute’s Security & Law class honored the over 400 first responders who died during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the tragedy’s 24th anniversary.