Notice of Public Comment Period

The Capital Region BOCES Board of Education is accepting public comments on the BOCES-Wide School Safety Plan through July 8, 2024.   Please submit comments to the Board Clerk by July 8 at mary.bruno@neric.org.  A public hearing on the Safety Plan will be held on July 8, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. (at the regular meeting) at …

Capital Region BOCES job fair helps combat the healthcare worker shortage

Nearly 150 adults were matched with potential employers on Wednesday during a Capital Region BOCES Health Careers Jobs Fair for students in the Adult Health Careers program. Healthcare providers from across the spectrum of services recruited students as they sought to counteract the impacts of the national nursing shortage. Employers on hand ranged from Albany …

National Signing Day is a success

Students sign letters of intent to work with area employers The annual Capital Region BOCES National Signing Day was a success with 32 high school and adult education students signing letters of intent before a crowd of more than 180 business, family, labor and education supporters. During a ceremony on Tuesday at the Career & …

Capital Region BOCES to host online information session on adult Offshore Wind Career Pathway program

Capital Region BOCES will host an online seminar on Thursday, May 9 for individuals interested in the burgeoning renewable energy industry. The 45-minute event begins at 1 p.m. To register visit https://shorturl.at/epQY7. During the online seminar, attendees will learn about the Offshore Wind Career Pathway program that prepares students for careers in the offshore wind …

Ten area high school students earn state medals representing Capital Region BOCES

Ten Capital Region BOCES students won medals during the New York State SkillsUSA competition April 24-26 in Syracuse with two of the recipients earning the right to advance to the national competition. Jacob Alaimo, a Cosmetology senior from the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (RCS) Central School District, and Liam Pierce, a Network Technology senior from Niskayuna Central School …

School boards approve BOCES 2024-25 budget

Component school district boards of education unanimously approved a $14.6 million Capital Region BOCES administrative budget for the 2024-25 school year on Wednesday, April 24. Component school districts do not vote on the overall budget, only the administrative portion. Component school districts will “vote” on the rest of the total proposed $191,207,896 budget by deciding …

Laborer’s union educates, recruits at Capital Region BOCES

Representatives of The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 157 in Duanesburg met recently with students on the Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus, detailing job opportunities and recruiting the union’s future workforce. Josh Shaul, John Drinon and Glenn MarikI spoke with students in the Heavy Equipment Operation, Maintenance …

April 2024 Quarterly Commitment Report

Our quarterly reports offer an at-a-glance look at work underway through the lens of our Commitments of Service, Value, Excellence, Improvement and Leadership. We share these reports internally, as well as eternally with our stakeholders and partners. April 2023 Service Three new adult ed renewable energy courses build a greener Capital Region workforce. Students from dozens …

Albany County solar array developers join county executive in leading project tour, presentation to Capital Region BOCES, Colonie Central students

Representatives of two businesses charged with creating a solar array for Albany County met with students on Thursday from Capital Region BOCES and Colonie Central High School to detail the project. Brad Richardson of Calibrant Energy and Steve Foley of Sunrise Power Solutions led dozens of students on two separate tours of the new solar …

Shenendehowa senior in the driver’s seat of own future thanks to Capital Region BOCES

A Shenendehowa senior with a passion for repairing vehicles found his future at Capital Region BOCES. Stephen Noradki will graduate from the Capital Region BOCES Career & Technical Education Center Diesel Tech program in June and, despite still being two months from graduation, already has a job and a career. “I was already hired by Kenworth …

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