SkillsUSA membership now available for all Career & Technical Education students

For the first time, every Career & Technical School student will have access to SkillsUSA training materials, competitions, professional resources and more throughout the 2022-23 school year, without the barrier of paying dues. All 1,300 students from our component districts have access to this membership through an initiative by senior leadership. SkillsUSA is a career …

Adult nursing program partners with regional hospitals to train next generation of health professionals

The Capital Region BOCES Adult Practical Nursing program signed agreements with Albany Medical Center and Trinity Health to expand on-site clinical practice and training for adult practical nursing students. Starting this fall, students in this program will have the opportunity to learn at Albany Medical Center and Trinity Health facilities for the first time in …

Congratulations to Our 2022 Adult Education Grads

More than 50 adults from the Capital Region and beyond were celebrated on Aug. 24 for their many accomplishments in our High School Equivalency (HSE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. For some of the graduates, the event recognized achievement of a lifelong goal. For others, it marked an accomplishment that will allow …

Grant Funding Provides Area Students with Life and School Essentials

The Wright Family Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Mohonasen Central School District to support its MohonCARES (Connecting Area Resources to Empower Students) programming. This grant was secured with support from the Grant Writing team of our Engagement and Development Services division. MohonCARES aims to achieve equity among students by providing such needed …

New Career & Technical Education Center, New Era Of Workforce Development

During an Aug. 16 ribbon cutting event, hundreds of education, business and political leaders celebrated the impact our new Career & Technical Education Center – Albany campus, located at 925 Watervliet Shaker Road, will have on both the students it educates and the industries it prepares students to enter. “BOCES has taken it to another …

Anita Murphy receives national award for outstanding leadership

Anita Murphy, Capital Region BOCES district superintendent, received the 2022 National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award this week at the association’s annual conference in Chicago. Murphy was selected from a pool of school leaders from across the United States and is the first school district superintendent in New …

Celebrating Our 2022 Grads

Congratulations are in order for students from across our BOCES who received certificates of completion, honors and awards during our 2022 graduation ceremonies. Moving up and transition days for our younger students were held in many of our programs, as well. Highlights from graduation and other celebrations held this spring and summer: Career and Technical …

Anita Murphy recognized with national award for outstanding leadership

Anita Murphy, Capital Region BOCES’ district superintendent, is the 2022 recipient of the National School Public Relations Association’s (NSPRA) Bob Grossman Leadership in School Communications Award for outstanding leadership. Murphy, who was selected from a pool of school leaders from across the United States, will be presented with this award on July 19, 2022 during …

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