With another year of significant state revenue reductions looming for New York State’s public school districts in 2013-14 and more difficult educational decisions to be made, school district stakeholders are participating in an important event this month to help draw region-wide attention to the fiscal crisis facing all public schools.
Questar III’s New Visions: Visual & Performing Arts program is hosting its Experience the Arts open house for all high school juniors who are interested in learning more about the arts and taking their talent to the next level.
Questar III BOCES and Capital Region BOCES are partnering to offer wider career and technical education (CTE) options for all of their students.
Starting next fall, high school students will learn to fly as part of a new aviation program based in Schenectady County.
As Questar III BOCES Chief Information Officer and Data Analyst, Jeff Baker’s responsibilities are twofold. He is responsible for providing the New York State Department of Education (NYSED) with student data and BOCES teacher evaluation information. More importantly, he is helping schools go beyond these reporting requirements to drive instructional change and curriculum improvement through the use of data.
When students at Tech Valley High School aren’t busy with homework and extracurricular activities, they’re finding new ways to help Haitians recover from the devastating 2010 earthquake.
