New York State


CASDA honors Puccio

Questar III BOCES Board Member Paul Puccio received the Excellence in School Board Service Award at CASDA’s Regional Education Awards Dinner at the Albany Marriott on April 12. CASDA’s Regional Awards Dinner recognizes outstanding individuals who have demonstrated excellence in serving their school communities.

Supporting local board members

On March 18, more than 40 board members and superintendents attended an interactive discussion on superintendent-board member roles and responsibilities. The session was specifically developed based on board member responses to a survey.

Team advances to world final

A student team from Tamarac Secondary School in Brunswick finished in first place at the Odyssey of the Mind State Finals on April 8. They will now move on to the World Finals May 24-27 at Michigan State University – marking the 11th straight year that a team from Rensselaer, Columbia or Greene County has advanced to the World Finals.

CTE students move on to states

Although this year’s regional Skills USA competition was postponed and eventually cancelled due to weather earlier this month, Career & Technical Education students from both our CTE centers (in Troy and in Hudson) will move on to the state competition April...

Youth study government; leadership

Over 200 Hispanic students from high schools across New York State gathered in Albany from March 25-27th to participate in the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PRHYLI). The purpose of the Institute is to give students an in-depth...

Questar III offers paid PD opportunity

Questar III is seeking social studies educators to work with their building librarian as part of a grant-funded initiative this summer and fall.