New York State


Questar III earns national honors

Questar III BOCES received 14 awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for work completed for local school districts and the BOCES over the past year. Questar III earned 11 awards in NSPRA’s annual Publications and Electronic Media contest...

Levings receives statewide honor

Michele Levings, director of Questar III’s State Aid & Financial Planning Service, recently received the prestigious Philip B. Fredenburg Memorial Award for Outstanding Service from the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO). The award...

Local teams compete at World Finals

Three local teams placed in the Top 20 in their problem and age group at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals May 25-28 at Iowa State University. Germantown CSD placed 2nd in “No-Cycle Recycle” Division I, Averill Park High School tied for 3rd in...

Scoring regional assessments

Questar III has coordinated the regional scoring of New York State assessments for many years. The extensive regional scoring process ensures the assessments are scored objectively and free from bias. Currently, Questar III handles the scoring of English Language Arts...

Questar III earns safety award

Questar III is one of 145 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and school districts in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2016. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school safety efforts as BOCES and districts work to help keep students, staff and visitors safe.

Teams advance to world finals

Student teams from Averill Park, Brunswick, and Germantown School Districts won their problem and age level at the Odyssey of the Mind State Finals April 11 in Binghamton and will move on to the World Finals May 25-28 at Iowa State University. The team from Germantown...