Questar III BOCES https://www.questar.org Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:57:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.questar.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Questar III BOCES https://www.questar.org 32 32 Maximum 2026-2027 STAR Exemption Savings Now Available https://www.questar.org/2026/04/27/maximum-2026-2027-star-exemption-savings-now-available/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:57:34 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=598012 The maximum STAR Exemption Savings for 2026-27 is now available on NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website.  

If your district has multiple municipalities, it is recommended you use the maximum exemption for the municipality with the largest group of taxpayers for the Budget Notice.  

]]> Fifteen Career and Technical Education Students Earn Medals at NYS SkillsUSA Competition https://www.questar.org/2026/04/27/fifteen-career-and-technical-education-students-earn-medals-at-nys-skillsusa-competition/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:17:02 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597989

Fifteen Questar III BOCES Career and Technical Education students earned medals in eight competitions at the New York State SkillsUSA Leadership and Skills Championships in Syracuse, NY. Held April 22 – 24 at the New York State Fairgrounds, the event featured students from Donald R. Kline and Robert H. Gibson Technical Schools showcasing their skills and competing against the best of the best from across New York State.

Additionally, two students from Robert H. Gibson Technical School were elected to positions within the SkillsUSA organization, and the school’s advisor, Beth O’Brien, was recognized as a SkillsUSA Advisor of the Year finalist.

Congratulations to our students on an amazing competition season and for representing Questar III BOCES!

Donald R. Kline Technical School

First Place – Gold

  • Auto Service Basic – Matthew Kafka, Ichabod Crane CSD

Second Place – Silver

  • CPR First Aid – Anthony Roeber, Cairo-Durham CSD
  • EMT
    • Madisyn Werner, Greenville CSD
    • Natalia DiCaprio, Catskill CSD

Robert H. Gibson Technical School

Second Place – Silver

  • Cos Quiz Bowl
    • Maria Dickson-Melber, Averill Park CSD
    • Helen Ketzer, East Greenbush CSD
    • Olivia Palmer, Rensselaer CSD
    • Grace Pelletier, Berlin CSD
    • Elizabeth Treffiletti, Schodack CSD
  • Job Demonstration A – Erika Tirino, East Greenbush CSD

Third Place – Bronze

  • Culinary Quiz Bowl
    • Ozrael Dennebaum, East Greenbush CSD
    • Ryan Garrison, East Greenbush CSD
    • Desmond Pickens Harrison, Rensselaer CSD
  • Customer Service – Elizabeth Carrier, East Greenbush CSD
  • HVAC – Chad Castle, Troy CSD

Elected Positions

  • National Delegate – Kaylee Lehman, Brunswick CSD
  • State Officer – Madelyn Danaher, Averill Park CSD
]]> Boards Approve 26-27 Administrative Budget https://www.questar.org/2026/04/23/boards-approve-26-27-administrative-budget/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:10:10 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597983 On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Questar III’s component school districts’ boards of education voted 20-1 to approve the organization’s proposed $7.6 million administrative budget for the 2026-27 school year.

This budget – which is the only portion of the BOCES budget that districts vote on each year – provides for a variety of operational and support activities of the BOCES and funds other post-employment benefits (OPEB) for retiree health insurance.

School districts will finalize program and service purchasing for next year on May 1. After that time, the organization will adjust all budgets based on requests.

Component school boards also voted to fill four seats on the Questar III Board of Education. Questar III Board Members Mary Daly (Hudson CSD), Joseph Garland (Coxsackie-Athens CSD), John Hill (Hoosic Valley CSD), and Mary Yurista (Schodack CSD) were unanimously reelected to three-year terms starting July 1.

Click here to watch a video that explains the BOCES budget.

]]> Knowledge Café – April 15th at 9 am https://www.questar.org/2026/04/14/knowledge-cafe-april-15th-at-9-am-2/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:02:12 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597929 Topics: Review of the SBO Calendar for May 2026, Kathy’s Corner – Transportation contracts with parents, Completing the NAPD forms, and Year-End tasks to handle this month 

Use the Knowledge Café link at the middle of our website. 

CPE/CTLE 

CPE Attendance Form 

PowerPoint 

We hope to see you tomorrow! 

]]> 2025-2026 State Aid Claim Verification Notice https://www.questar.org/2026/04/14/2025-2026-state-aid-claim-verification-notice-2/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:59:34 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597927 To ensure the correct amount of State Aid is paid, and to improve SED’s data collection/editing process, the State Aid Office is conducting the following claim verification projects for the 2025-26 Claim Year: 

  • English Language Learners (ELL) Survey 

  • Form FB Building Condition Survey Expenses 

  • Form FB Projected Capital Outlay Exception Aid (COEA) Details 

  • Form FB Water Testing Survey 

  • Form set FT Schedule G ZEB Infrastructure Verification 

  • Form set FT Schedule J Expenditures Verification 

  • SAMS Summer Transportation Expense for Certain Special Education Programs 

  • ST-3 English Language Learners Expenditures vs Students 

  • ST-3 Universal Pre-Kindergarten Expenditures Verification 

  • Students in Equivalent Attendance Programs and Coordinating Hours 

  • Transportation Staff Salaries and Benefits 

Select the Claim Verification menu on the SAMS menu bar, and then click on Claim Verification Project list and view your assigned project name(s). 

If the “District Action Required” column contains a “YES”: 

Your District must provide additional information to the State Aid Office to support your state aid claim in those areas. Click on your required project to view the specific instructions. After you have read the instructions and reviewed the relevant Claim Verification Form(s), click on the “acknowledgment” link at the top of the designated claim verification form. 

If the “District Action Required” column contains a “NO”: 

Your District has not been selected to participate in that project, and no further action is required for that project. However, you may view the Claim Verification Forms for these projects if you would like more detailed information about the projects. 

]]> Property Tax Report Card Now Available within SAMS  https://www.questar.org/2026/04/14/property-tax-report-card-now-available-within-sams-2/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:57:47 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597925 The final date for the adoption of the PTRC by the BOE is April 24, 2026. The PTRC must be submitted to SED using SAMS by the end of the next business day following adoption of the report card, but no later than 24 days prior to the Budget Vote. 

]]> Administrative Salary Disclosure – Due May 12th   https://www.questar.org/2026/04/14/administrative-salary-disclosure-due-may-12th-4/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:55:31 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597922 The Administrative Salary Disclosure form is now available in SAMS and is due no later than May 12. The threshold for the 2026-27 school year is all administrators with superintendent in their title, regardless of budgeted salary, and any administrator or supervisor with a budgeted salary of $179,000 or more needs to be included. For additional information, please visit SED’s website. 

]]> NYS Zero Emission Busing  https://www.questar.org/2026/04/06/nys-zero-emission-busing/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:07:08 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597893 SED posted a comprehensive FAQ document highlighting the Zero Emission Busing statute, including questions and answers on basic information, extension waivers, district-owned buses, contracted services, and charging infrastructure.

]]> EPE Output Reports  https://www.questar.org/2026/04/06/epe-output-reports/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:06:24 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597891 2025-26 EPE Output Reports are now available within 2025-26 SAMS and to the Public.

]]> SED May 15th Upcoming Deadline  https://www.questar.org/2026/04/06/sed-may-15th-upcoming-deadline/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:05:38 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=597889 To guarantee inclusion in the May 15th data file, all changes to 2025-2026 SAMS should be submitted by April 15, 2026. 

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