A huge BOCES welcome to Jacqueline Fama, our new Director of Safety and Security! If you see her around, be sure to say hello and make her feel at home. #WelcomeToTheTeam 🎉 #BOCESFamily🎊 #Education #Teamwork #BOCESCampus

The Extended School Year program makes learning fun for students as they play with clay, draw, read, and write. See what students have been up to at #ESY #StudentSuccess #DutchessBOCES #SummerLearning

Parents of prospective RA students toured the school to explore classroom innovations and student artwork, followed by an info session. RA focuses on developing resilient learners and promoting a passion for lifelong learning and academic excellence.

Summer is the perfect time for children to learn new skills while retaining others they learned during the school year. Check out this video for summer learning tips and tricks.

BOCES staff beat the heat Thursday by partaking in some ice cream at the CTI main office. They had a choice between cookies and cream and chocolate ice cream and a multitude of toppings. Thank you Principal Millas and Stewart's for providing a sweet treat to staff!

Good morning. Due to a water issue, the BOCES campus at 5 BOCES Road, is closed today, Friday, July 18, 2025 - and all programs - including adult education classes - are cancelled.

Due to a water issue, the BOCES campus at 5 BOCES Road, is closed effective at 3 p.m. and all programs - including adult education classes - are cancelled for Thursday, July 17, 2025. The Extended School Year program will be closed tomorrow, Friday, July 18, 2025.

Students in the second Dutchess BOCES P-Tech (Pathways in Early College High School) cohort came together for the first time today as part of the Summer Bridge program and started work on building Lego robots. See later this week for more information.

CTI teachers and others took advantage of program to earn credit toward certification through a partnership with Dutchess BOCES Educational Resources, SUNY Oswego and the CTE Technical Assistance Center. Read more at

The ESY program at SPC are designed to help prevent the summer slide in students’ academic and social-emotional skills. Nearly 200 students are attending the program. Learn more about program and see what students are working on in the first week at

Rhinebeck’s Danielle Rocco enjoyed her experience representing Dutchess BOCES at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta. She was the first CTI student to win a state nursing assistant title to qualify for nationals. Read more

Salt Point Center Extended School Year Program staff are preparing for the arrival of nearly 200 students next week. The program runs from July 7 to August. 15 and helps prevent the loss of academic and social skills over the summer months. Read more at

Congratulations to all our 2024-25 Employee Recognition Award winners, tenure recipients, retirees and our longtime employees. We are thankful for all of you. Read more at

K-6 educators/administrators: Join Dr. Katie Egan Cunningham at Dutchess BOCES Educational Resources’ Summer Institute July 15. Learn to grow literacy practices with science and joy at the center and get Cunningham’s latest book free. More at

We are proud of all 43 Dutchess BOCES Resilience Academy Class of 2025 graduates! You all overcame challenges to get here and cross the line. Learn more at

SPC students entered summer with a Big Wave from staff on the last day of class Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Staff waved, held up signs and shouted farewell to students, wishing them a good summer.

SPC students spoke, sang and danced their way through an Alphabet Parade and Ceremony Tuesday, showing classmates, family and staff a bit of what they learned in the last year. At the end, each received a certificate celebrating their completion of the school year.

Dutchess BOCES' School of Practical Nursing saw 48 students graduate Monday. This year, four sets of siblings graduated together and Alisa Landi accepted an honorary certificate of completion on behalf of her late father, who was studying to be a nurse. Congratulations!

Congratulations🥳 to all of the Resilience.Academy students and staff who earned recognition at.the 2025 awards ceremony. In all, 59 students were.recognized in 27 categories and 6 staff members in.5 categories. Read more and see a list at

Dutchess BOCES provides career and technical education for students through its Career and Technical Institute, and gives them work experience by hosting some of them as interns throughout the year and placing others outside the agency. Learn more