BOCES hosted a Youth as Leaders Symposium where students learned from four youth leaders about sustainability and climate action. They engaged in Q&A, shared ideas, and learned about a Youth Leadership Cohort.

Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day!

Paraprofessionals are teaching assistants and aides, and we appreciate our paraprofessionals!

BOCES 2 celebrates those with autism each and every day including this World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Acceptance Month. ♾️ BOCES 2 believes in creating supportive and inclusive environments where all learners flourish.

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Happy #AssistantPrincipalsWeek ! We're joining National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals & National Assoc. of Secondary School Principals to celebrate the APs who do so much to help their their schools, students, teachers, and staff succeed each day. #APWeek

Teachers, administrators, school staff: These tips can help you support students observing #Ramadan .

#WednesdayWisdom

Bird Elementary students are making 🌑eclipse🌕 art today!

They're using chalk and cardstock to draw the sun's corona. 🌞 It's the only part of the sun that will be visible during the total solar eclipse!

#ONEteam

Happy #WIT Month!
Help Capital Region BOCES celebrate Women in the Trades by liking, sharing and commenting on our posts about our Women in the Trades, including this post featuring Savannah from Schoharie HS Schoharie Schools #WIT
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Read this week’s family newsletter from Commissioner Rosa to explore the educational #WomensHistoryMonth resources and programs available from the New York State Museum, @nyslibrary, NY State Archives, and PBS Teachers: bit.ly/3IKZ9Pv

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It's another tasty NY Thursday! Five of the six items pictured on this plate are from NY State growers/producers - the pasta, the meat sauce, the apple, the beans, and the milk. Delicious!

When schools support mental health:

📚 Academic outcomes improve
⬇️ Discipline referrals are reduced
🧑‍🎓 Both attendance & graduation rates increase

Here's how your school can support students' mental well-being: safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/topic-research…

#MondayMotivation #MentalHealthMonday

.New York State School Boards Association joined many of our partner education groups and legislative allies this week in continuing to push for a final budget that restores harmful school aid cuts and ensures full-funding for all school districts. NYSPTA NYSUT NYSCOSS ASBO New York AQE New York

Thank you to all the wonderful maintenance workers and custodians who work hard every day to keep our buildings running smoothly!

Women have long played a pivotal role in our nation’s schools, where roughly three-quarters of the educator workforce is made up of women.

This #WomensHistoryMonth , we honor all women supporting education - teachers, staff, parents, family, caregivers, & so many others.

#WHM

March is International Women's Month and we are celebrating #WomenInTheTrades . Throughout the month, WSWHE BOCES will be holding events and highlighting current students and opportunities available to prospective students in the trades. Read more here wswheboces.org/apps/news/arti…

It's inspiring to hear about the hard work and dedication of the Dutchess BOCES Career and Technical Institute (CTI) students during CTE month. Their passion for their trades and big dreams for the future are truly inspiring. Read their full profiles: dcboces.org/CTEMonth2024.

Across the U.S., 50+ million students are on the path towards a bright future thanks to public schools.

To our public schools & all those who support them - teachers, staff, administrators, families, & many others: Thank you!!

#PublicSchoolsWeek #PSW24 #ThankYouThursday