News & Announcements

January 19, 2024 - WSWHE BOCES administrators and board members, chief school officers from 31 school districts along with their board presidents, elected officials including Ashby, Stec, Simpson, Tedisco, Walsh, Walczyk, Woerner and business leaders, gathered for the 2024 Legislative Breakfast at the Southern Adirondack Education Center in Hudson Falls on January 19. The WSWHE BOCES Chief School Officers (CSO) Advocacy Committee outlined their 2024 legislative priorities which include: increased state support for career and technical education, school workforce development issues, increase in the spending limit for capital outlays, school aid and transitioning to zero emissions buses.

On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Early College Career Academy (ECCA) hosted a Career Exploration and Internship Event at SUNY Adirondack. Students from all four ECCA programs were in attendance to spend time with local industry partners learning about internship possibilities, future career opportunities and the diverse work each business offers.

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest,” said New York State Department of Education Commissioner Betty Rosa on January 10. The Commissioner quoted Benjamin Franklin as the State Education Department released a new series of literacy briefs that focus on the science of reading at a statewide event hosted by WSWHE BOCES which was a local site.

Olivia Harrison, discovered that the BEARS classrooms were in much need of books for their classroom collections, both for students to explore on their own, and for teachers to share stories with students. Olivia is the Assistive Technology Provider, AT/SP Team Leader, at the F. Donald Myers Education Center in Saratoga Springs.

The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (WSWHE BOCES) launched its “Future-Focused For All Students 2023-26 Strategic Plan” on November 13, 2023. The plan is the result of multiple sessions held with the organization’s board, leadership team, staff, parents, component school leaders and community partners.

On December 7, 2023, sixty-seven female students from six school districts spent part of their day learning about the many available opportunities and how important it is to have women in the trades.

Women have to see it to be it. The WSWHE BOCES Women In Trades Initiative is focused on narrowing the skills gap and encouraging young women to enter the trades, in particular traditionally male dominated fields such as automotive technology, auto body repair, construction trades, environmental conservation & forestry, heavy equipment operation, HVAC-R, industrial and performance machining, power sports technology and welding.

WSWHE BOCES is excited to announce that we have transitioned from SchoolMessenger to a new communication system called ParentSquare. ParentSquare is a comprehensive communications platform that offers enhanced engagement features, including a user-friendly mobile app, two-way language translation, and more!

Culinary Arts & Hospitality students and the Saratoga Wilton Kiwanis Club prepared 130 holiday food baskets for local families in need in what they call “Operation Turkey.”

Students from the Culinary Arts and Hospitality programs at the Southern Adirondack Education Center began preparations for Hometown Thanksgiving, an event that provides free Thanksgiving meals to the Glens Falls community and surrounding areas.