Spotlight on Special Education: Deaf/Hard of Hearing student receives kudos at National Science Fair 

Kayla Thornton recently had a very good hair day.

This March, Thornton, an eighth grade student in the BOCES Deaf and Hard of Hearing program, received a second place award for her work on a project about the effect shampoo-based chemicals can have on hair and health at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s third-annual National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students. MORE

Spotlight on Special Education: Getting green has Maritime students seeing green

Thanks to an eco-challenge from Special Education Director Inge Jacobs, students at the BOCES Maritime Academy learned just how damaging the polystyrene pellets that make up Styrofoam products can be for sea turtles and other marine animals. MORE

Very Special Prom 2008

More than 150 Capital Region BOCES special education students, alumni and their guests spruced up and stepped out for a night of food, fun and dance at this year's Very Special Prom, held on May 9 at the Best Western Sovereign Hotel in Albany. The prom is a much anticipated annual event that was begun 27 years ago at the request of a number of special education students hoping for a celebration they could call their own. MORE

New and improved: 2008-09 BOCES Services Guide

The Capital Region BOCES has made significant improvements to its Services Guide. The guide is an annual publication prepared to help component school districts plan for and select BOCES services they will use in the next year.

Highlights of the new and improved 2008-2009 Services Guide include:
• More comprehensive service descriptions including reference to each service's CoSer and activity code, service code, 2008-09 pricing information and BOCES contact information.
• 2008-2009 price for services listed in service code order with page reference to each service description in the guide. This year, the BOCES made a concerted effort to set its 2008-09 prices earlier in its budgeting process so that school districts would have more accurate pricing information earlier in their budget development process.
• Services grouped by category under each division. Service names conforming to how the names will appear on BOCES bills and commitment forms.
• 2008-2009 administrative and capital assessments for each component district.

If you would like to view or download the BOCES 2008-2009 Services Guide, please click on the link.

New York State Alternate Assessment blog

Teachers, staff and others responsible for administering the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) will find current information and answers to questions about state alternate assessment at The Capital Region BOCES NYSAA Trainers Blog: http://nysaa0708.blogspot.com.

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