Southern Westchester BOCES

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  Advocacy Day 2021: Students offer shining examples of the value of SWBOCES programs

  Every year, educators and administrators from Southern Westchester BOCES take part in Advocacy Day, a day-long visit with state legislators highlighted by student delegates whose success illustrates the value BOCES offers. Due to restrictions, Advocacy Day has been reimagined this year as a series of virtual engagements. The goal is the same, though, to ensure our state representatives understand the depth, breadth and scope of services provided by Southern Westchester BOCES to our students, schools and districts. As always, our students are our best advocates. We've captured the BOCES stories of four exemplary students, in words and video. 

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  Public forum to be held on 3/10 on Safety Plan Emergency Annex

  Southern Westchester BOCES has prepared a draft Public Health Emergency Annex that will become part of the Districtwide Safety Plan.  A public forum will be held at the March 10, 2021, Board of Education meeting pertaining to this annex.  For additional information, please go to our Districtwide Safety Plan page.

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• Commercial Art students exhibit work at KMA

  For the third year in a row, several students in the Commercial Art program of Southern Westchester BOCES’ Center for Career Services had their work on display in the Katonah Museum of Art’s annual “Young Artists” exhibit.

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• Listening is integral for Sound Production students

  Sound Production students have access to the Quiztones app, allowing them to listen anywhere at anytime!

  News Feed Center for Career Services 2020-21

• Technology Educator Encourages Teachers to Create Experiences, Take Risks in Classroom

  Challenging, exhausting, eye-opening and long. Those are some words that participants in educator Carl Hooker’s interactive keynote address used to describe their lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
  
  But, despite the unprecedented times, the past 10 months have also been enlightening and full of opportunities for those same participants. Educators in the Hudson Valley were engaged with Mr. Hooker’s presentation, “Reboot 2021,” which was the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center’s most recent offering of its TLI Virtual Keynote Series on Jan. 29. The TLI series boasts high-level events and conferences that feature instructional technology-based thought leaders and influencers.

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• Remembering Hanifah Muhammad

  Current and former students, along with staff, at the Center for Career Services, found a unique way to spread a message of appreciation and support following the death of a beloved teacher.

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• SEPTA Gives Donations for Classroom Celebrations

  Since the Special Education PTA couldn't hold its annual holiday party in December, the group donated $5 for each student in Center for Special Services programs.

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• Receive SWBOCES alerts on your mobile device

  Receive real-time SWBOCES alerts and updates on your mobile device by downloading the eChalk Notify app on the App Store or Google Play.  

  All alerts that appear on our websites are pushed directly to the app so you don't need to check the website to receive updates, including weather-related announcements or changes to in-person or remote instruction schedules. Connect using code 9ZNOV7 to subscribe to instant alerts from swboces.org or use one of the codes from the list below to subscribe to website alerts from any of SWBOCES' major centers. Any eChalk user can also log in to the Notify app to receive alerts from all classes and groups.

  Adult & Community Services: F58Q2A
  Career Services: TEZ4W0
  Interscholastic Athletics: CLYJF6
  LHRIC: 82QCYN
  Professional Development: XNK0O1
  School Library System:  FOUPS5
  Special Services: 4NIIB7

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• Where to find weather-related notices regarding SWBOCES programs

  With the increasing chance of inclement winter weather, please note there are a number of media sources where announcements are made affecting our programs.

  These include:

  • An alert will be posted at the Southern Westchester BOCES website and social media channels.
  • WHUD – 100.7 FM — Storm Center updates are scheduled by the station to be read on air at the top and bottom of every hour.
  • The WHUD online Storm Center can be found at http://www.pamal.com/stormcenter/whud.php.
  • News 12 Westchester's website http://westchester.news12.com/ . Note: News 12 does not usually scroll SWBOCES information at the bottom of the screen.

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• February is CTE month!

  We are celebrating CTE Month and sharing the amazing benefits our students receive from their training!

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• WATCH: Feb. 10 Board of Education Meeting

  The Southern Westchester BOCES Board of Education met via videoconference Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. The meeting was livestreamed at our Virtual Board Meeting page. A recording and transcript will be made available at our Board Meetings Archive page, along with those of prior virtual meetings. For meeting agendas, visit our Board Docs site. These links may also be found at www.swboces.org under the Board of Education menu. 

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• Equity expert calls imagination the key to transforming students

  Dr. Lisa Grillo gave the closing keynote address Feb. 4 for the Southern Westchester School Library System's first virtual conference, calling on school librarians to spur students' imagination in their daily work to overcome the digital equity divide. 

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• 2021-2022 Southern Westchester BOCES Services Guide is out!

  We are happy to announce that  the 2021-22 Southern Westchester BOCES Services Guide has been published. The Services Guide details the range of cooperative services available to component district schools in the coming school year. These services are developed in collaboration with our district partners and are designed with student needs and district goals and missions in mind.  The Services Guide will be shipped to component district offices soon. As usual, a digitally accessible version is posted at SWBOCES.org under the Our Districts menu as well as attached to this announcement. We encourage you to peruse these pages and learn all about how SWBOCES works to support all our students and schools in ways that are effective and cost-efficient. 

  • BOCES 21-22 svcs guideACC.pdf

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• Read our latest Careers Central!

  Read about what is taking place with the new A/V Club and more!

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• Jennings joins professional organization board

  Garrett Jennings has been appointed to serve as a Workforce Readiness Chair for the Westchester Human Resource Management Association (WHRMA).

  News Feed Center for Career Services 2020-21

• School Library Leader Sees Opportunity in Intentionality

  Inequities persist, but opportunities and potential solutions abound, says Dr. Jen Cannell, whose Jan. 26 keynote address opened the Southern Westchester BOCES School Library System’s virtual conference, Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 2021.

  “While I’m frustrated, I’m also wildly optimistic about what is on the horizon,” Dr. Cannell told attendees of the kickoff session for the two-week program of workshops and presentations. "We have options, and we’re going to make a difference and I think that it matters.”

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• Healthcare Academy offers adult students flexible career opportunities

  The SWBOCES Center for Adult & Community Services offers a range of healthcare career training opportunities in-person through its Healthcare Academy. Register today for Pharmacy Technician, Nursing Assistant, Medical Administrative Assistant, Phlebotomy and EKG Technician and Clinical Medical Assistant programs, among others. Learn all you need to know, including how to register, at http://adulted.swboces.org/healthcare.

  For even greater flexibility, see our online-only offerings  at https://swboces.edu2.com/category/458/healthcare.

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• WATCH: Virtual Orientation offers CTE students a look at Career Services programs

  Interim Principal Evangelo Michas, Counselor Anna Macchia and other educators at the Center for Career Services give CTE students a look at the resources, supports and opportunities available to them at our Valhalla campus. Watch the Virtual Student Orientation at this link.

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• A/V Club offers students more time to fill their passion

  Just about everyone can understand the concept of there not being enough time in the day. That was the impetus for a new club at the Center for Career Services. Now Television Production students and those in the Sound Production program have more time to work on projects thanks to the A/V Club.

  News Feed Center for Career Services 2020-21