The Southern Westchester BOCES Board of Education met via videoconference May 12, 2021. The meeting was livestreamed at our Virtual Board Meeting page. A link to the recording with accompanying transcript is posted at our Board Meetings Archive page. For meeting agendas, visit our Board Docs site.
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.
For more information contact Dr. Mary Elizabeth Wilson.
TECH EXPO is the region’s cap stone event for educators to share promising and best practices from their teaching and/or administration. ... This year, our conference is 100% virtual using a sophisticated virtual conference environment. Come and enjoy live breakout and poster sessions from local educators, as well as a virtual vendor floor. We're pleased to feature nationally renowned keynote speaker Manoush Zomorodi (journalist, podcaster, and media entrepreneur).
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NEW! Registrants will be able to login on Thursday prior to Tech Expo for an optional "pre-conference" experience for vendor sessions and to browse the virtual poster session hall. Registered participants will receive instructions on how to access the virtual conference prior to the session.
For more information contact Dr. Mary Elizabeth Wilson.
Our offices are closed in observance of Memorial Day
Commercial Art student Sofia Sanchez is on her way to compete at Nationals in SkillsUSA! Congratulations Sofia!
Thanks to the collaboration of several programs and professionals in the community, a video was created sharing what the Center for Career Services has to offer and words from those working in a variety of industries. Click here to enjoy the event!
Two students in the Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Special Services program at Irvington High School are being honored by an educational advocacy organization at its annual awards event on May 18.
Architecture and Interior Design teacher Christine Ireland recently became nationally certified in special education advocacy, an experience she feels helps her work with her students.
The Southern Westchester BOCES Board of Education met via videoconference May 12, 2021. The meeting was livestreamed at our Virtual Board Meeting page. A link to the recording with accompanying transcript is posted at our Board Meetings Archive page. For meeting agendas, visit our Board Docs site.
A Policy Committee Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 6:15 p.m. at the SWBOCES Administrative Offices, 17 Berkley Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573.
SWBOCES students in the Center for Special Services program at Pocantico Hills School recited the Pledge of Allegiance for a presentation to precede the May 12 Board of Education meeting.
April was Autism Awareness month, but it was about so much more than awareness. It was about seeing our students for who they are. In Room 4 at Tappan Hill School, we felt strongly about making a bulletin board that the whole school could smile at during the month of April and possibly the remainder of the year.
The message behind this bulletin board is so important, not just for students with Autism, but for all students with disabilities. It is also a reminder to the adults who educate them to be understanding.
Author and speaker Michael Horn told the TLI Keynote Speaker Series audience that the opportunities that lie ahead are indeed exciting and necessary to move beyond from the COVID threat. However, it is the threat mindset that rallies attention and resources, so a balance between the two is needed. Catch up on the the rest of his exciting presentation from our recap or watch a replay of the April 30 event. And don't forget to register for Tech Expo on May 21!
Sirens were blaring, dogs were barking, buildings were being blown up, and students in the Animal Science class took it all in stride during a series of simulated exercises that enabled them to practice their pet first aid skills. Students tended to their “injured” pets like true pros.
Leslie Patino, a Security, Law and Policing student at Southern Westchester BOCES’ Center for Career Services admits that she likes to keep busy. She is a member of her local police department's youth program, and since late last year, a volunteer with her local fire department.
Southern Westchester BOCES principal, Dr. Michele Darby, has been recognized by the Westchester County Department of Correction for her “outstanding vision, dedication and commitment to excellence in education” for her work with students at the Sprain Brook Academy.
Evangelo Michas, who has been serving as Interim Principal at the Center for Career Services since October, has officially become the principal of the Center. Mr. Michas was appointed principal by the Board at its April 21 meeting. The appointment is effective July 1.
Students from St. Matthew's were asked to recite the Pledge of Allegiance on camera for reply at the start of the SWBOCES Board of Education's April 21, 2021, meeting. Each Board meeting features the Pledge recited by a students from a different program. Their enthusiastic participation is greatly appreciated. Well done!
School counselors at the Center for Career Services found a creative way to bring prospective students on campus without them ever having to step foot in any of the buildings.
