Enrollment in the 2015-16 school year declined almost 2% over last year in the 18 school districts of western Suffolk County, continuing the downward trend that began in 2005. According […]
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Administrative Charge Up 1.2% due to Reduced Revenues
The Western Suffolk BOCES budget for 2016-17 results in a 1.22% increase in the administrative charge and a 1.99% increase in the capital charge. Over the past six years, the […]
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BOCES Sets Annual Meeting for April 12; Districts to Vote on April 19
The 2016 Annual Meeting of Western Suffolk BOCES will be held at 8 pm on Tuesday, April 12 in the Large Conference Room at BOCES Central Administration, 507 Deer Park […]
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Cooking with Love!
Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich teaches the secrets to culinary delights at JEA Jr./Sr. High School. After a lesson on herbs, students tasted her special frittata.
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Legislators Discuss Funding at BOCES
More than 95 education leaders, school board officers and parent representatives met with NYS Senators John Flannigan, Carl Marcellino, and Philip Boyle along with NYS Assemblymen Joseph Saladino and Assemblywoman Kimberly […]
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Creating a Culture of Wellness
More than 130 education and health professionals recently participated in a conference on “Creating a Culture of Wellness Where We Live, Learn, Work and Play.” The event was made possible […]
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Graphic Students Win for Creative Company Design
For the second year in a row, Melanie Wolff of West Babylon was a member of Wilson Tech’s Advertising/Graphic Design team that won first place in the Huntington Chamber of […]
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School Board Members Visit Wilson Tech
School board members recently toured exhibits and visited with both Wilson Tech students and BOCES staff to learn more about the offerings of Western Suffolk BOCES. The featured speaker was […]
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Lupinacci Tours BOCES from Tarmac to Classroom
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci went from the tarmac outside Wilson Tech’s Republic Airport campus to a classroom for young children with autism at the James E. Allen Elementary School on his […]
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Common Core Survey Seeks Input
The New York State Education Department is conducting a review of the NYS P-12 Common Core Learning Standards in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics and has released a survey seeking […]
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