New Librarians Orientation” with Sara Kardasz

This presentation was for librarians new to the profession or new to their current location.  It answered questions about what the School Library System is and what it has to […]

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Fall Artwork Graces LI Children’s Museum

The colorful fall leaves inspired students at the J. E. Allen Jr./Sr. High School to create art projects using mixed media that are on display at the Long Island Children’s […]

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Regional Institute a Success

The first Long Island School Library Systems Regional Institute, held on November 4, 2014, was a huge success. The School Library Systems of Western Suffolk BOCES, Eastern Suffolk BOCES and […]

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Mariculture Program Adds 200,000 Clams to Local Bays

Connetquot High School students scatter immature clams into Stony Brook Harbor. The students built rafts where the clams grew free from predators over the summer. Once in the local estuaries, […]

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Surgical Technology School Posts Top Scores

The School of Surgical Technology at BOCES received a merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting because 94% of the adult students in the two […]

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Surgical Technology Grad Earns Scholarship

Meet a Graduate Steven Feretti was one of only 10 students in the U.S. awarded a scholarship this spring from the Accrediting Review Committee for Surgical Technology. He completed the […]

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Mildred Browne Recognized by NYS School Boards

Mildred Browne, a Board member of Western Suffolk BOCES, was recently recognized by the New York State School Boards Association for her many years of participation in leadership development activities. […]

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Preparing for Regents at Brennan

While the controversy about Common Core is still in the news, teachers at Brennan High School have embraced the NYS Learning Standards and the Common Core. They have been working […]

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