District Services

Scoring regional assessments

May 6, 2016

Questar III has coordinated the regional scoring of New York State assessments for many years. The extensive regional scoring process ensures the assessments are scored objectively and free from bias. Currently, Questar III handles the scoring of English Language Arts...

Questar III earns safety award

Apr 21, 2016

Questar III is one of 145 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and school districts in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2016. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school safety efforts as BOCES and districts work to help keep students, staff and visitors safe.

Questar III hosts technology retreat

Apr 12, 2016

From April 8-10, Questar III’s School Library System partnered with the other three school library systems in the area to offer a Technology Retreat for School Librarians. Held at the Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville, the retreat brought 20...

Rethinking science education

Feb 26, 2016

In July a group of science teachers will leave their classrooms to go to work in lab settings throughout the Albany area. These individuals are not leaving the profession, but rather entering a professional development program pairing them with the scientists and...

New IT support position for districts

Feb 25, 2016

School districts now have an additional option when it comes to purchasing IT support from Questar III. Districts now have the opportunity to purchase a junior-level IT Support Technician in addition to or in place of the traditional network engineer. Questar III...

Assisting districts with GASB45

Jan 27, 2016

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is an independent organization that establishes and improves standards of accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments. GASB Statement No.45 is the guidance from GASB relating to accounting and...