District Services

Supporting new superintendents

Oct 27, 2015

For past 10 years, superintendents in the Questar III service area (Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene Counties) have had the opportunity to take part in mentoring and professional development provided by former superintendents. The Superintendent Success Network (SSN)...

QIII awarded for math courses

Oct 22, 2015

In 2013, Questar III partnered with Excelsior College and TATA Interactive to develop Teaching Mathematics to 21st Century Learners, a slate of new professional development courses for teachers. In January of 2016, the partners will collectively be co-honored for...

QIII offers movie licensing service

Sep 28, 2015

For the first time this year, Questar III is offering districts a service that can protect them from costly legal penalties stemming from copyright violations. Movie Licensing USA is available for purchase by districts under the Multimedia CoSer (511) and gives...

How SLS supports schools

Jul 22, 2015

In May, Castleton Elementary School students had a chance to visit with Newbery Award winning author Kwame Alexander. He spent the day in classrooms, assemblies, and eating with the students. This wasn’t the first time the students got to spend time with the author...

Questar III earns 13 national awards

Jul 7, 2015

Questar III BOCES recently received 13 awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for work completed for local school districts and the BOCES.

Second year for science fellowship

May 27, 2015

Twelve science teachers in the Capital District will be participating in Questar III’s Summer Science Research Program this summer. This selective fellowship offers science teachers the opportunity to work in a science lab for two summers, four days a week, alongside...