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PD for new, aspiring Supts. to begin

Questar III’s new professional development program for new or aspiring superintendents kicks off next month with a session on Superintendent and Board Relations on October 12. Dimensions of the Superintendency was developed in conjunction with Questar III’s...

Questar III launches The Leading Edge

As part of its opening day program for staff on September 1, Questar III introduced The Leading Edge, a new framework for goal-setting, innovation and growth in the rapidly changing and increasingly complex field of public education.

BOE thanks retiring member

The Questar III Board of Education honored departing board member Dr. Chris Southard on June 9. Southard retires from BOCES board service on June 30.

Offering PD for new superintendents

On May 23, Questar III and the Superintendents’ Success Network (SSN) hosted a preview dinner for a series of professional development seminars for newer and aspiring superintendents. The program is designed to assist regional participants in developing an...

Questar III earns safety award

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.

Yagielski honored with Cary Award

At its Annual Meeting on April 6, Questar III Board of Education President John C. Hill presented the G. Lucius Cary Leadership Service Award to retired school superintendent John Yagielski. Yagielski served as Superintendent of the Shenendehowa Central School...