New York State

Students earn SkillsUSA awards

Mar 20, 2012

Questar III’s career and technical education (CTE) students excelled at the 2012 SkillsUSA regional competition on March 14. The regional competition took place at Schenectady County Community College and Stratton Air National Guard Base. Students serviced...

Students advance to state competition

Mar 12, 2012

More than 600 students from Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties competed in Questar III’s Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on March 10. Fifteen teams advanced to the team competition on March 31.

Baldwin seeks mandate relief

Feb 29, 2012

Questar III BOCES District Superintendent Dr. James N. Baldwin provided both verbal and written testimony before the New York State Mandate Council hearing held at the University at Albany on February 28.

Statement about APPR agreement

Feb 16, 2012

Questar III District Superintendent James N. Baldwin released a statement concerning today’s APPR agreement.

Choices not easy in school mergers

Jan 15, 2012

A recent article by the Times Union discusses school district consolidation.

With the goal of reducing costs and increasing opportunities for students, the Ichabod Crane and Schodack Central School Districts are participating in a Reorganization Feasibility Study.

The first phase of the study began in May 2011 with the creation of a Community Advisory Committee. This group of 30 residents, representing each community equally, has met every few weeks to examine data about the districts and provide input for each district’s Board of Education.

For more information on this process, please visit http://www.ichabodcrane.org/icICCSchodackFeasibilityStudy.html and http://www.schodack.k12.ny.us/scs/district/reorganization_feasibility_study.asp.

Questar III receives state grant

Dec 9, 2011

Questar III will receive funding as part of the $62.7 million in economic development funding awarded to the Capital Region on Dec. 8.