Questar III BOCES

Questar III welcomes new staff

Feb 22, 2016

Questar III would like to welcome the following new staff hired during the month of February: Catskill Academy Bonnie Ecker- Teaching Assistant Andria Rufa- Teaching Assistant Gwen Thorpe- Administrative Assistant Central Office Leonard Bates- Computer Operator...

Students go to work at RA

Feb 17, 2016

Students at Rensselaer Academy have a new tool at their disposal to learn life and career skills and prepare themselves for life after school. RA’s Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES) Lab began in December, and since then, students have had several chances...

CTE Month: Media Communications

Feb 15, 2016

Media Communications is one of the newest Career & Technical Education programs offered by Questar III. Based in the media lab at Catskill High School and taught by Virginia LuPone, the program was launched for the 2015-2016 school year. It may be new but it is...

Culinary Arts students get a critique

Feb 11, 2016

Seniors in the Culinary Arts program at Rensselaer Educational Center in Troy had a special guest visit their class February 3. Arts writer Steve Barnes of the Times Union’s “Tablehopping” blog came to the school to taste students’ dishes and give them a glimpse into...

Consultant Cmtes. meet in Hudson

Feb 9, 2016

Professionals from throughout Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene Counties came together at Columbia-Greene Educational Center January 27 for Questar III’s annual CTE Consultant Committee Breakfast. Each program has a committee made up of professionals currently working...

CTE Spotlight: Aviation Maintenance

Feb 7, 2016

Aviation Maintenance Technology is a relatively new Career & Technical Education (CTE) program at Questar III—one of two State Education Department-approved programs to be added since 2010—and it has consistently drawn in students from school districts across the...