On March 27, Questar III BOCES hosted a regional training program for team members of the Troy Riverfront P-Tech (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) consortium and other regional stakeholders developing similar early-college educational models.
Questar III is one of 133 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and school districts in New York State to receive the 2014 School Safety Excellence Award from the Utica National Insurance Group.
Students in Questar III’s Careers in Healthcare program created t-shirts depicting human anatomy. The students learned where organs are located within the body and wore their shirts at their Honor Roll presentation for students in other programs to learn from, as well.
As of January 2014, students seeking high school equivalency no longer take the General Education Development (GED®) Test. The New York State Education Department contracted with CTB McGraw Hill to write a new test to be aligned with the Common Core Learning Standards
The new TASC test includes more math, science and technology-related questions. The content is more reflective of today’s world.
Based at the Sackett Educational Center in Schodack, Jane Govola helps students manage their challenges and find their strengths in preparation for college or a career. She is also a part-time team leader of clinicians – social workers and psychologists.
After six weeks of nutrition lessons with Reynolds, Nutrition Program Educator from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County, the students in Questar III’s Achieving Individual Milestones (AIM) program located in Goff Middle School can easily identify the Minute Maid as a fruit.
