School District

Rethinking science education

Feb 26, 2016

In July a group of science teachers will leave their classrooms to go to work in lab settings throughout the Albany area. These individuals are not leaving the profession, but rather entering a professional development program pairing them with the scientists and...

New IT support position for districts

Feb 25, 2016

School districts now have an additional option when it comes to purchasing IT support from Questar III. Districts now have the opportunity to purchase a junior-level IT Support Technician in addition to or in place of the traditional network engineer. Questar III...

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...

Students work in the community

Jan 29, 2016

Students in Cindy Burola’s AIM (Achieving Individual Milestones) class at Columbia High School have the chance to spend one or two days a week working in the community at Price Chopper in East Greenbush and the East Greenbush Public Library. Burola says the goal of...

Assisting districts with GASB45

Jan 27, 2016

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is an independent organization that establishes and improves standards of accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments. GASB Statement No.45 is the guidance from GASB relating to accounting and...

Leaders discuss education issues

Jan 22, 2016

Superintendents and state legislators had a constructive conversation about issues facing schools and how they can work together to resolve them at Questar III’s Legislative Meeting on Jan. 22.