Questar III and
Capital Region BOCES partnered to
develop Tech Valley High School in 2007. Both BOCES also provide a
wide-range of programs and services for students and school
districts in their respective regions.
BOCES are educational institutions created by New York State to help
public schools provide services. BOCES stands for Board of
Cooperative Educational Services, which operate as an extension of
local school districts and the State Education Department. New York
State is divided into 37 BOCES regions.
Although each BOCES is tailored to meet specific local educational
needs, all of them are based on cooperation, coordination,
interdependence and shared decision making as they provide services
to school districts. Through BOCES, school districts can offer
programs and services more economically, efficiently and equitably
by sharing their costs.
Educators in school districts throughout New York also look to BOCES
for reasonably priced assistance with their day-to-day operations
while they focus on meeting state and federal demands for student
performance.
