Monday, January 12, 2015

BCS - TECH ED Opportunity for Local Students


One would hope that the BCS School Board would JUMP on this educational opportunity offered through Oneida-Madison BOCES. 

UPDATE: Here are the participating  schools - INCLUDING BROOKFIELD: 

 Component ONEIDA HERKIMER &MADISON BOCES districts: Brookfield, Clinton, Holland Patent, New Hartford, New York Mills, Oriskany, Remsen, Sauquoit Valley, Utica, Waterville, Westmoreland and Whitesboro.

Component Herkimer-Fulton-Otsego BOCES districts: Central Valley, Dolgeville, Frankfort-Schuyler, Herkimer, Little Falls, Mount Markham, Owen D. Young, Poland, Richfield Springs and West Canada Valley.

Read more: http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150112/News/150119963#ixzz3OccnWsH4


Read more: http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150112/News/150119963#ixzz3OcbuXRyb
College isn’t for everyone, but neither is the average high school path.  For those in that situation, there’s a new option — and it comes with an associate degree.
Late last year, the governor’s office announced multi-million-dollar grants for two new technical sites in which will operate out of Herkimer-Fulton-Otsego BOCES and Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES, combine elements of high school, college and the professional world.

Though the courses are open to all learners, the P-TECH model targets students who are at risk of dropping out of high school, or not successfully completing college because of cultural or social barriers.
The first class of ninth-graders will start in the fall. The schools still are admitting students, and interested students can learn more by contacting their schools’ guidance counselors.  Students are expected to graduate in five to six years with a Regents diploma and an associate degree from either Herkimer County or Mohawk Valley community colleges.
In Herkimer, P-TECH will offer quality assurance and advanced manufacturing courses.  In Utica, students can learn semiconductor manufacturing and financial services management.

Check out the rest of this article and information at:  Utica OD site:  http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150112/News/150119963#ixzz3ObxCJboK