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English-language learners offer thanks to
Board of Education for learning opportunities
Six English language learners attended the June 25 HFM BOCES
Board of Education meeting to say thanks and to tell board
members a little bit about themselves.
The six adult learners shared some of their personal
histories --explaining why they want to improve their
abilities to speak English -- while also saying thank you
for the opportunities provided by HFM's English as a Second
Language program.
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HFM's Closing Day program focuses
on celebrations and challenges
Staff praised for their teamwork, accomplishments
The annual HFM BOCES closing day program in June was both a
happy and sad affair -- with colleagues honoring four
retirees and six co-workers who reached their
20-years-of-service mark while also pausing to remember
three members of the HFM BOCES "family" who passed away
during the school year.
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Closing Day explores 21st Century learning
The
world is flat!
The
350-plus participants at HFM BOCES’ Closing Day program perked
up when they were told the world is no longer round, as they
were taught in school.
Author Thomas L. Friedman’s observation that the world is flat
is actually the title of his best-selling book that analyzes the
progress of globalization and its impact on the 21st century.
That impact, on education, is the focus of HFM BOCES’
Professional Development Plan for 2008-09.
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Laughs and tears as four retire from HFM
BOCES
Colleagues paid tribute and offered fond remembrances for
four co-workers who are embarking on the adventures of
retirement, including Joseph Cirillo, Thomas Hart, Donna
Picciocca and John Evans.
Four other former HFM BOCES employees who retired earlier in
the school year were also acknowledged during the HFM BOCES
Closing Day program on June 26, including SETRC
Trainer Susan Naple and three Career & Technical
Education teachers: Business Computer Applications teacher
Rodger Schultz, Graphic Communications teacher John Synakowski, and Technology teacher Donald Martel.
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Josie
Watts retires after 24 years on HFM BOCES board
During the June 26 Closing Day program, HFM BOCES staff
members bid farewell to HFM BOCES Board of Education Vice
President Josephine "Josie" Watts who retired effective June
30 after serving 24 years on the BOCES board.
Mrs. Watts also previously served 11 years on the
Gloversville Enlarged School District Board of Education.
A retired secretary and former school bus driver, Mrs. Watts
said she "was privileged to have the opportunity to appoint
some of the best directors, teachers and other instructors"
during her tenure on the HFM BOCES board.
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Six BOCES colleagues honored for
120 years of combined service
The
people that study such things tell us that the average American
worker stays in any one job slightly less than five years. So it
is a distinction worth noting when a staff member reaches a
milestone of 20 years' of service.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lorraine Hohenforst honored six
staff members for reaching that significant mark during HFM BOCES'
Closing Day program, including:
• Physical
education teacher Karen Edwards
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Alternative High School English-language arts teacher Sally Fancher
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Occupational therapist Eveline Hoefinger
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Special education teacher Louise Huth
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Multiply disabled program teaching assistant Anolla Rogers
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Career Assessment senior typist Sally Wock |
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Growing Career and Technical Center graduates
its largest class
The
largest class to ever graduate from the HFM BOCES Career &
Technical Center gathered with family, friends, teachers and
staff to celebrate the completion of their studies during a
program in their honor in Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s
gymnasium on June 24.
On a clear summer evening, the class of 260 students was
recognized for their participation in 17 different technical
programs. High school seniors and adult learners shared the
stage as they were recognized for their achievements.
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Special Education program graduates
its largest multiply disabled class
Students receive diplomas and awards during
special
end-of-the-year celebration
The
trappings of graduation were all there: caps and gowns, excited
and proud parents, photo arrays of the students’ school years,
speeches and special presentations of awards and diplomas. The
2008 End of the Year Celebration for students in the HFM BOCES
Special Education 12:1:4 program was held June 19 in
Mayfield Central School’s auditorium.
Brooke Caraco, Andy Loveless, Chris Phelps, Rene Rando, Dan
Romano, Janice Seeley and Samantha Simzer made up the procession
of graduates, accompanied by the strains of “Pomp and
Circumstance.” They are the largest graduating class from the
12:1:4 program.
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Project Read workshops set for July
Comprehensive language arts program designed
for middle and high school
teachers
Two multi-day training sessions are being offered at HFM BOCES
this summer. "Reading Comprehension with Story Form" will
be held on July 7-8, while "Written Expression" is
scheduled for July 9-11. Both sessions run from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
in the HFM BOCES Conference Center.
Project
Read is a comprehensive language arts program designed to
provide explicit instruction in a structured reading curriculum.
The goal of the program is to help all students become
thoughtful, purposeful, and independent readers.
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Construction
students win scholarships
New York State Builders Association recognizes seniors pursuing
careers in construction
Two
seniors from HFM BOCES’ Construction Technology program are
getting extra help with their college expenses. Alicia Brown and
Schuyler Duross were each awarded $1,000 as recipients of the
William Morehouse Scholarship, sponsored by the New York State
Builders Association (NYSBA). They received their scholarships
at a recent awards dinner hosted by NYSBA in Saratoga Springs.
The scholarship is designed to assist students pursuing careers
in construction or a construction-related field. Both students
plan to seek college degrees in Construction Management.
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Crash course offered for GED exam prep
Summer class at HFM BOCES reviews
five core subjects needed for GED success
HFM BOCES will offer a Fast Track course this summer for adult
learners ready to prepare for the General Educational
Development (GED) exam. Fast Track is an intensive review of the
five subject areas of the GED Tests: reading, writing, math,
science and social studies.
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New plants enhance main entrance

The next time you're at HFM BOCES, take a minute to stop and
smell the flowers, or at least appreciate the addition of
several beds of plants neatly arranged around the main entrance.
The raised beds were constructed by groundskeeper John Walrath,
with students from Ben Conte and Don Lucas’ Environmental
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Sharon Marie Perrella honored with
Ken Smith School Library System Award
Sharon
Marie Perrella, Media Specialist in the Northville Central
School District, became only the third person in 17 years to be
honored with the Ken Smith School Library System Regional Award.
She was recognized for her significant contributions at a
luncheon on May 21 at HFM BOCES.
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Summer literacy institute equips teachers to guide
students to higher-level thinking
Literacy across the Content Areas Summer Institute will be
offered August 18-20 at HFM BOCES
A three-day institute focused on literacy will give middle and
high school teachers in the HFM BOCES region the chance to learn
how to help their students develop high-level thinking and
literacy skills.
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Summer Institute explores
assessment
How can
professional educators judge if students are making progress in
their ability to think and learn?
A
three-day, collaborative workshop conducted by data analysts
from the BOCES Joint Management Team
(JMT)
will answer this question and help develop tools that district
leaders can use to accurately assess student thinking skills and
transform teaching.
The
Summer Assessment Institute will be held on July 23-25,
2008 at Mechanicville Middle School. The three-day
program is designed for teachers and administrators who are
familiar with the 21st Century Skills research and are ready to
review and develop assessment tools.
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HFM students are on the road to
new career thanks to CDL training program
Almost every item
you see at your local store arrived there by truck. Trucks
deliver everything from automobiles to canned food. According to
the American Trucking Association, 70 percent of all freight
tonnage in the U.S. is moved by truck. This huge industry
supports more than nine million jobs, including nearly three and
a half million truck drivers.
If you are interested in pursuing a career as a truck driver,
consider the HFM BOCES CDL course, which offers 35 hours of
comprehensive hands-on training.
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Area BOCES work together to help prepare students for 21st
Century learning
HFM BOCES has partnered with three other BOCES to develop
resources and programs that will help area students
prepare for the educational and employment demands of
the 21st century.
Known collectively as the Joint Management Team (JMT), the four BOCES and their 93 component school districts
fall within the
geographic area known as “New York’s Tech Valley.”
New York’s Tech Valley may seem synonymous with Advanced Micro Devices' chip fabrication plant
that has been proposed for the Luther
Forest Technology Park near Saratoga Springs. However, Tech Valley
also includes the Albany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, IBM, Sematech, Map
Info, and more.
Tech Valley also refers to the
accompanying development of support and related
businesses.
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HFM establishes new FAX phone
numbers
All FAX numbers at
the HFM BOCES campus on Route 67 in Johnstown were changed,
effective April 15, to accommodate updates to the campus
telephone system.
Click here for a list of new FAX
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HFM BOCES wins $650,000 state
grant
to build network of technology mentors
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES has been awarded a $650,000,
two-year Enhancing Education Through Technology grant that in
part will give middle school students the chance to teach their
teachers about technology.
Area teachers and
students from 30 public and private middle schools in the HFM
BOCES and WSWHE BOCES region will collaborate to use technology
as a tool to improve student performance in English language
arts, mathematics and science. The state is offering this grant
to help meet the federal goal that all students will demonstrate
technology literacy by the end of eighth grade.
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Schools can now access TeachingBooks.net
Online service is designed to boost interest in
reading Every student,
teacher, parent and school library media specialist in the HFM
BOCES service area now has free online access to see and hear
the best creators of books for children and teens - thanks to
the HFM BOCES School Library System providing TeachingBooks.net
for the entire school community.
TeachingBooks.net is
an online service designed to generate enthusiasm for books and
reading by compiling original content and the best of the Web's
book and author resources all in one place. Original author
programs from TeachingBooks.net bring award-winning authors and
illustrators directly into libraries and classrooms, allowing
students to learn first hand how ideas, art and text come
together to create a book.
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