Presenting Kustom Kickz
November was a whirlwind month for Career & Tech's International Virtual Business students. In presentations to the BOCES Board of Education and administration, they spoke about their class, which features the global Virtual Enterprise curriculum, and their business plan for Kustom Kickz athletic shoes, their virtual company. On November 28, the students made a presentation to staff at First New York Federal Credit Union in Colonie. The students spoke to executives there about their roles and responsibilities and were paired with and mentored by professionals who hold similar positions. The result: valuable feedback and guidance on how to improve their work.

In-class interviews net job-search experience
Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Repair students put their interviewing skills to a real-world test when representatives from businesses including Albany Truck Sales, City Auto Service of Albany and CDTA visited their classroom. Read more

Fashioning community service
Real-world learning and helping others at Colonie Center are on the busy calendar of our Fashion Studies class. In November, the students set up holiday displays and assisted the mall's public relations director. In December, they'll demo products and model at Boscov's, where they also will help senior citizens as personal shoppers as part of a Senior Citizens Helping Hands project.

Decking the halls & mantels
The Womens Club of Albany's fund-raising Festival of Trees will be much more festive, thanks to the efforts of Floral Design and Botanical Services students. The students created beautiful arrangements and decorative greens, with which they decked the halls, banisters and mantels of the mansion in Albany. Earlier this fall, the students planted 8,000 tulip bulbs in Albany's Washington Park. Watch for their work next spring!

Culinary students cook up experience with tasty fare
Students in Career & Tech's Culinary Arts & Hospitality, Food Services and Culinary Arts & Hospitality Tech Prep programs gain valuable experience while creating and serving delicious fare at Cafe Anders on the Albany campus. Lunch is offered each Thursday from noon to 1, with reservations suggested. Hungry? View their menu for December 6.

On the Schoharie campus, Hospitality and Culinary Technology students brighten many a meeting and event at the Terrace Room and other locations, creating everything from cookie platters to fine meals.

Students, teachers help make Culinary Cornucopia a success
More than a dozen students from the Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology and Culinary Arts & Hospitality Technology Tech Prep programs spent Sunday, November 11, volunteering for a good cause, the annual Culinary Cornucopia ACF Chefs Competition and Gala. The event benefits Living Resources, a local organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities. Career & Tech hosted the Chefs Competition at the Albany campus culinary kitchens, where the students both assisted as needed and observed and learned as the region's leading chefs created meals for judging. Read more

Lodging Management alumnus & state champion rallies students
Vish Mangroo of Schenectady, a 2007 alumnus of Career & Tech's Lodging Management program and current Johnson & Wales University student, visited his old classroom November 20, where he spoke of college, careers and competitions. Read more

New wheels thanks to CDTA, Constantine Construction
Medium/Heavy Duty Truck Repair students are inspecting and restoring to new condition a shuttle bus donated to Career & Tech by the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA). Constantine Construction donated transport of the bus to our campus. Read more

Helping children harvest knowledge
New Visions: Human Services & Special/Elementary Education students gave back to their host agency, St. Catherine's Center for Children in Albany, by volunteering at science stations for the Harvest Science Festival at the R. and E. May School on October 31. Read more

Nursing program meets critical need for trained professionals
The Practical Nursing program for Adult Students is one of our school's most popular offerings and includes full-day and part-time/evening study. Want to learn more? Download our one-sheet flier or call 862-4709.

Classrooms off-campus
In partnership with area businesses and schools, Career & Tech offers students classrooms beyond our school walls, including: the Children & Education Career Academy at Cobleskill Richmondville H.S.; four New Visions programs at five locations in Albany and Schenectady; and Theatre Arts Technology at Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady.

Who are they?
More than 300 representatives of local business, industry and higher education partner with Career & Tech as members of our Advisory Committees.

A college essay advantage
Students in the New Visions: Human Services & Special/Elementary Education and New Visions: Journalism & Media Studies programs joined for an October 29 seminar on writing the college application essay. Guest speaker and admissions expert Harry Wood shared tips from his many years of experience. Read more

Attention juniors: Save the date for New Visions Open Houses!
Dates are set for our annual Open Houses for our New Visions programs as follows:
Monday, Feb. 11, New Visions: Health Careers
Tuesday, Feb. 12, New Visions: Law & Government
Wednesday, Feb. 13, New Visions: Human Services & Special/Elementary Education
Thursday, Feb. 14, New Visions: Journalism & Media Studies
Friday, Feb. 15, Info on Questar III BOCES New Visions programs & snow date for our programs' open houses

The Open Houses are held from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the Capital Region BOCES Administrative Building Board conference room, across the parking lot from the Albany campus. New Visions teachers and students present an overview of their classes, units of study, college credit, etc.

CTE by the numbers
Our enrollment as of November 21:
Albany campus
(including New Visions and Theatre Arts Technology)
Career & Tech Education (CTE) programs: 879
Special Ed/CTE programs: 166
Alternative Education: 89
CTE/GED: 5
Total Albany campus enrollment: 1139

Schoharie campus
(including Children & Education Career Academy)
Career & Tech Education (CTE) programs: 176
Special Ed/CTE programs: 28
CTE/GED: 1
Total Schoharie campus enrollment: 205

Health Careers & Services for Adult Students
Practical Nursing for Adult Students enrollment: 89 FT, 44 PT

Adult Education
GED and ESOL: 220
Home-study GED: 200
Adults in CTE programs: 8

Career & Tech serves students from 25 school districts, which include 22 public high schools, private and parochial schools and home-schooled students. We also serve students from neighboring BOCES through cross-contracted enrollment and adult students, both individually and through local employers.

No classes Jan. 23; Regents will be held for Alt Ed students
On Wednesday, Jan. 23, Career & Tech faculty and staff will participate in a professional development day. Therefore, there will be no classes at the Albany and Schoharie campuses. However, Regents exams will be held for our alternative education students. Questions? Contact Albany Campus Principal Swett at 862-4800 or Schoharie Campus Principal Paglieri at 295-3000.

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How to reach us
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Comments?
We welcome your comments! Email  Monique Jacobs with your feedback, ideas or reactions. Thanks!