Registration for New CTE Senior Electives Now Open!

High school seniors have three new electives to choose from for next year. Interested students are eligible to participate in a virtual or on campus visitation to learn more information, meet the teacher and students, and tour the classroom facilities.

CTE Students and Teachers Adjust to Virtual Interviews in Mock Exercise

Career and Technical Education students participate in mock interviews in new virtual landscape.

TST BOCES Adult Education Hosts Job Fair in Downtown Ithaca

Students and residents in search of employment opportunities and educational internships packed the Commons to meet with recruiters from more than 15 local businesses.

TST BOCES Career and Technical Education Students Earn Trophies from NYS SkillsUSA Competition

This will be the first year that TST BOCES Career and Technical Education students have competed in the SkillsUSA competition at the state level, and three student award-winners will be receiving second place trophies.

March Tompkins County Distinguished Youth Award

Congratulations to Carolyn Verret for being the March TCDYA Winner!

CTE Participates in SkillsUSA

CTE students are participating in the virtual NYS SkillsUSA competition this year.

Smith School Mobile Specials

In order to accommodate a safe learning environment amid the ongoing pandemic, special classes in Smith School have switched to a mobile format!

CTE March Students of the Month

The Career and Tech Center staff and administration will recognize nominated first year and second year students each month. Congratulations to March recipients!

Districts Leverage $300,000 Matching Grant Program to Improve Flexible Learning and Address Social Justice

BetterLesson, a leading K-12 professional learning provider, is pleased to announce it is distributing $300,000 worth of professional development services focused on improving the continuity of teaching and learning across all environments and addressing issues of equity in education. Six, K-12 organizations received matching grants during the first cycle of the BetterLesson program. Recipients are using awarded grants to improve the resilience of their pedagogy and to develop practices that promote social justice.

Spring Into Action Job Fair Slated for April 28

TST BOCES Adult Education will be hosting the “Spring Into Action” job fair on the Commons in Downtown Ithaca on Wednesday, April 28 from 12pm to 3 pm! Participating Recruiters: Challenge Industries • Primitive Pursuits at CCETC • Wegmans • Tompkins County Dept of Human Resources • NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Development • Unity House • Tompkins Community Action • YMCA of Ithaca • Ithaca Youth Bureau • North Atlantic Regional Carpenters Union • Borg Warner • Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services • Racker • US Army • Lowe's Home Improvement • Finger Lakes ReUse • Ithaca Marriott • Miller Mayer LLP

Teknologia Project Seeking Contributors

The Teknologia Project at TST BOCES Regional School Success is calling for educators throughout the region interested in helping contribute to the program’s further development!

Youth Employment Services Meets With Students Virtually

Representatives from Youth Employment Services (YES) met with TST BOCES students virtually over Google Meets to discuss summer jobs!

Smith School Greenhouse

As spring arrives, students in Supervised Work Experience are planting in the Smith School greenhouse to prepare for the annual greenhouse sale!

CTE Programs Collaborate on Food Truck

Students from across many CTE programs are working together on a new CTE food truck!

CTE February Students of the Month

New Adult Education Administrator Starts

Joe Palladino has recently started as the new Administrator of Adult Education at TST BOCES!

CTE January Students of the Month

March 8 COVID-19 Notice

CTE December Students of the Month

World of Work Teacher Achieves National Board Certification

Sara Speciale, the instructor for the World of Work program’s Food Services class, has achieved National Board Certification!