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District Superintendent Dr. Jonah Schenker sits down with four student leaders from across Ulster BOCES programs to discuss learning, belonging, opportunity, and what students believe schools should look like in the future.
Career Education for High School
The CAREER ACADEMIES at ipark 87 offers dozens of high-tech training programs that lead to in-demand jobs . Graduates leave the half-day program offered at our state-of-the-art training facility in Kingston ready for college and the workforce.
Through a blended approach of classroom instruction, hands-on learning, and work site assignments, students build specific skills related to a career area. Our experienced instructors bring extensive job service in their respective fields.
Ulster BOCES collaborates with local business and industry to ensure that each curriculum meets industry standards and that students are trained using cutting-edge technology and equipment.
Students leave the program prepared to enter the workforce, post-secondary technical schools, and colleges. Graduates not only know how a task should be done, they’ve actually done it.
Data from the United States Department of Education also shows that students with technical education backgrounds perform more successfully in college.
CTE Headline News
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Ulster BOCES welcomed students, educators, community leaders, industry partners, and elected officials to the Career Academies at iPark 87 in the evening on Tuesday, June 16 for the Ulster County Pride of Ulster Recognition Ceremony, an event celebrating excellence in career and technical education, culinary innovation, leadership, and partnership.
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Strong partnerships between education and industry are helping Ulster BOCES students gain the skills, experience, and confidence needed to succeed in today's workforce.
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Elizabeth Kate Harris, a graduating senior at Highland High School who completed the Ulster BOCES Career Pathways New Visions Health program, has been named a semifinalist in the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's highest honors for graduating high school seniors.
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Young professionals from around our region who are enrolled in the Ulster BOCES Career Pathways program were honored during a special ceremony highlighting their accomplishments on June 2 at Ulster BOCES Career Academies at iPark 87.
Contact
Joseph Salamone
Director, Career Pathways Programs
Amy Storenski
Principal, Career Pathways Programs
Scott Landry
Principal, Career Pathways Programs
Karen Riche
Assistant Principal of CTE
Stephen Casa
Supervisor of Workplace Learning
Ronald Bath
Guidance Counselor
Cristina Wieczorek
Guidance Counselor
Gen Rochetti
Special Education Consultant Teacher
300 Enterprise Drive
Kingston, NY 12401
phone: 845.331.6680