Tag: HFM BOCES
School counselors and administrators recently gathered at the HFM BOCES main campus for a day-long workshop focused on educational updates and to learn about resources and supports that are available in the region aimed at assisting students and families. The annual fall regional counselor’s meeting, which included more than 30 people, was held on Friday, […]
MJ Logan is a 2021 Program Completer who found PTECH’s project-based learning and free college tuition to be the major draws to the program. “I was already interested in the idea of working on real-world projects and once they came to present at my school, I was sold,” said Logan. An Amsterdam native who received […]
When Hannah Ryder was presented with the opportunity to attend PTECH, she was somewhat unsure as to what she was getting herself into. At the time, she was attending school at Broadalbin-Perth, but began researching other educational settings as she started to think about her future. B-P was not a participating school with PTECH yet, […]
As we celebrate the many successes of PTECH, one accomplishment that truly defined the program’s mark on education was its designation as a model school in 2016. Just two years after HFM BOCES implemented the out-of-the-box approach to learning known as PTECH, the program earned a model school designation by the International Center for Leadership […]
Frank Alvarez is a 2021 program completer from Fonda-Fultonville who says that the idea of project based learning is what drew him to PTECH. “I liked that there was a non-traditional style of learning that emphasized working in groups,” said Alvarez. During a recent Q & A session, Alvarez said PTECH taught him the importance […]
Kasey Mang had been a substitute teacher with PTECH for several years when she was encouraged to apply for a vacant Teacher Aide position. After submitting her application, she was hired, and by her second year in her new role she was fully dedicated to supporting upper-level PTECH students enrolled in the agricultural pathway at […]
Meet Ryan Kamanu, a 2018 graduate of PTECH from Amsterdam. Kamanu says he was attracted to PTECH for a number of reasons, most notably the opportunity to earn an associates degree at no charge. “I am the first in my family to attend college and the chance to do it for free was really appealing. […]
