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For teacher assistants Carolyn Cullen and Amber Klein, the connection to the happiness and success of their students is just as important as the virtual connections that make their classrooms work.
The pair support elementary classrooms in the Erie 1 BOCES eAcademy, a 100 percent virtual option for K-12 students that features live and asynchronous instruction and a supportive environment. The program has grown to support physical and emotionally vulnerable students, and students...
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For teacher assistant Dawn Palumbo, the chance to help students at Erie 1 BOCES’ EDGE Academy is her inspiration to come to work each day.
“I think if you can help one kid, it sounds like a small thing, but it’s not,” she said. “I just feel that if you can do that, and you’re helping one child, you’ve done something.”
The work that she does includes a combination of supporting classroom activities and hall monitoring, which...
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Contributed by: The I.D.E.A Committee
The Anniversary of May 14th: Remembrance & Unifying Efforts 2023
*Scroll to the bottom for resources to help facilitate discussion about racism, the impact of systematic racism, and the importance of inclusivity & diversity.
On May 14, 2022 a racially motivated mass shooting occurred  in our Buffalo community , at a Tops Friendly Markets supermarket in the East Side neighborhood. As the western New...
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As the western New York community remembers the ten lives lost during the racist mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in Buffalo on May 14, 2022, students and staff at Erie 1 BOCES came together for a Day of Unity on its campuses.
“Our hearts remain with the victims’ loved ones - as we cannot allow the sensationalism of this heinous terrorist act to overshadow the life and legacy of those who lost their lives,” said Michael Capuana, Ed. D., district superintendent...
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Candace Santana, health careers instructor at the Harkness Career & Technical Center, brought her high school class to Connect Life and then the UB Gross Anatomy Lab and Brain Museum in downtown Buffalo.
The students had an amazing experience, according to Santana. Their host reinforced her observation after sharing the following message.
“I have received a lot of great feedback from the presenters on how engaged the students were and the level of questions they...
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