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For the past 27 years, Elma resident Scott Przywara has spent his professional life working for the same organization that educated him during high school.
Przywara is the chief data protection, security and compliance officer at Erie 1 BOCES. While enrolled at St. Mary’s High School in Lancaster, he completed the two-year Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) program at Erie 1 BOCES Harkness Career & Technical Center in 1994.
His instructor in the program, Peter Morath,...
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Akron resident Bill Williams may have decided to take classes at the Erie 1 BOCES Workforce Development Center after a negative event, but it turned out to be one of his most positive experiences in his life.
Williams enrolled at the Cheektowaga-based adult training center in 2016 after losing his job at an automotive company in Niagara County. Now, he works as a level 3 machine repair technician/numeric control specialist at Moog Inc. in East Aurora, and he could not be...
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At Erie 1 BOCES, we have a lot to celebrate. So many of our students are doing great and we couldn't be prouder. A few week ago we shared with you our Senior Award  and Excel Award honorees. (If you missed it, please check out the page links provided.) Now we would like to highlight a few of our CTE scholarship recipients, we congratulate all scholarship recipients and graduates of 2021!
    AFSCME Scholarship Recipients Amanda Allen from Lancaster,...
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Students in the Erie 1 BOCES Early Childhood Education program had the opportunity to take a training workshop that is crucial for them to become teachers in New York State.
The senior high school students in the program participated in a day-long Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) workshop offered by Erie 1 BOCES Professional Development Coordinator Nicole Kerner. Instructors Holly Place and Dina Verso at the Harkness Career & Technical Center and Ellen McKay at the...
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Dear Erie 1 BOCES Families,
On Friday, Governor Cuomo announced that Dr. Howard Zucker sent a memo to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlining facemask changes for schools. We are pleased to see the reduction in COVID-19 cases and restrictions. However, until this guidance is formally sent by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), received, and reviewed by the District, we will continue to follow our COVID-19 reopening plan safety protocols...
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