Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES will host its annual Awards Day ceremonies Monday, June 14, through Wednesday, June 16. To help include family and friends who can't make it to the ceremonies in person, FEH BOCES will stream its ceremonies online. The Awards Day ceremonies celebrate students' completion of FEH BOCES programs. In the past, our ceremonies were... READ MORE >
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES plans to launch the Torch Academy, a new virtual school, for students who have found that learning online works best for them. COVID-19 forced local students to learn remotely. For many, it was clear that they learned better in the classroom, but for some, they found they truly thrived with the flexibility and self-guided nature... READ MORE >
The New York State School Board Association honored Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES Tuesday for implementing a creative new program to help one of its programs function better in the pandemic. FEH BOCES started using a virtual carpentry program last year at North Franklin Educational Center in Malone. Teacher Eric Ashlaw implemented the new tool from the North... READ MORE >
Despite national and state news over the last week, there are no changes to the school mask policy. Last week, the CDC announced that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks. CDC officials over the weekend clarified that they still recommend mask use in schools and will continue to recommend it for the rest of the school year. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced... READ MORE >
At North Franklin Educational Center in Malone, our leaders choose one student from each program to be honored as the Student of the Quarter. We have publicized these internally in the past, but we plan to celebrate our students' successes more publicly in the future. We're proud of them and we want you all to be too! These students stood out in one way or... READ MORE >
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES students have been working hard to build a tiny house, which is now for sale. The 280-square-foot house is up for bid bit.ly/FEHBTinyHouse21. Bidding will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. Students in the Building Trades program at Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake built the house over the last two years. Usually they... READ MORE >
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES held a ceremony to induct North Franklin Educational Center students into the National Technical Honor Society. This year’s NTHS new members from North Franklin Educational Center in Malone are (listed with their FEH BOCES program and their home district): Hunter McDonald, Automotive Technology, St. Regis Falls Alexis... READ MORE >
At North Franklin Educational Center in Malone, our leaders choose one student from each program to be honored as the Student of the Quarter. We have publicized these internally in the past, but we plan to celebrate our students' successes more publicly in the future. We're proud of them and we want you all to be too! These are the Students of the Quarter for the... READ MORE >
At North Franklin Educational Center in Malone, our leaders choose one student from each program to be honored as the Student of the Quarter. We have publicized these internally in the past, but we plan to celebrate our students' successes more publicly in the future. We're proud of them and we want you all to be too! These are the Students of the Quarter for the... READ MORE >
Each year, our New Vision Government and Law class in Malone studies a local history event. This year, the class chose to look at the fabled Ice Storm of 1998. They presented their findings in an online symposium on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Watch their presentation here: Government and Law is one of four New Vision programs offered by Franklin-Essex-Hamilton... READ MORE >
Congratulations to all of our students who have made the honor roll in the 2020-2021 school year! Usually these lists are only given to our Board of Education, but we want to start getting the word out more about what excellent students we have at Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake and North Franklin Educational Center in Malone. We will strive to post... READ MORE >
As we prepare for the new, more transmissible strains of COVID-19 to arrive in our area, our school nurses and administrative staff met to take a look at what we’re currently doing to guard against COVID and where we might need to make some changes. Two major changes came out of that decision-making process that will go into effect on Monday, Feb. 8. No more... READ MORE >
The following is a guest commentary that the leaders of FEH BOCES and all 10 of our component districts submitted to local newspapers.------- What you do outside of school has a direct impact on whether schools can remain open to in-person learning. Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES serves 23 schools across 10 school districts, and it operates two schools... READ MORE >
On the Friday before a long weekend, it can be hard to get students to focus. So the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Automotive Technology teacher Zachary Fredenburg decided to make things interesting with a little competition. Students in Mr. Fredenburg's afternoon class organized into three different groups, and they set up stations around the... READ MORE >
Two 2020 graduates of our Welding Technology program are now studying at Advanced Welding Institute in South Burlington, Vermont. The skills they learned in the FEH BOCES program has helped them excel in their post-secondary education. Welding Technology, offered at an FEH BOCES satellite classroom in Salmon River, is one of 11 Career and Technical Education... READ MORE >
The world has been pretty heavy lately between the pandemic and political strife, so our New Vision Government and Law class decided to bring some levity and positivity to the community. They cut out paper hearts and are planning to plaster them in various places around the community in what they're calling heart attacks. Teacher Tracy Edwards said they'll... READ MORE >
What better time to be learning about the American political process than during election season? Social Studies teacher Alexandria Harris embraced current events and taught her students at Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES’s Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake about political parties and their issues and platforms by having them stage a mock presidential... READ MORE >
I think we’re all at least a little relieved to see this year finally be done. It’s been a difficult year for most of us. Our staff and students have missed out on the social connection they normally feel in school. Even when we’re in the school buildings, we have these masks between us, and have to keep our physical distance. It’s not easy – people are social... READ MORE >
New Vision Health Care Exploration students at North Franklin Educational Center in Malone coordinated and executed a holiday cheer drive. The target of their cheer was residents of the Alice Center. Visitors to the nursing home have been extremely limited due to pandemic concerns, and residents can grow isolated and lonely without regular contact with the... READ MORE >
On Friday, Dec. 18, leadership at North Franklin Educational Center was notified that a student in P-TECH and a student in the Health Occupations CTE class had both tested positive for COVID-19. Both of those classes were sent remote for the rest of the day on Friday, and they will remain remote through the end of Christmas break. We believe that it’s unlikely... READ MORE >
The 2020-21 New Vision Health Care Exploration class is spending the year learning about potential career paths in the health care field. Teacher Alison Riley-Clark works closely with staff at Adirondack Health to ensure her students gain real-world health care experience. The class is one of a variety of career-focused technical training programs offered for high... READ MORE >
When Jarett Andrews lost his father in November, he enlisted his teacher’s help to create a meaningful keepsake to let him honor his father. Jarett is a junior in the Building Trades program at Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES’s North Franklin Educational Center in Malone. He wanted to create a commemorative shadow box to hold his father’s flag. Because Jarett’s... READ MORE >
The crew at the Community at FEHB BOCES is excited for Wednesday's Day of Gratitude. The day features a range of professional development micro-sessions - all 30 minutes or under so you can fit them into your busy schedule! We've added two additional sessions. Here's the updated schedule: For more information or to join a session, head over to the Community at FEH... READ MORE >
School leaders in Franklin County have decided to bring students back into school buildings early after seeing progress in COVID-19 protocols throughout the county. Schools will start bringing students back Monday, Dec. 7. Most will use a phased approach that will continue through Dec. 10. Franklin County’s school districts shifted to fully remote learning... READ MORE >
Students in our electrical trades program normally work with a wooden frame called a cubicle, which looks like the part of a wall that an electrician would see when starting work on a house that’s being built. The cubicles in the classroom are 8 feet tall, but Electrical Trades instructor Craig Paquin realized he could make miniature versions of them for his... READ MORE >
It’s not the easiest thing in the world to teach a Culinary Arts class remotely. In the spring when FEH BOCES students were forced into remote learning with no substantial notice, our culinary arts teachers asked students to help their families with making meals to substitute for the hands-on cooking experience they get in our school kitchens. That didn’t always... READ MORE >
School has certainly looked different this year. COVID-19 sent us remote for the last three months of the 2019-20 school year. This fall, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES has had to change the way we operate to make school safe enough for students to come back to in-person learning. We’ve added extra cleaning staff, who routinely disinfect frequently used... READ MORE >
All schools in Franklin County will shift to fully remote learning through Jan. 4. Franklin County Public Health officials strongly recommended making this change because COVID-19 infection numbers have risen exponentially in the last week, calling it an epidemic within a pandemic. The county has reached a point of community spread, meaning officials aren’t able... READ MORE >
On August 28,2020, Officials at the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES made the decision to temporarily transition all of their instructional programs based out of the North Franklin Educational Center in Malone, NY and the Salmon River Central School District to a fully remote model. Students participating in these specific BOCES programs will begin receiving remote... READ MORE >
A Message from FEH BOCES District Superintendent: Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that New York school facilities will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. The Governor will make a decision about summer school by the end of May. As we look to the future, we must think about what a return to school buildings might look like and how... READ MORE >
Capital Project renovations to our Adirondack Educational Center in Saranac Lake are complete. Take a tour of our facilities in this video. Capital Project work at the North Franklin Educational Center in Malone began earlier this year and is still underway. Stay tuned for photos from this project. READ MORE >
“Learn-at-Home” programming is available to Franklin-Essex-Hamilton students through their local public television station, Mountain Lake PBS. The partnership between the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and New York’s nine public television stations will offer PBS educational programming on-air for students from prekindergarten through grade 12 every... READ MORE >
Due to the States of Emergency declared in Franklin and Essex Counties, and in consultation with those county’s public health officials, the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES and its 10 component school districts have made a unanimous decision to close school immediately until at least April 20th. The districts, in collaboration with their respective Public Health... READ MORE >
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES warmly welcomes Lori Tourville, our new Assistant Superintendent of Instruction & Instructional Support. Ms. Tourville comes to us from Chateaugay Central School District, where she served as the HS Principal and CSE Chairperson. Prior to her work in Chateaugay, Ms. Tourville served in various administrative roles in the Malone Central... READ MORE >
Mr. Breault joins our team this week after several years as Director of the Northeast Regional Information Center (NERIC), a resource for cooperative educational technology services and support across a seven BOCES region. Before NERIC, Mr. Breault was with the Chateauguay Central School District, originally as a music teacher, and then as principal and... READ MORE >
Date: October 4, 2019 The Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services Board of Education is pleased to announce two finalists for the stakeholder and community group interviews. Mr. Joseph E. Englebert will interview with the stakeholder and community groups on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 and Mr. Dale L. Breault, Jr. will interview on... READ MORE >
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Electrical Trades students learn about sustainable energy. Valcour Wind Energy LLC, a local wind energy company, visited Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES’ Electrical Trades program on Wednesday June 12th to provide a general overview of how a windfarm operates and the various employment and growth opportunities available in this field. Electrical Trades teacher... READ MORE >
On June 4th, 2019 Cheryl Felt delivered a graceful speech outlining Stephen Shafer’s career and his accomplishments here at FEH BOCES. John Brynes 1948-1962, Maurice Finnegan 1962-1971, Robert Whitman 1971-1986, David DeSantis 1987-2007, and now Stephen Shafer 2007-2019 Each of these leaders carried the torch for Franklin Essex Hamilton BOCES ensuring that the... READ MORE >
AEC cosmetology student manicures for cancer patient residence fundraising.#thisisBOCEShttp://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2019/05/cosmetology-for-charity/ READ MORE >
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES will be offering students from nine of the local school districts who attend classes offered through the Adirondack Educational Center, the North Franklin Educational Center and the Northern Borders Academy a unique opportunity to improve their employ-ability. Students will be provided direct instruction on workplace soft-skills,... READ MORE >
Students at the North Franklin Educational Center (NFEC) in Malone learned on the job while working with area professionals to install a fiber optic broadband network to nearby Malone Civic Center. The upgraded internet service facilitates Civic Center live-streaming and provides enhanced wifi to visitors.Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES District Superintendent... READ MORE >
Adirondack Educational Center 10th grade students recently created place mats for the Community Supper in Saranac Lake. Colorful, graphic placemats with positive statements, such as "Spring Welcome" on this one, were created for Saranac Lake's Community Supper. The Community Supper is open to all, and primarily serves a large population of disadvantaged members... READ MORE >
Electrical Trades student earns top rank in quest for apprenticeship FRANKLIN-ESSEX-HAMILTON BOCES·FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019142 Reads FEH-BOCES Electrical Trades student Darian Brooks will graduate high school this year with a clear path to the career she has long dreamed about. As a senior in the two-year Electrical Trades program at BOCES, Brooks applied for an... READ MORE >
FEH BOCES Staff News and Notes March 19, 2019 “The Mission of the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services is to provide shared services to its component school districts” BOCES Wide Strategic Planning Underway! On March 12 and 13 the FEH BOCES Wide Strategic Planning Committee convened... READ MORE >