Launched in April 2020 in response to the sudden suspension of in-person instruction in New York public schools, EssentialEd was a collaborative effort between Capital Region BOCES and its 24 component school districts to offer curated resources for P-12 educators to support them with online learning.
For the 2020-21 school year, Capital Region BOCES has focused its efforts on lessons mapped to the priority curriculum standards for K-8 ELA, math, science and social studies. These customizable, standards-based units are available to teachers, districts or BOCES who sign up for the Essential Ed Website service through Capital Region BOCES, beginning in November 2020. Although conceived of and created for Capital Region educators, we welcome educators throughout New York who may find it helpful.
Thanking our partners
Launching this website in Spring 2020 would not have been possible without the collaboration and dedication of teacher volunteers throughout our region, who took on this work in addition to their own teaching responsibilities. Our thanks to the many professionals from our component districts:
- Albany City
- Berne-Knox-Westerlo
- Bethlehem
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Cobleskill-Richmondville
- Cohoes
- Duanesburg
- Green Island
- Guilderland
- Menands
- Middleburgh
- Mohonasen
- Niskayuna
- North Colonie
- Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
- Schalmont
- Schenectady
- Schoharie
- Scotia-Glenville
- Sharon Springs
- Shenendehowa
- South Colonie
- Voorheesville
- Watervliet