Mr. Stefan “John” Yablonsky, Jr.
January 5, 1954 - December 19, 2008
Electrical Construction Teacher
Paul Yablonsky, brother, has asked for donations to a Memorial Scholarship in Stefan’s Name, Care of Dutchess County BOCES.

- Mr. Yablonsky standing very proudly with two of his former graduates from his Electrical Construction program, Tim Sykes and Bill Skidgell. Both of them returning to CTI to visit Mr. Yablonsky, in April 2007.
Mr. Mitchell Shron notified the entire staff and faculty by stating, “It is with great sadness that we learn of the loss of Stefan who passed away this Friday (Dec 19th, 2008). We all join in offering our condolences to Stefan’s family, friends and to ourselves. During this time of family gatherings and holiday spirit, please remember that all life is precious.
Stefan’s obituary is on line at http://www.legacy.com/RecordOnline/Obituaries
All of BOCES and especially CTI will feel the loss for years to come.”
As a personal friend and colleague, it was my privilege to have known him, no finer teacher among us,
I will miss his energy and love of music.
Respectfully Submitted,
Roberto Bonefont, Sr.
Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs
Dutchess County Boces Career & Technical Institute







This blog site will be used to provide you, the teacher and the parent with available internet resources that will help you in the classroom and at home to assist your student or children in developing their career awareness and career plans. Work-Based Learning programs at Dutchess BOCES Career & Technical Institute (CTI) provide our students with various opportunities to do career exploration, and provide them with the opportunities to do “Real World Learning” through paid and non-paid internships, job shadowing and other cooperative educational programs.
I am available to discuss these programs with you, and help you develop a “Real World Learning” experience for your students and children.
I will attempt to post some podcasts that you can use in the classroom as well as at home in order to supplement your student’s/children’s learning about career development.
You can contact me directly via email at roberto.bonefont@dcboces.org or at my office, 845.486.8001, ext. 307.
At CTI, our belief is that your child or student can be “Work Ready and College Bound”… please let us convince you that this is possible and a very real and easy goal to achieve.
Remember…”Work-Based Learning Pays!”
Mr. Roberto Bonefont, Sr., Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Programs