Welcome to EssentialEd! Originally 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. Capital Region BOCES continues to provide this resource to educators, focusing its efforts on lessons mapped to the priority curriculum standards for K-8 ELA, math, science and social studies. Prekindergarten Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8