Board of Education 2010-11
Michael F. Young, President
Jeffrey J. Timerman, Vice President
Alice M. Draper
Michael J. Kramer
James L. Lawrence, Jr.
Barbara A. Lofink
Lynn A. Murray
Patrick J. Powers
Grace H. Rice
LONG RANGE GOALS
The BOCES supports the Regents' Bill of Rights for Children and Goals for Elementary, Middle and Secondary School Students (1991) and establishes additional goals.
- To provide programs for students that develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to be economically self-sufficient, contributing citizens, who possess a feeling of self-worth, and a desire for life-long learning.
- To continuously evaluate and upgrade programs and develop new services that meet the needs of an "evolving" society and its population.
- To provide leadership throughout the region in identifying educational needs, and in creatively pooling resources and personnel to meet these needs.
- To develop budgetary procedures which recognize the need for providing high quality programs while being cognizant of local economic resources.
- To regularly seek feedback from component Boards of Education and personnel regarding the effectiveness of current programs and needs in the future.
- To maintain or acquire staff, materials and facilities to operate current and future programs.
- To cooperate with other regional agencies and The State Education Department in providing programs and services that have a statewide impact.
- To annually evaluate all personnel for the purpose of continued development and assessment of contributions to the mission and goals of the BOCES.
BOARD GOALS 2010-11
Goal I: The Board will support the review and revision of BOCES communication practices including the update of informational/promotional literature and the website.
Goal II: The Board will support a study by the Career/Technical Education Department regarding development of 2011-12 New Vision Program in Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematics.
Goal III: The Board will support the development of a resource team to provide expertise to component districts in their efforts to provide services to students with autistic spectrum disorders.
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Goal IV: The Board will support the Instructional Services Department's initiatives to provide training to component district instructional and administrative staff in common core standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as, training in the development of Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) policies based on new regulatory requirements. Survey districts regarding potential for making Advanced Placement Courses available over the Distance Learning network.
Goal V: The Board will complete its schedule of "visitations" to all eighteen (18) component district Boards of Education and broaden the scope of the visitation schedule to include municipal and community organizations that interface with the BOCES.
