The BOCES Board of Education: Volunteering to lead us forward

Most of us are familiar with boards of education, or school boards, groups of local people who serve as volunteers to help guide our local elementary, middle and high schools. Board of education members are elected by the public and meet on a regular basis, usually monthly. The Capital Region Career & Technical School is no different.

Career & Tech is operated by the Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services, or BOCES, and our BOCES is governed by a policy-making board of education. The 10 BOCES Board of Education members serve three-year terms and are elected through a special vote held each April by the boards of education governing the schools we serve, also known as our component schools.

BOCES Board members represent and are accountable to the component school boards. The duties and responsibilities of our Board members include:
 - Providing shared educational services to our component schools.
 - Conducting needs assessments and long-range planning for BOCES and our component school districts.
 - Employing teachers and support staff to carry out BOCES programs.
 -  Preparing an annual BOCES budget and overseeing expenditures throughout the year.
 - Setting policies for the organization and plans for future growth and change.
 - Appointing district superintendents (subject to the approval of the New York State Commissioner of Education).

The Capital Region BOCES District Superintendent works closely with our Board members to implement state laws and board policies and directions.

Want to learn more? Visit the Capital Region BOCES Web site at www.capregboces.org and visit the About BOCES, BOCES Board of Education pages.

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