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Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES

Established July 29, 1948

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services is to provide shared services to its component school districts.

Brushton-Moira Chateaugay Lake Placid Long Lake Malone Raquette Lake

• St. Regis Falls

Salmon River Saranac Lake Tupper Lake

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Board of Education

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Brushton-Moira

Thomas O’Bryan Vice President

• St. Regis Falls

Jason C. Brockway

Salmon River

Christine Crossman- Dumas

Malone

Elizabeth R. Forsell

Raquette Lake

Richard M. Preston

Lake Placid

Richard A. Retrosi

Saranac Lake

John G. Swanston

Chateaugay

Donald A Whitmore, III

Tupper Lake

Introduction of Administrators, Managers and Coordinators

• Stephen T. Shafer

District Superintendent

• Cheryl A. Felt

Deputy Superintendent

• Stacy M. Vincent

Director of Management and Finance

• Stephanie P. Bannon

Human Resources Coordinator

• Karie A. Doelger

School Library Systems Director

• Sharon I. Earle

Purchasing Agent/Accounts Payable Coordinator

• Shaun S. Lawrence

Director of Facilities

• Denise L. Luka

Special Ed./Itinerant Programs Principal/Instructional Support Administrator

• Shawn R. McMahon

CTE/ Alt. Ed. Principal - NFEC

• Jamie L. O’Dell

Business Manager, FEH BOCES, Putnam

• Susan M. Perkins

Business Manager, Brushton-Moira, St. Regis Fall

• Sharlene F. Petro-Durgan

Business Manager, Elizabethtown-Lewis, Westport

• Timothy J. Seymour

P-TECH Principal – Northern Borders Academy

• Rick J. Swanston

CTE/Alt. Ed. Principal/Adult Literacy Administrator - AEC

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New Staff hired since our last full staff meeting in September 2017

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New Staff Members

• Brian Benware, Custodian – Adirondack Educational Center
• Brian Benware, Teacher Aide – Chateaugay CSD
• Mary Ciccone-Cook, English Teacher – North Franklin Educational Center
• Bethany Decker, Licensed Practical Nurse – BOCES Wide
• Tara Ellis, Registered Professional Nurse - North Franklin Educational Center
• Dori Gilman, Health Occupation Teacher - Adirondack Educational Center
• Elizabeth Littlefield, SESIS Coordinator - Adirondack Educational Center
• Shawn McMahon, Principal - North Franklin Educational Center
• Jennifer Pond, Executive Secretary - North Franklin Educational Center
• Ericka Reid, Clerk - North Franklin Educational Center
• Crystal Sampica-Manor, Behavior Intervention Specialist – BOCES Wide
• Timothy Seymour, P-TECH Principal/Coordinator

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New Staff Members

• Ashley Smith, Behavior Intervention Specialist – BOCES Wide
• Erica Soper, Library Media Specialist – Malone CSD/Library System
• Steven Stroup. Social Studies Teacher – North Franklin Educational Center
• Jake Tolosky, Labor Relations Specialist – BOCES Wide

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10 Year Anniversary

Lori Smith Stephen Shafer Karen Ashline Karen Avery Adam Barney Donna Bombard Thomas Marshall

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15 Year Anniversary

Josh Zenger Kerry Warner Tracy Lavoie Craig Paquin Alison Riley-Clark Susan Traynor

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30 Year Anniversary

Tina Hammill Susan Johnston Jackie Montville Joanne Williams

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40 Year Anniversary

Stephanie Bannon

November 03, 1977

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Capital Region BOCES Staff

Located in our Facilities

Jon Staib

Network Specialist

Fasiehul Haq

Level 2 Help Desk Technician

Tim Davey

Level 2 Help Desk Technician

Joe Shippee

Level 2 Help Desk Technician

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Jefferson-Lewis BOCES Health/Safety/Risk Management Staff

Located in our Facilities

Fred Hauck

Safety Specialist

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Linda Shaw

Safety Specialist

Ray Filley

Safety Specialist

Diane Wright

Certification Specialist

What is BOCES?

• Board of Cooperative Educational Services
• Public Organization
• Enabling Legislation Passed in 1948
• Provider of Shared Programs and Services to School Districts
• Often referred to as an ISA (Intermediate Service Agency)

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BOCES Service Area and Membership

• Area of a single BOCES is called a Supervisory District
• Sole Supervisory District of Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Counties
• Districts Cooperate to Form a BOCES
• Each Participating District is a referred to as a Component District
• FEH BOCES has 10 Component Districts
• Brushton-Moira Central School
• Raquette Lake Union Free School
• Chateaugay Central School
• St. Regis Falls Central School
• Lake Placid Central School
• Salmon River Central School
• Long Lake Central School
• Saranac Lake Central School
• Malone Central School
• Tupper Lake Central School

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What Types of Services are Available

• Career and Technical Education including New Vision Programs
• Alternative Education
• Instruction for Students with Disabilities
• School Library System
• Shared Instructional Staff – Itinerant Services

(ex. Library Media Specialist, Driver Education, School Counselor, Etc.)

• General Instruction

(ex. Performing Arts, Academic Summer School, Distance Learning, P-Tech, Etc.)

• Instructional Support

(ex. Professional Development/School Improvement, Printing Service, Professional Development/Instructional Technology, Etc.)

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What Types of Services are Available (continued)

• Management Services

(ex. Bus Driver Training, Shared Business Office, Substitute Coordination, Health/Safety/Risk Management, Etc.)

• Adult Education ( ex. Certified Nurse Aide Training, Preparation to Attain High School Equivalency

Diploma, Literacy Development, Specific Training as Requested by Employers, etc.)

• Adult Continuing Education ( Community Interest Programs)
• Services for Adults with Disabilities (Ex. Skills Assessment, Job Placement and Job Coaching)

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Why Participate in BOCES Services

• Two or more Districts share a service that a single district can’t provide on their own
• Centralized provision of service may be more cost effective
• Multiple participating districts result in a cadre of staff
• Shared Business Office provides the ability for enhanced segregation of duties

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Participation in BOCES Services

• Each Component District Board selects services to purchase for the upcoming year
• A portion of the cost is returned to the District by the State of New York as BOCES

Aid

• Most services generate aid
• A few services do not generate aid
• Each service is operated separately as a CoSer (Cooperative Service)
• Money not spent in a CoSer is returned to the participating Districts

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“Students First”

Areas of Focus to Maximize Student Growth and Development

• Commitment to Excellence
• Have a Growth Mind Set
• Go From Good to Great – Data Analysis and Action Planning
• Challenge the Status Quo
• Continuous Learning
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Nurture and Sustain Positive Relationships
• Engage in Productive Dialog
• Commit to a Team Approach
• Serve as FEH BOCES Ambassadors
• Promote All BOCES Programs
• Support Our Component Districts
• Enhance the Image of the BOCES
• Customer Service Standards

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Adult & Continuing Education Courses

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Professional Development

• Important Dates 2018-2019
• September 6 – First Day for Students!
• October 18 – ½ Day PM (North End)
• October 19 – Regional Staff Development Day

(Register through *MLP by September 10th)

• February 15 - ½ Day PM (South End)
• March 21 – ½ Day PM ( North End)
• March 22 – Full Day

http://www.fehb.org/Plans/PDP/FEHBProfessionalDevelopmentPlan2017-18.pdf *Reach out to Rhonda Shorette-Peets if you need assistance with MLP access

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Current Initiatives

• AEC/NFEC Capital Project
• FEH BOCES Instructional Program Data/Data Analysis/Action Planning
• Northern Borders Academy P-TECH – Third Cohort
• Labor Relations – New Service!
• CTE/NV Marketing
• Program Booklet
• Posters (Anticipated later this month)
• Video (Anticipated November 1)
• Expansion of Frontline Services to districts in FEH, SLL and CVES BOCES
• Substitute Coordination
• Recruiting and Hiring
• Central (Electronic Records)
• Standard Implementation /ESSA Implementation
• Focus on Diversity

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Technology Upgrades

• 20 new workstations purchased
• 20 new laptops purchased
• 30 new Chromebook purchased
• 10 new laser jet printers purchased
• A small mobile device cart will be deployed in the large conference combining laptops and

Chromebooks that have been rotated out of the classrooms and replaced by newer ones

• A Chrome cart purchased and will be available for the classroom use
• Reimaged all workstations in the NFEC computer lab and will be doing AEC
• In process of upgrading all workstations to Windows 10 (training is available)
• Larger screen TV purchased and mounted in the lobby in a more accessible area for people to

see as they enter NFEC to display announcements, achievements and needed information

• Purchased the service One Call Now
• New WinCap Server purchased, will be installed over Labor Day weekend
• New FOB Key Card system in place for more secure access to the buildings
• An ALL call system and procedure has been implemented for emergencies
• Implementation of trainings for various software and applications

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Technology Upgrades

• Additional P-TECH Resources - NYSED
• 3 Portable Workstations
• 25-30 Chairs
• 25-30 Work Tables
• 75 Chromebooks
• Canon Rebel T5 Camera
• Elmo Document Screen Projector
• 12 Graphing Calculators
• Maker Bot 3D Printer
• Chrome cart
• 8 Large Screen Televisions
• 6 Computer Monitors
• 3 Workstations
• TurningPoint 5 Interactive Software and Devices for Interactive Polling

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2018-2019 Committee Membership

• Annual Professional Performance Review
• District-wide Safety Committee
• Technology Committee
• Code of Conduct Committee
• Professional Development Plan Committee

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Annual Professional Performance Review Committee

• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Barbara Hart, English Teacher
• Denise Luka, Principal
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Tim Seymour, Principal
• Rick Swanston, Principal
• Christian Wissler, Natural Resources Science Teacher

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Code of Conduct Committee

• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Darcey Burman, Cosmetology Teacher
• Denise Luka, Principal
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Timothy Seymour, Principal
• April Stemmer, Math Teacher
• Rick Swanston, Principal

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District-Wide Safety Committee

• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Stacy Vincent, Director of Management & Finance, Convener
• Stephanie Bannon, Human Resource Coordinator (ad hoc)
• Tara Ellis, RN
• Barbara Hart, English Teacher
• Shaun Lawrence, Director of Facilities
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Craig Paquin, Electrical Trades Teacher
• Tim Seymour, Principal
• Rick Swanston, Principal
• Rosemary Warner, RN

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Facilities Committee

• Stephen Shafer, District Superintendent, Convener
• Dennis Egan, FEH BOCES BOE Member
• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Stacy Vincent, Director of Management and Finance, Convener
• Mari Cecil– Bernier, Carr & Associates (ad hoc)
• Sharon Earle, Purchasing Agent/AP Coordinator
• Shaun Lawrence, Director of Facilities
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Craig Paquin, Electrical Trades Teacher
• Rick Swanston, Principal
• Christian Wissler, Natural Resources Science Teacher
• Jennifer Pond, Executive Secretary

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Professional Development Plan Committee

• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Karie Doelger, School Library System Director
• Kerri Keeler, Technology & Data Analysis Coordinator
• Denise Luka, Principal
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Jennifer Sienkiewycz, Early Childhood Education Teacher
• Rick Swanston, Principal

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Technology Committee

• Cheryl Felt, Deputy Superintendent, Convener
• Stacy Vincent, Director of Management and Finance, Convener
• Karie Doelger, School Library System Director
• Michele Frazier, Management Systems Specialist
• Kerri Keeler, Technology & Data Analysis Coordinator
• Shawn McMahon, Principal
• Michelle Pearlman, Music Teacher
• Rick Swanston, Principal
• Christian Wissler, Natural Resources Science Teacher

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I am proud to do this important work with each and every one of you promoting student growth and development. Thank You!