Twenty Ways Erie 1 BOCES has Helped Your Grad
To celebrate the year 2020, here’s twenty ways Erie 1 BOCES’ services have helped your graduating seniors:
1. Supporting and implementation of best practice working with English as a New Language (ENL) students – Bilingual Program and ENL Programs, Instructional Support
2. Improving attendance by building multi-tiered systems of support – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) – Instructional Support
3. Researching laws and regulations to assist districts in policy development and updates – Policy Services
4. Helping ensure students learn in safe, secure and healthy school buildings – Health, Safety and Risk Management Services
5. Giving adults over 30 choices of post-secondary education options – Workforce Development
6. Keeping the at-risk student in an educational setting with appropriate supports – Alternative Education
7. Tailoring instruction for students with disabilities – Special Education
8. Offering alternative learning environments for students with disabilities, which include school and community-based experiences – Exceptional Education
9. Providing high-schoolers options for career paths through hands-on instruction and work-based learning – Career & Technical Education
10. Keeping families informed about staff and student success stories – Communication Services
11. Bundling cooperative purchases for districts and assisting with BOCES state aid filing – Finance Services
12. Providing advice and assistance with personnel, labor and student relations matters – Labor Relations
13. Responding to district inquiries, assisting staff and serving as a liaison between the districts’ and NYSED regarding all certification matters – Regional Certification Office, Human Resources
14. Creating an efficient, user-friendly service that provides districts with qualified substitute teachers, when needed – Absence Management Office, Human Resources
15. Supporting school financial operations to maximize district investment in education – Central Business Office, Management Services
16. Shielding staff and students against technology virus threats with advanced firewall protections – Technology Services
17. Integrating technology in the classroom with training for district staff to implement lessons – Common Set of Learning Objectives (CSLO)/Technology Integration, /Technology Integration, Technology Services
18. Enhancing teacher practice through a variety of face-to-face and online professional development opportunities – Professional Development, Instructional Support
19. Supporting staff to improve outcomes of students with disabilities – Regional Partnership Center, School Support Services
20. Partnering with agencies to set plans to meet social, emotional and physical needs of students and families – Community Schools