The Labor Relations Service consists of multiple levels:

• Level 1 Labor Relations Service
  • Level 1 Base Service
  • Level 1 Additional Service
     
• Level 2 Labor Relations Service
  • Level 2 Base Service
  • Level 2 Additional Service
     
• Level 3 Labor Relations Service

The opportunity for seminars and in-service training for administration and staff of participating districts on applicable topics, such as current trends in collective bargaining, student discipline and suspension procedures, or review of new case law and judicial decisions of the Commissioner of Education.

School Districts enrolled in Erie 1 BOCES Labor Relations Services are granted access to various password-protected databases that contain a wealth of comparative data. Please see the links below to view contracts from various districts, comparative salary and benefit information and the results from labor relations-focused surveys.

• Compare Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Compare Salary & Benefits
• Access Survey Results

*This is a password protected site for districts that participate in our services.

The Negotiator's Group, comprised of administrators from WNY school districts who are involved in collective bargaining and human resources, meets regularly (by invitation) to review and discuss current settlement information and personnel concerns.

When I have more information on the dates that are TBA for locations I will fill that information in. If you have any questions please contact the LRS staff.

• Wednesday, September, 2024
• Thursday, October 10, 2024 - WNYASPA
• Wednesday, November 13, 2024
• Wednesday, December 11, 2024
• Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Thursday, February 13, 2025 - WNYASPA
• Wednesday, March 12, 2025
• Thursday, May 15, 2025 - WNYASPA
• Wednesday, June 4, 2025

The Personnel Notebook was jointly developed by Labor Relations Services staff at:

• Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
• Erie 1 BOCES
• Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES
• Genesee Valley Educational Partnership
• Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
• Orleans-Niagara BOCES

It includes sample Board of Education resolutions, letters and forms applicable to appointment, termination, layoff etc. of Administrative, Instructional and Classified/Support staff. The Notebook also contains general information, including but not limited to, Counseling Memorandum Guidelines, Cancer Screening Leave Form, COBRA and FMLA notices, and more.

View the Personnel Notebook

*This is a password protected site for districts that participate in our services.

The Labor Relations Service staff is available to provide seminars and in-service training on a wide range of topics to participating districts. These presentations can be customized to meet individual district needs, and can be offered at a BOCES or district site to district and building administrators, instructional and support staff, or school board members.

To schedule please contact Labor Relations at (716) 821-7115. 

Examples of presentations we have provided:

Employee Relations

• Collective Bargaining Basics for School Board Members
• Current Trends in Collective Bargaining
• Interpreting the Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) of Teachers and Principals
• Tenure and Seniority Issues
• Staff Reductions, Layoffs and Recall
• Supervisor Training -- Dealing with Difficult Employees
• Documentation of Employee Performance
• Review of Statutory Requirements for Employee Discipline
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• ADA and Reasonable Accommodations
• Fingerprinting and Criminal Record Checks
• Sexual Harassment
• Responding to EEOC and NYSDHR Charges
• Copyright Law
• Acceptable Use Policies
• Review of New Case Law and Commissioner's Judicial Decisions

Student Relations

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
• Student Residency
• Cyberbullying, Social Networking and other Off-Campus Misconduct
• Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Abuse in an Educational Setting
• Role of Principal in Short-Term Suspensions
• Long-Term Student Suspension Hearings
• Discipline and Suspension of Students with Disabilities
• Teacher Removal of Disruptive Students
• Search and Seizure
• Legal Issues for School Counselors, School Nurses, School Social Workers, School Psychologists
• Custodial/Non-Custodial Parents
• Responding to Subpoenas and other Requests for Student Information
• Corporal Punishment and Liability Issues
• Student Drug Testing
• Services to Students with Disabilities in Private/Parochial School