General Information

What Are BOCES?

• BOCES, or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services, are voluntary, cooperative associations of school districts in a geographic area which work together to provide educational and business services more economically than each could offer by itself. BOCES were created by the New York State Legislature in 1948 under Section 1950 of the New York State Education law.
• There are 38 BOCES in New York State
• BOCES membership is not available to the Big Five large city school districts (New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers).
• The governing body of BOCES is a Cooperative Board with volunteer representatives from each component district.
• Component districts are eligible to receive BOCES aid for approved service costs provided at least two component districts request a BOCES service.

An Educational Partnership for School Districts
Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES was among the first four Boards of Cooperative Educational Services established by the New York State Legislature in 1948. BOCES functions as a link between local schools and the State Education Department. Through cooperative efforts of component school districts, BOCES offers a wide variety of educational and support services to public education agencies throughout the state.

Geographic Area Served
School districts in a 549 square mile area comprising Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties.

Notice of Compliance
The Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Sole Supervisory District of Oneida, Herkimer and Madison Counties, hereby gives notice that it does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, religious affiliation, disability or age in the recruitment and appointment of employees; employment pay and benefits; counseling services for students; access by students to educational programs; course offerings; and student activities. This policy is in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the New York State Civil Rights Law 40-a-c. Any alleged grievances should be reported to the Supervisor of Human Resources at (315) 793-8576, Oneida BOCES, Box 70, Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford, New York 13413-0070.

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