2015 Arlington Beacon Dover Hyde Park Millbrook Pawling Pine Plains Poughkeepsie Red Hook Rhinebeck Spackenkill Wappingers Webutuck 2016 From the District Superintendent 2015-2016 Origin and History ur annual calendar highlights the avail- Welcome to Dutchess BOCES The Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) first came into existence in 1948 by ability of many high-quality programs O an act of the New York State Legislature. Over and services offered by the Dutchess BOCES. Vision the years, the number of BOCES statewide rose Contact us at any time if you need further Dutchess BOCES is recognized for its premier educational and to 82 in 1958 and then through consolidations support services providing quality and cost-effective solutions for dropped to the present level of 37. Some rural information. our community. We promote an organizational culture fostering BOCES serve a student base of 8,000 pupils, Our very best wishes for a successful collaboration, innovation, efficiency, excellence and leadership that is while others exceed 190,000. Dutchess BOCES 2015-2016 school year. embraced by BOCES and its community. was organized on May 22, 1957, upon the order of the Commissioner of Education. Through the cooperative efforts of our thirteen component Richard M. Hooley Mission school districts, Dutchess BOCES is able to District Superintendent The Board of Cooperative Educational Services provides educational offer a wide variety of educational programs leadership through service, solutions and savings. and support services to children and adults in Dutchess County. We serve a student base of 48,000 pupils.
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Arlington CSD Hyde Park CSD Pawling CSD Poughkeepsie CSD Rhinebeck CSD Wappingers CSD Dr. Brendan Lyons Dr. Greer F. Rychcik Dr. William Ward Dr. Nicolé Williams Mr. Joseph Phelan Mr. José L. Carrión Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent 144 Todd Hill Road PO Box 2033 515 Route 22 11 College Ave. PO Box 351 25 Corporate Park Drive LaGrangeville, NY 12540 Hyde Park, NY 12538 Pawling, NY 12564 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Hopewell Junction, NY 12533 Tel: 845.486.4460 • Fax: 845.486.4457 Tel: 845.229.4005 • Fax: 845.229.4016 Tel: 845.855.4600 • Fax: 845.855.4659 Tel: 845.451.4900 • Fax: 845.451.4954 Tel: 845.871.5520 • Fax: 845.876.4276 Tel: 845.298.5000 • Fax: 845.298.5041 Beacon CSD Millbrook CSD Pine Plains CSD Red Hook CSD Spackenkill UFSD Webutuck CSD Dr. Barbara Walkley Mr. Philip D’Angelo Dr. Martin Handler Mr. Paul Finch Dr. Lois Powell Mr. Ray Castellani Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent 10 Education Drive PO Box AA 2829 Church Street 9 Mill Road 15 Croft Road 194 Haight Road, PO Box 405 Beacon, NY 12508 Millbrook, NY 12545 Pine Plains, NY 12567 Red Hook, NY 12571 Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Amenia, NY 12501 Tel: 845.838.6900 • Fax: 845.838.6905 Tel: 845.677.4200 • Fax: 845.677.4206 Tel: 518.398.7181 • Fax: 518.398.6592 Tel: 845.758.2241 • Fax: 845.758.3366 Tel: 845.463.7800 • Fax: 845.463.7804 Tel: 845.373-4100 • Fax: 845.373-4102 Dover UFSD Mr. Michael Tierney Superintendent 2368 Rt. 22 Dover Plains, NY 12522 Tel: 845.877.5700 • Fax: 845.832.4511
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What is BOCES? I know BOCES provides special and How are BOCES services paid for? What BOCES services do not generate BOCES stands for Board of Cooperative alternative education programs and career/ BOCES have no taxing authority. An BOCES aid for local districts? Educational Services. BOCES are public technical programs, but does BOCES offer administrative charge is assessed in proportion Special education services from BOCES do not organizations that were created by the New other services? to each component district’s size, but most earn BOCES aid for local districts, but local York State Legislature in 1948 to provide BOCES provides many different types of BOCES revenue is from the fees charged to districts do receive Excess Cost Aid to offset some shared educational programs and services to programs, although Special Education and Career component districts for the BOCES services of the costs of special education. Also, some school districts. and Technical Education are usually the largest they have chosen to use. BOCES expenses are expenses within services may not be aided. Other How do the BOCES programs work? programs. Other services available through incorporated into each district’s annual budget. services that do not qualify for BOCES aid are BOCES fall into the categories of Technology, State aid helps to offset some of the cost, and student transportation, services funded from other BOCES services are created when two or more Professional Development, Adult Education, other services are directly funded by the state sources, consumables and adult education. The school districts determine they have similar needs Communications and Business Services. The or federal government. amount of aid varies from district to district. that can be met by a shared program. The BOCES numbers and types of services offered change help school districts save money by providing What is BOCES aid, who gets it, and why? Do BOCES students graduate continuously as component districts’ needs and opportunities to pool resources and share costs. New York State gives a financial incentive to from high school? requests evolve. Sharing is an economical way for districts to encourage participation in shared services by BOCES does not confer high school diplomas. provide programs and services that they might Who decides which BOCES services offering BOCES state aid for BOCES services. Most career and technical students and some not be able to afford otherwise. It is usually more to purchase? This is how BOCES state aid works: Each special education students graduate from their efficient and less costly to operate one central Local boards of education review their district’s district’s board of education selects BOCES local districts with Regents diplomas. service than it is to have separate programs in needs each year and make decisions about services for the current year. In the following each school district. However, BOCES services BOCES services. Because districts’ needs change school year, a portion of the cost of BOCES are often customized, offering districts the every year, decisions about BOCES services services is returned to the district by the State of flexibility to meet their individual needs. may also change every year. The decision about New York. The amount returned to each district How is BOCES governed? whether to participate in each BOCES service is depends on which services the district buys and Two students from the Dutchess is based on a formula that takes into account the BOCES Career and Technical Each BOCES is governed by a board of based on the unique needs of each district. If a district doesn’t need a BOCES service, it doesn’t district’s financial resources. Money returned to BOCES Institute competed in the education that is made up of representatives the district is used as revenue. Did You National SklllsUSA Competition request it and does not pay for it. Know? from component school districts. They are in Louisville, Kentucky in 2015 elected by component boards of education Why do school districts participate after placing first at the New York but serve at-large for the county. BOCES board in BOCES services? State championships in the job members are responsible for policy decisions. Because BOCES services are shared by two or demo and photography contests. more school districts, they generally cost much less than if districts provided the services on their own. Districts pool their resources and share the savings.
www.dcboces.org arlington Central Schools }www.arlingtonschools.org In April 2015, the Arlington High School Admiral Players presented Beauty SEPTEMBER and the Beast to three sold-out audiences. This ambitious production featured a cast of 80, 45 crew members, and a 31-member pit orchestra. In 2015-16, the Admiral Players will perform All Shook Up and 42nd Street. (Photo courtesy of Wings of Love Portrait and Design Studio.)
The BOCES BOCES Did You PEACCE Know?classrooms at Arlington High School improved their yoga practice last year thanks to a $1,500 grant from the Hudson Valley Autism Society. The grant made it possible to hire a certified yoga instructor. Namaste.
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29 22 15 TH 8 1 30 23 16 F 9 2 31 24 17 10 S 3 12 19 26 www.dcboces.org BEACON City Schools }www.beaconcityk12.org Beacon City School District third graders performed in the 26th Annual Calico Ball OCTOBER on June 11, 2015 at Beacon High School’s Pete and Toshi Theater. Students and teachers from all four elementary schools worked with professional teaching artists and dancers from the critically acclaimed dance company, Vanaver Caravan, to learn and perform traditional dances from around the world. The Beacon Arts & Education Foundation, with the support of the Beacon community and parents, sponsored the program and allowed students to learn about new cultures through music and dance.
The Adult BOCES Did You Learning Know?Institute (ALI) provides training and professional development to employees on behalf of local businesses.
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www.dcboces.org DOVER Union Free Schools }www.doverschools.org Students in the Dover Union Free School District were challenged to play an environmental game mimicking JENGA! – a popular stacking game – as a fun way to demonstrate the balance of nature. Wooden blocks listed natural elements including beetles, rain, ponds, hawks, flowers, turtles, and trees. As the students removed blocks from the original sturdy tower and then re-stacked them on top, it was clear that changing one part of nature could actually place others elements in jeopardy.
Each year, BOCES Did You Interact Club Know?students at the Salt Point Center select an international cause to support in order to meet their motto “service NOVEMBER before self.” S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ALI One Stop Consortium CAIT Meeting 8:30 a.m. ER Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. Meeting 8:30 a.m. Election Day CTI Faculty Meeting 2:50 p.m. Superintendent’s Conference Day
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www.dcboces.org HYDE PARK Central Schools }www.hpcsd.org The FDR Boys Rowing Team won the Grand Champion Trophy at the DECEMBER Hudson Valley Rowing Championships whch were held on May 30, 2015.
The BOCES Enterprise Did You Know? Group at Dutchess BOCES leverages employee suggestions to benefit the agency. Since its inception, the Enterprise Group has evaluated more than 130 proposals to improve operations.
S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 November 2015 CAIT Meeting 8:30 a.m. ER Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SCDN Meeting www.dcboces.org
De c ember ember 13 20 27 6 Winter Begins Winter ER Team Meeting1:30p.m. CTI FacultyMeeting2:50p.m. Meeting 8:30a.m. ALI OneStopConsortium Hanukkah Begins 2015 District SuperintendentsMeeting 14 21 28 7 SPC FacultyMeeting2:50p.m. SPC Site-BasedMeeting2:15p.m. 2:00 p.m. ALI – Adult EdFacultyMeeting 11:15 a.m. Nursing StudentLiaisonMeeting PPS/CSE Meeting9:00a.m. Meeting 8:30a.m. Principals Dutchess Secondary Winter Recess–SchoolsClosed 15 22 29 8 Board Meeting7:00p.m. Cabinet Meeting3:00p.m. 3:00 p.m. Wellness CommitteeMeeting 7:00 p.m. Practical NursingGraduation 2:00 p.m. SPC LiaisonCommitteeMeeting 1:00 p.m. SPC Holiday Festival &Chorus 11:15 a.m. CTI Shared DecisionMaking DEHIC Meeting9:30p.m. 30 16 23 9 Budget Advisory Group 3:00 p.m. (Snow Date)7:00p.m. Practical NursingGraduation Meeting 3:00p.m. Educational Programs –EDPro ERAC Meeting9:00 a.m. Winter Recess–SchoolsClosed Offices Closed 10 17 24 31 Offices Closed WC/SBO Meeting12:30p.m. CSO Meeting9:00a.m. ITSAC Meeting8:00 a.m. Christmas Day Christmas January 2016 January 17 10 24
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The Dutchess BOCES Did You BOCES Know?Educational Resources Division supports school districts with teacher and leader effectiveness training and also provides a variety of services including programs for gifted students, Arts-in-Education, School Library Systems, and AESOP, an integrated JANUARY substitute calling system. S M T W TH F S 1 2 December 2015 February 2016 S M T W TH F S S M T W TH F S New Year’s Day 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 Offices Closed
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13 20 27 Regents Exams 6 ERAC Meeting9:00 a.m. SYSOP Meeting8:30a.m. PEACCE Meeting 2:30p.m. BETA LiaisonMeeting2:30p.m. 14 21 28 7 Meeting 12:30p.m. School BusinessOfficials’ ER StaffMeeting9:00a.m. CSO Meeting9:00a.m. SYSOP Meeting8:30a.m. ITSAC Meeting8:00 a.m. Pre-Board Meeting10:00a.m. IEP Day 15 22 29 8 30 16 23 9 www.dcboces.org PAWLING Central Schools }www.pawlingschools.org Each autumn, thousands of students from New York City to Troy participate in FEBRUARY the annual “A Day in the Life of the Hudson River” event, where students collect scientific information to create “snapshots” from dozens of locations along the river. On October 16, 2014 Pawling’s 1st grade and 4th grade classes arrived ready to work along with teachers and parent chaperones.
The BOCES Did You Dutchess Know?BOCES Education Foundation is a new resource which collaborates with other agencies to acquire and distribute funds to augment students’ educational experience.
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2:00 p.m. SPC LiaisonCommitteeMeeting CAC Meeting1:00p.m. DEHIC Meeting9:30a.m. Board Meeting7:00p.m. Cabinet Meeting3:00p.m. 11:15 a.m. CTI Shared DecisionMaking 10 17 24 BETA LiaisonMeeting2:30p.m. ERAC Meeting9:00 a.m. January 2016 January 17 10 24
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The BOCES Did You Dutchess Know?BOCES Polar Plunge team raised more than $4,000 in 2015 to support Special MARCH Olympics. S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 February 2016 ALI-Adult Education Faculty CAIT Meeting 8:30 a.m. ER Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. Meeting 2:00 p.m. S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SCDN www.dcboces.org Easter Begins Spring
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CSO Meeting9:00a.m. SYSOP Meeting8:30a.m. ITSAC Meeting8:00 a.m. SBO Meeting12:30p.m. Offices Closed Good Friday April 2016 April 24 17 10
S 3 25 18 11 M 4 26 19 12 T 5 11 18 25 27 20 13 W 6 28 21 14 TH 7 29 22 15 F 8 1 30 23 16 S 9 2 12 19 26 www.dcboces.org POUGHKEEPSIE City Schools }www.poughkeepsieschools.org In 2015, when most students in Dutchess County were sleeping in, APRIL celebrating Spring Break, nearly 500 students in the Poughkeepsie City School District were engaged in an enhanced, project-based learning environment in Spring Break Academy. The last day was designated as Pioneer Day and the youngest learners celebrated District pride.
Dutchess BOCES Did You BOCES Know?provides services and programs to 13 school districts throughout Dutchess County.
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A pril pril 2016 10 17 24 3 ER Team Meeting1:30p.m. CTI FacultyMeeting2:50p.m. Meeting 8:30a.m. ALI OneStopConsortium 11 18 25 4 11:15 a.m. Nursing Student Liaison PPS/CSE Meeting 9:00 a.m. Meeting 8:30 a.m. Dutchess Secondary Principals’ SPC Faculty Meeting 2:50 p.m. SPC Site-Based Meeting 2:15 p.m. NYSESLAT Speaking Begins 2:00 p.m. ALI – Adult EdFacultyMeeting Meeting 10:00a.m. QA (Quality Assurance) Group
12 19 26 5 2:00 p.m. SPC LiaisonCommitteeMeeting Meeting 8:30a.m. CTI Main Council Advisory CAC Meeting1:00p.m. DEHIC Meeting9:30a.m. Administrative Professionals Day Board Meeting7:00p.m. Cabinet Meeting3:00p.m. Committee Meeting11:15a.m. CTI Shared DecisionMaking Grades 3-8ELA T esting 13 20 27 6 BETA LiaisonMeeting2:30p.m. Employee RecognitionDay ERAC Meeting9:00 a.m. Grades 3-8Math T esting 14 21 28 7 ITSAC Meeting8:00 a.m. SBO/WC Meeting12:30p.m. Pre-Board Meeting10:00a.m. CSO Meeting9:00a.m. 15 22 29 8 Passover Begins 16 23 30 9
www.dcboces.org Red Hook Central Schools }www.redhookcentralschools.org In a touching tradition, teachers, parents, and staff waved red flags on the last day of school as students departed the Mill Road Elementary School in the Red Hook Central School District. This fun send-off to summer has been honored for many years at Red Hook and is enjoyed by the children as well as the adults.
The BOCES Did You Dutchess Know?BOCES 2015-16 administrative budget was unanimously approved by its MAY component districts. S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Employee Recognition CAIT Meeting 8:30 a.m. ER Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. Nominations Due NYSESLAT LRW – Begins ALI One Stop Consortium Meeting 8:30 a.m. CTI Faculty Meeting 2:50 p.m.
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The BOCES Did You Dutchess Know?BOCES Career and Technical Institute holds a free summer enrichment program for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students from throughout the county.
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June June 2016 12 19 26 5 CTI FacultyMeeting2:50p.m. ER Team Meeting1:30p.m. Meeting 8:30a.m. ALI OneStopConsortium (Written) Test Grades 4&8Science NYSASBO 13 20 27 6 Annual Conference PPS/CSE Meeting9:00a.m. Begins Summer Meeting 2:00p.m. ALI–Adult EducationFaculty SPC Faculty Meeting 2:50 p.m. SPC Site-Based Meeting 2:15 p.m. 11:15 a.m. Nursing Student Liaison SPC Award Ceremony 9:30 a.m. Meeting 8:30 a.m. Dutchess Secondary Principals’ Mentoring Meeting3:15p.m. Regents Exams
14 21 28 7 CAC Meeting1:00p.m. SPC Moving UpDay 10:00a.m. DEHIC Meeting9:30a.m. Board Meeting7:00p.m. CTI RecognitionNight6:30p.m. Cabinet Meeting3:00p.m. Wellness Committee3:00p.m. 11:15 a.m. CTI Shared DecisionMaking 15 22 29 Regents Exams 8 Meeting 3:00p.m. Educational Programs –EdPro School Closes Regents RatingDay 7:00 p.m. Practical NursingGraduation 9:30 a.m. SPC PEACCE Program Awards ERAC Meeting9:00 a.m. 30 16 23 9 SCDN ITSAC Meeting8:00 a.m. WC/SBO Meeting12:30p.m. BETA Graduation12:00p.m. Day Superintendent’s Conference of End YearEvent 10 17 24 11 18 25 www.dcboces.org SPACKENKILL Union Free Schools }www.spackenkillschools.org Nassau Elementary School students in the Spackenkill Union Free JuLY School District showed off their skills and talents during “Teamwork Counts.” During this challenging educational event, teams of second graders worked at a variety of problem- solving stations and displayed true team spirit and cooperative effort.
The BOCES Did You Facilities & Know?Operations Division at Dutchess BOCES offers school greeter training to help those in these important front line positions to protect students throughout the county’s school districts.
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Each year, BOCES Did You the Business Know?Services Division at Dutchess BOCES awards numerous cooperative bids that benefit component school districts by making the best prices of supplies available for custodial, electrical, food, fuel, hardware, office, and AUGUST copier paper. S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6
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In 2015, BOCES Did You Interact Club Know?students aged 12-18, helped The Blue Butterfly Foundation to support education for underprivileged children in South Asia.
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Adult Learning Institute (ALI) District Superintendent Services Educational Resources ALI provides services to adults and out-of In addition to serving as the Chief The Educational Resources division provides a broad array of professional support school youth in classes at various locations Executive Officer of Dutchess BOCES, to school districts, schools, their staff and students. The division goal is to improve throughout Dutchess County. Programming the District Superintendent serves as the teaching and learning for all students. This goal is met through services that focus on encompasses five major areas: Commissioner’s representative to the leadership development, staff training and curriculum development, student literacy, } Career and Technical Education component districts, as well as the liaison comprehensive planning, data analysis, integration of special and general education, } Academic/TASC/ESL classes between local districts and the State specialized student programming, broadband network infrastructure for video and } Programs for targeted populations Education Department. data, and learning technology. } Customized training for business and Richard M. Hooley Linda A. Heitmann industry 845.486.4800 ext. 2201 845.486.4800 ext. 2202 } Community education [email protected] [email protected] Elizabeth Hayter 845.483.3640 ext. 6102 Facilities and Operations Educational Programs Career and Technical Institute (CTI) [email protected] The Facilities and Operations division Dutchess BOCES Educational Programs CTI offers an extensive list of courses offers an assortment of cooperative offers exceptional services and that enables students to develop skills Business Services programs designed to assist districts with opportunities to students for academic and attitudes which lead to success. Dutchess BOCES offers a series of providing a safe and healthy environment, success through a complete continuum } Arts/Humanities cooperative management programs. These building maintenance and transportation. of services from age five through to the } Business Information Systems programs are designed to provide cost These programs provide districts with adult world of work. Our Career and } Engineering Technology savings, improve service delivery and cost effective professional expertise. Technical Institute program provides } Health Services increase efficiency through shared services Cole Bender the skills and attitudes necessary for } Human and Public Service among the component districts. 845.486.8087 21st Century students to be college and } Natural and Agricultural Sciences Sherre Wesley [email protected] career ready, while our Alternative and } New Visions Health 845.486.4800 ext. 2215 Special Education programs focus on } Related Academics/TASC [email protected] Human Resources individualized education programs and Mitchell Shron The Human Resources division facilitates Communications and Grants support services that serve students “at 845.486.8001 ext. 4555 the recruitment activities of component risk” or with special education needs. [email protected] Research districts for both certified and non-certified William Ball The Communications and Grants Research staff, provides assistance to school 845.486.8004 ext. 2222 Special Education districts in complying with certification division promotes public awareness of [email protected] Dutchess BOCES Special Education regulations for coaches, enables programs offered by Dutchess BOCES and Programs respond to the needs of students participating districts to receive eligible its component school districts. Responsible Alternative Education and component districts by providing Medicaid reimbursement dollars, and for the development and implementation of Dutchess BOCES offers several Alternative academic and vocational programs, acts as a regional certification office for internal and external communications, this Education Programs for young people promoting positive attitudes and behaviors residents and school districts of Dutchess award-winning division provides a variety recognized as being “at risk.” These and assuring opportunities for individual County. of services to enhance public relations and programs provide students with an student growth. A continuum of services Norah Merritt communications efforts. In addition, this individualized instructional program with from the consultant teacher model to 845.486.4800 ext. 2278 division offers Web services, inculding extensive support services leading to a self-contained classrooms is available for [email protected] website design, a full service print shop, high school diploma. students from age five through transitional and grants research. John Jeffrey services to the adult world of work. Genevieve Kellam 845.486.4840 ext. 3047 Doug Damiani 845.486.8051 [email protected] 845.486.8004 ext. 5407 [email protected] [email protected]
www.dcboces.org required at the school building level. School means any building, structure, and surrounding Dutchess BOCES Policies districts and BOCES are at risk from a wide outdoor grounds contained within the District’s Alcohol and Drugs Staff variety of acts of violence as well as natural preschool, nursery school, elementary or secondary BOCES encourages cooperation with other The Board prohibits the manufacture, and man-made disasters. To address these school’s legally defined property boundaries as community agencies and groups in preventing distribution, consumption, sharing and/ threats, the State of New York passed the Safe registered in the County Clerk’s Office; as well drug and alcohol abuse. Provision shall be or selling, use and/or possession of illegal Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) as all District vehicles, including vehicles used to made for instructing employees and students in drugs, counterfeit and designer drugs, or drug Act, which is now public law. Project SAVE is transport children or school personnel. alcohol, drug and tobacco abuse and prevention. paraphernalia, or alcoholic beverages in the a comprehensive planning effort that addresses a) In accordance with the Goals 2000 All laws pertaining to drug and alcohol use and workplace, or when the effects of such drugs risk reduction/prevention, response and recovery Educate America Act, section 1043 (Non- possession shall be honored by students, adults, may impair an employee’s job performance. with respect to a variety of emergencies in the Smoking Policy for Children Services), and adult students while on BOCES premises or The inappropriate use of prescription school district and its schools. and the New York State Public Health at BOCES sponsored activities, regardless of the and over-the-counter drugs shall also be Dutchess BOCES supports SAVE and intends Law, section 1399-0, smoking or the use location of the activity. prohibited. to facilitate the planning process. The District of tobacco related products by any student, Information about any drug and alcohol Superintendent of Schools encourages and employee or visitor is prohibited in all Students counseling and/or rehabilitation programs advocates on-going district-wide cooperation school buildings, outdoor grounds within shall be made available to employees. Data and support of Project SAVE. school property boundaries and vehicles, The Board recognizes that the issue of will also include the range of penalties, owned or leased. Furthermore, no smoking drugs and/or alcohol is a serious problem (consistent with local, state and federal Sexual Harassment shall be permitted at any time within any with legal, physical, emotional and social law), up to and including termination of indoor facility owned, operated, leased or implications for the entire community. The Board affirms its commitment to non- employment and referral for prosecution contracted for by the BOCES for educational Therefore, the manufacture, distribution, discrimination and recognizes its responsibility that will be imposed on employees who or library services for students K-12, unless consumption, sharing and/or selling, use to provide for all District students and have transgressed the terms of this policy. legally excepted. and/or possession of alcoholic beverages, employees an environment that is free of Additionally, confidentiality shall be insured as b) For the purpose of this policy, smoking shall illegal drugs, counterfeit and designer sexual harassment and intimidation. Sexual required by state and federal law. mean all uses of tobacco, including cigars, drugs, or paraphernalia for the use of harassment is a violation of law and stands in direct opposition to District policy. Therefore, cigarettes, pipes and other forms of smoking such drugs is prohibited on BOCES objects, as well as chewing tobacco. premises and at BOCES-sponsored Safe Schools the Board prohibits and condemns all forms of sexual harassment by employees, BOCES c) Students, employees and any members of activities, regardless of the location, at Emergencies and violent incidents in school the public who smoke in violation of this all times. In cases of special education districts are critical issues that must be addressed volunteers, students, and non-employees such as contractors and vendors which occur on policy may be subject to disciplinary action students, the policy of the host district in an expeditious and effective manner. School according to the necessary regulation and/or will be followed. The inappropriate use of districts and BOCES are required to develop a BOCES grounds and at all BOCES-sponsored events, programs and activities including those statute(s). prescription and over-the-counter drugs District-Wide School Safety Plan designed to d) The existence of a tobacco free environment shall also be disallowed. Persons shall be prevent or minimize the effects of serious violent that take place at locations off BOCES premises. A copy of this policy is available upon request. for the benefit of all who occupy BOCES banned from entering BOCES premises incidents and emergencies and to facilitate the property will depend upon the thoughtfulness, or school-sponsored events when coordination of the school district and/or BOCES Smoke Free Environment consideration and cooperation of all school exhibiting behavioral, personal or physical with local and county resources in the event of Tobacco use shall not be permitted and no personnel, students, visitors and guests. We characteristics indicative of having used or such incidents or emergencies. The District-Wide person shall use tobacco on school grounds at invite the cooperation and understanding of consumed alcohol or other substances. School Safety Plan is responsive to the needs of all any time. all individuals in assuming responsibility for schools within the organization and is consistent keeping BOCES premises free from smoke. with the more detailed emergency response plans For purposes of this policy, “school grounds”
Emergency School Closings The BOCES Trustees Board Meetings At-a-Glance BOCES announcement will be as follows: WEOK (1390 AM) WRKW (92.9 FM) Mr. Edward L. McCormick, President Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. WRRV (92.7/96.9 FM) WKIP (1450 AM) “BOCES, including Salt Point and BETA, Mr. Michael Riehl, Vice President in the Administration Building, unless otherwise indicated. classes are closed/delayed/dismissed early.” WPDH (101.5 FM) WELV (99.3 FM and 1310 Mr. Ralph Chiumento, Jr. September 9, 2015 December 9, 2015 April 13, 2016 A separate announcement will be broadcast WBPM (94.3 FM) AM) Mr. Dale Culver September 23, 2015* January 13, 2016 Regular Meeting - 6:00 p.m. for adult education evening classes. If a WCZX/WZAD (97.7/97.3) WGHQ (920 AM) Annual Meeting - 7:30 p.m. closing occurs during the school day, the Mr. Thomas Hurley October 14, 2015 January 27, 2016* WBWZ (93.3 FM) WBNR (1260 AM) April 27, 2016* radio stations will be informed immediately. WLNA (1420 AM) Mr. Jim Milano October 28, 2015* February 10, 2016 WRWD (107.3 FM/1370 May 11, 2016 Please be sure your child has an established AM) WHUD (100.7 FM) Mr. Robert Rubin November 18, 2015 February 24, 2016* procedure if no one is home. May 25, 2016* WRNQ (92.1 FM) WSPK (104.7) Ms. Nancy Pisanelli, Clerk of the Board November 25, 2015* March 9, 2016 June 8, 2016 All school closings posted on the websites: WPKF/WFPD (96.1/99.3) WDST (100.1 FM) March 23, 2016* www.dcboces.org • www.cancellations.com WGNY (1220 AM) June 22, 2016* TV Station WRNN-TV *Workshop Meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month occur only if necessary. www.dcboces.org 2015-2016 Dutchess BOCES Information Key to Abbreviations 5 BOCES Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 ACTEA...... Association of Career and Technical 845.486.4800 • www.dcboces.org Phone Numbers Fax Numbers Education Administrators AASA...... American Association of School Administrators Administration Administration/Central Office...... 486.4800 ADMINISTRATION AESA...... Association of Educational Services Agencies Richard M. Hooley Adolescent Day Treatment (BETA)...... 486.4840 x3051 Accounts Payable...... 486.4822 AHS...... Alternative High School District Superintendent Adolescent Day Treatment (SPC)...... 486.8004 Business Office/Human Resources...... 486.4821 ALI...... Adult Learning Institute Linda A. Heitmann Adult Learning Institute (ALI)...... 483.3640 Cooperative Recruitment...... 486.4827 BETA...... BOCES Education and Training Academy Deputy Superintendent Alternative Education Programs...... 486.4840 x3047 District Superintendent/Central Office...... 486.4981 BFA...... BOCES Facility Association Medicaid...... 486.4824 Sherre Wesley Business Services...... 486.4800 x2215 BOE...... Board of Education Assistant Superintendent Career and Technical Institute...... 486.8001 CAC...... Cabinet Advisory Council for Business Services Certification Office...... 486.4800 x2217 ADULT LEARNING INSTITUTE (ALI) CAIT...... Curriculum Assessment and Instructional Technology Norah Merritt Communications and Grants Research...... 486.8051 ALI Main Office...... 483.3641 CSE...... Committee on Special Education Executive Director Community Solutions for Transportation....483.3640 x6109 CSO...... Chief School Officer for Human Resources Cooperative Maintenance...... 486.8070 BOCES EDUCATIONAL TRAINING ACADEMY CST...... Community Solutions for Transportation William Ball Data and Digital Design...... 486.4840 x4580 (BETA) CTI...... Career and Technical Institute Director for Educational Programs Defensive Driving...... 483.3640 Communications and Grants Research...... 486.4958 DCEDC...... Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation) Educational Resources...... 486.4840 x4614 Intensive Day Treatment...... 486.4942 Facilities and Operations...... 486.8070 lnstructional Programs...... 486.4852 DCSSAC...... Dutchess County School Safety Advisory Committee) TASC/Adult Program...... 483.3640 Mid-Hudson Regional Special Education DEHIC...... Dutchess Educational Health Insurance Consortium STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION TASC/High School Program...... 486.8001 x4731 Technical Assistance Support Center...... 483.3946 DCRCOC...... Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Dutchess BOCES offers employment and educational opportunities without regard to Help Desk...... 486.4840 x3333 Shared Printing Service...... 486.4795 DCSBA...... Dutchess County School Boards Association race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age and provides equal access to the Boy EDC...... Economic Development Corporation Scouts and other designated youth groups. Inquiries regarding this nondiscrimina- Human Resources...... 486.4800 x2271 tion policy may be directed to the following individuals. These officials will provide Intensive Day Treatment (BETA)...... 486.4944 CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (CTI) ER...... Educational Resources information, including complaint procedures to any citizen, student or employee who Intensive Day Treatment (SPC)...... 483.3996 Conference Room 301...... 486.4828 ERAC...... Educational Resources Advisory Council feels that his or her rights may have been violated by the BOCES or its officials. Itinerant Special Education Services...... 486.8004 CTI Main Office...... 486.8171 HSE...... High School Equivalency (Formally GED) THE DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS ACT (DASA) Job Placement/Adult Students...... 483.3640 x6131 ITSAC...... Instructional Technology Services Advisory Council The Dignity Act (Education Law §11[7]) defines harassment as the creation of a hostile Learning Technology...... 486.4840 x4886 EDucational resources LHCOSS...... Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents environment by conduct or by verbal threats, intimidation or abuse that has or would Microcomputer Repair...... 486.4840 x4850 Educational Resources line 1...... 483.3648 MHSSC...... Mid-Hudson Schools Study Council have the effect of unreasonably or substantially interfering with a student’s educational Educational Resources line 2...... 486.4832 NAESP...... National Association of Elementary School Principals performance, opportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional or physical well-being. Mid-Hudson Cooperative This includes conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse that reasonably causes or Recruitment Program...... 486.4957 Learning Technology/Help Desk...... 486.4781 NSBA...... National School Boards Association would reasonably be expected to cause a student to fear for his or her physical safety. Mid-Hudson Regional Special Education Model Schools...... 486.4832 NYSAWA...... New York State Association Such conduct verbal threats, intimidation or abuse may be based on a person’s actual or Technical Assistance Support Center....486.4840 x3136 School Library System...... 486.4833 for Women in Administration perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practices, Model Schools...... 486.4840 x4612 NYSCOSS...... New York State Council of School Superintendents disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender. NYSSBA...... New York State School Boards Association Inquiries regarding discrimination on the bases listed above may also be made to the Nursing Assistant Program...... 483.3640 x6119 SALT POINT CENTER (SPC) United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New Race to the Top...... 486.4840 x4533 Facilities and Operations...... 486.4818 PEACCE...... Providing Education for Autistic and York, NY 10005, (646) 428-3800, [email protected]. Related Special Education Services...... 486.8004 Safety and Risk...... 486.4818 Communication Impaired Children Effectively Safety and Risk Management...... 486.8087 SPC Main Office...... 486.4980 PDP...... Professional Development Plan Dutchess BOCES Salt Point Center...... 486.8004 PPS...... Pupil Personnel Services 5 BOCES Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 School of Practical Nursing...... 486.8045 QA...... Quality Assurance Title IX/ Sexual Harassment – Employees Linda A. Heitmann, Deputy Superintendent Shared Printing Service...... 486.4840 x3008 RSE-TASC...... Regional Special Education voice: 845.486.4800, ext. 202 School Improvement Service...... 486.4840 x4614 Technical Assistance Support Center [email protected] School Library System...... 486.4840 x4561 SAANYS...... School Administrators Association of New York State Section 504/DASA Coordinator/Sexual Harassment – Students Norah Merritt, Executive Director of Human Resources Special Education Programs...... 486.8004 SBO...... School Business Official voice: 845.486.8004, ext. 499 Web Services...... 486.4840 x3148 SCD...... Staff Curriculum Development [email protected] SPC...... Salt Point Center EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER SSP...... Summer Scholars Program Dutchess BOCES does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, creed, color, SYSOP...... System Operator national origin, marital status or disability. TSS...... Technology Support Service WC...... Workers’ Compensation produced by Dutchess BOCES Office of Communications and Grants Research WIB...... Workforce Investment Board Genevieve Kellam, Administrator Barbara K. Slocum, Public Information Officer