1. Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
Established July 29, 1948

2. Lighting the Way to the Future
Brushton-Moira
Raquette Lake
Chateaugay
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services is to provide shared services to its component school districts.
St. Regis Falls
Lake Placid
Salmon River
Long Lake
Saranac Lake
Malone
Tupper Lake

3. Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Dennis J. Egan, President Brushton-Moira
Emily M. Lauzon
Salmon River
Thomas O’Bryan, Vice President
St. Regis Falls
Daniel Mansfield
Tupper Lake
George S. Cook Saranac Lake
Richard M. Preston Lake Placid
Elizabeth R. Forsell
Raquette Lake
John G. Swanston Chateaugay
Donna J. Kissane Malone

4. Development of BOCES Services
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Development of BOCES Services

5. How does a district express interest in creating a new service?
Superintendent Expresses Interest.
Discussion Takes Place with Other Superintendents.
If Sufficient Interest Exists, BOCES Staff Research the Area of Interest and Provide Baseline Information on a Possible Service.
A Workgroup is formed – Usually led by the Deputy Superintendent or Director of Management and Finance.
This Workgroup Includes BOCES Staff and Component District Staff. Additional Agencies are Engaged as Applicable.
Cooperative Service Description is Developed and Submitted to NYSED. This Includes Information on Projected Service Costs.
Once Approved by NYSED, Districts Sign upThrough our Annual Service Request Process.

6. Calendar for Development of BOCES Programs and Services
January 8, 2016
Final date for districts to return “Preliminary Requests for Services” forms to BOCES.
January & February 2016
BOCES develops preliminary budget for review and discussion based on districts’ preliminary request for services.
Cooperative Service Applications (COSERs) filed with State Education Department.
BOCES continues discussions with component school district representatives to review needs and obtain additional input for budget development.
Component school superintendents review and discuss proposed costs for services identified during the preliminary request phase.
BOCES adjusts and finalizes budget.

7. Calendar for Development of BOCES Programs and Services
March 3, 2016
Estimated costs for BOCES services provided to component school superintendents.
March 14, 2016
Firm costs for BOCES services provided to component school superintendents. 
April 7, 2016
BOCES annual meeting and presentation of tentative administrative, capital and program budgets to school board members of component school districts
April 19, 2016
BOCES annual election and vote on the BOCES administrative budget
April 20, 2016
Component school districts make final decisions regarding BOCES services for the school year and confirm with BOCES.
 "Intention to Participate" forms returned.
Note:  Contracts for services are based upon this information.

8. Calendar for Development of BOCES Programs and Services
May 1, 2016
Enrollment forms due for CTE 
June 3, 2016
Enrollment forms due for PASS and Alternative Education programs for  
June 17, 2016
Contract for Cooperative Educational Services (AS-7) sent to districts. 
July 8, 2016
Enrollment forms due for Special Education programs for  
July 13, 2016
Final date for returning Contract for Cooperative Educational Services (AS-7) to BOCES based on "Intention to Participate" forms.

9. Why Adult Literacy? Parents are their children’s first “teachers”.
Parents with stronger literacy skills are more likely to send young students to school ready to learn and provide better support to school-aged children of all ages.
Increased adult literacy improves the quality of the workforce and supports economic development.

10. Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES Adult Literacy Programs
Students Akwesasne Girls and Boys Club – Hogansburg Goff Nelson Library – Tupper Lake North Country Community College – Saranac Lake OneWorkSource – Malone St. Joseph’s Rehabilitation Center – Saranac Lake Home Study/Distance Learning Case Management Services Total Served - Unduplicated