Cooperative Board
Orange-Ulster BOCES Cooperative Board
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are created and established by the Commissioner of Education at the request of component school boards and are governed by a board of 5 to 15 members, elected for three-year terms by those school boards.
The Orange-Ulster BOCES Cooperative Board is made up of seven members who have served or are serving on local boards of education. The Cooperative Board appoints the district superintendent, subject to the NYS Education Commissioner's approval, to serve as its chief executive officer. Funding for BOCES primarily comes from contracts with component districts for specific services, or through the state or federal government or other specified agencies.
Since the mid-1900s, BOCES have played an important role in the development and consolidation of a comprehensive, statewide system of education, providing needed services to students in rural areas. BOCES became the vehicle for providing an increasing number of specialized services, particularly career and technical education (CTE) programs, as well as services to pupils with disabilities mandated under federal and state legislation during the 1960s and 1970s.
During that time, BOCES also began to offer administrative services, professional development for teachers, administrators, and school boards, adult education and extracurricular and enrichment programs for students in component school districts. Today, BOCES play an integral role in the education of thousands of students of all ages in New York State.
 Eugenia S. Pavek, |
 William M. Boss, |
 Michael Bello |
 Lawrence E. Berger |
 Martha Bogart |
 David Eaton |
 Edwin A. Estrada |
BOARD MEETING NOTICE
Please take notice that a Regular Business Meeting of the Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Orange-Ulster BOCES Onken Conference Center, 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, New York, and beginning at 5:00p.m., at that time, it is anticipated that the Board will make a motion for the purpose of adjourning into executive session.
Public session will resume at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Sharleen Depew
Clerk of the Board
Posted 05/05/23
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2022-2023 Cooperative Board Schedule of Meetings
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
*Thursday, November 3, 2022
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023 Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 20, 2023 BOCES Budget Vote Date
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Thursday, June 8, 2023
*First Thursday of the Month – All others the 2nd Thursday
The Cooperative Board holds regular meetings once a month on a Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Onken Conference Center at 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, New York 10924.
Notes:
NYSSBA Annual Convention & Pre-Convention School Law Seminar Syracuse, NY
Thursday, October 27 – Saturday, October 29, 2022
Approved by the Board – February 10, 2022
2023-2024 Cooperative Board Schedule of Meetings
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
*Thursday, November 2, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
*Thursday, April 4, 2024 Annual Meeting
Thursday, April 18, 2024 BOCES Budget Vote Date
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024
*First Thursday of the Month – All others the 2nd Thursday
The Cooperative Board holds regular meetings once a month on a Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Onken Conference Center at 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, New York 10924.
Notes:
NYSSBA Annual Convention & Pre-Convention School Law Seminar Buffalo, NY
Thursday, October 26 – Saturday, October 28, 2023
Approved by the Board – February 9, 2023
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Upcoming Conferences/Workshops
MHSSC (Mid-Hudson School Study Council)
OCSBA (Orange County School Boards Association)
NYSSBA (New York State School Boards Association)
NSBA (National School Boards Association)