BOCES Seeks BOE Nominees

The Otsego Northern Catskills (ONC) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is seeking nominees for their Board of Education. BOCES were developed by the New York State Legislature in the 1950s to provide shared services to school districts. ONC BOCES provides its nineteen (19) component school districts with a variety of quality educational and administrative services. ONC BOCES also provides the region with adult and continuing education. ONC BOCES serves Andes, Charlotte Valley, Cherry Valley-Springfield, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Gilboa-Conesville, Hunter-Tannersville, Jefferson, Laurens, Margaretville, Milford, Morris, Oneonta, Roxbury, Schenevus, South Kortright, Stamford, Windham-Ashland-Jewett and Worcester school districts.

There are four seats up for election this year. The Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES has a nine member Board of Education. ONC BOCES Board of Education terms are three (3) years. The Board meets once per month, with meeting locations alternating between the Otsego Area Occupational Center in Milford, NY, the Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge, NY and the ONC BOCES Instructional Support Services Center in Oneonta, NY. New terms begin on July 1, 2024. Only one candidate per district can be elected to the BOCES Board. The following districts are eligible to nominate a resident to the BOCES Board of Education: Andes, Cherry Valley-Springfield, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Hunter-Tannersville, Jefferson, Laurens, Milford, Morris, Schenevus, South Kortright, Roxbury, Windham-Ashland-Jewett and Worcester. If you live in any of the aforementioned districts and are interested in serving on the BOCES Board of Education, please contact your local superintendent’s office as soon as possible. If you would like more information about the ONC BOCES organization, please contact the ONC BOCES District Superintendent’s Office at (607) 286-7715 ext. 2224 or aoliveri@oncboces.org.