SERVICES CONTRACTED THROUGH BROOME-TIOGA BOCES

The following list itemizes current BOCES service involvement (descriptions follow):

• Model Schools – The Model Schools service offers comprehensive support for integrating technology into the curriculum. It provides instructional technology planning, regional curriculum coordination aligned with technology, and district-tailored opportunities for professional development (top)

• Common Learning Objectives – This service focuses on the integration of instructional technology on regionally developed curriculum objectives and provides access to hardware and software aligned with those objectives.(top)

• Media Library/Educational Communications – Provides for the loan of media resources to support the curriculum for component districts and BOCES. (top)

• Educational Research Resources – Provide research and access to a professional library collection.(top)

• Info-Matics – Support on this fund accounting, payroll, budget, personnel, and tax collection software designed specifically for school district business offices.(top)

• Network Support Services – This service enables districts to connect school buildings into a district Wide Area Network (WAN) and to connect the district LAN/WAN with the BOCES Regional Network. This regional network serves both the administrative and instructional needs of participating school districts. In addition to supporting this network infrastructure the service also supports the acquisition and networking of IBM/compatible microcomputers for many administrative uses.(top)

• Part 200 – Part 200 is a database designed to track the day-to-day events of special education students in accordance with the CSE and CPSE process stated in the Part 200 section of the Commissioner’s regulations.(top)

• Medicaid Data Collection – Service which provides support, resources and assistance for required data collection.(top)
   
• Micro-Computer Based Guidance – A comprehensive service designed to meet the needs of school districts in the arena of college identification and student placement(top)
   
• LEAP Reporting – Provides schools with a centralized service to facilitate the reporting of New York State Assessment Data to the State.(top)
   
• Regional Data Analysis – Provides districts with the capability to access and analyze student data related to performance measures. The analysis will assist districts with the CDEP, staff development planning, reporting presentations, district SDM teams, applying for state/federal aid and grants and curriculum/standards/assessment alignment.(top)
   
• Regional Grant Writer – Service offers grant writing resources both for district-specific and regional initiatives.(top)
   
• Cognos - provides schools and districts with longitudinal trend data and regional benchmarks for meaningful, responsible analysis and interpretation of state assessment results. This includes access to the web-based data analysis program, Cognos PowerPlay, with which schools can examine proficiency levels of students in multiple demographic groups - e.g., gender, ethnicity, income, English language learners, and students with disabilities - as required for LEAP, STEP and NCLB accountability. (top)
   
• ADM2000 - A graphical interface student management system to record information such as: Student/Family Demographics, Daily Attendance, Classroom Attendance, Student Scheduling, Grade Reporting/Interim Reporting, Discipline, Graduation Requirements, Transportation, Health Records, Special Education, Parking, and History.(top)