Your local BOCES office can help you on your journey to teaching—and beyond.
BOCES stands for Boards of Cooperative Educational Services. In a nutshell, BOCES are a network of 37 regional chapters across New York State. Each chapter offers programs and services to local school districts, like summer school, transportation, professional development for educators and more. Shared services help districts get programs and support they might not be able to afford otherwise!
BOCES support smaller districts in New York, so there are no BOCES chapters in the “Big Five” school districts—Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers.
A lot! Individual BOCES chapters offer programs like:
Wherever you're at in your education career, your local BOCES chapter can help support you and your future students.
Your local BOCES chapter can help you apply for your New York State teaching certificate! Regional Certification Officers are available to evaluate your teaching certificate documents and application, and guide you through the application process.
Just call or email your regional certification office to get started!
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