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What is WSWHE BOCES?
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (WSWHE BOCES) serves 31 school districts in a five-county region. The BOCES Board of Education, a governing board made up of representatives from component school districts, is responsible for the oversight of curricular, financial and other policy decisions. The chief executive officer of a BOCES is the District Superintendent who works closely with local school districts as a liaison/agent of the New York State Commissioner of Education.
Recent News
Chief School Officers Outline 2025-26 Legislative Priorities
Educational leaders and stakeholders from across the region gathered on January 24 at WSWHE BOCES to discuss critical priorities for the 2025-2026 school year, including the full funding of Foundation Aid, updated graduation requirements, workforce development challenges, and the transition to zero-emission school buses.
Learn about our programs in January. Attend an ECCA Info Session or CTE Open House.
The WSWHE BOCES ECCA programs and CTE programs are hosting Info Sessions and Open Houses January 14, 15 and 16.
Culinary Student Earns Silver at Annual American Culinary Federation Competition
Sommarah Whitbeck, a senior at Saratoga Springs High School, and culinary arts and hospitality student at WSWHE BOCES competed alongside members of Skidmore Dining Services, and top chefs from institutions across the Northeast and Texas in a “Chopped”-style competition on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The event was hosted by Skidmore College.
WSWHE BOCES CTE Health Care Programs Receive Hands-on Experience at the Wesley Community Campus
The Wesley Community, a senior living campus with more than 700 residents in Saratoga Springs, partners with the WSWHE BOCES Career and Technical Education (CTE) division where they host Health Occupations and New Visions Health Careers Exploration program students. This partnership engages high school students interested in pursuing careers in health care.
Empowering Young Women with Career Discovery
Women have to see it to be it. The WSWHE BOCES Women In Trades Initiative is focused on narrowing the skills gap and encouraging young women to enter the trades, in particular traditionally male dominated fields such as automotive technology, auto body repair, construction trades, environmental conservation & forestry, heavy equipment operation, HVAC-R, industrial and performance machining, power sports technology and welding.
Public Notices
District-wide School Safety Plan
New York State School Districts and BOCES are required to develop a district-wide school safety plan designed to prevent or minimize the effects of serious violent incidents and emergencies and to facilitate the coordination of the district with local and county resources in the event of such incidents or emergencies.
Annual Fire Inspection Public Notice
Notice is hereby given of the annual inspection for the 2024-2025 school year.
2022-2023 Financial Statement
The WSWHE BOCES 2022-2023 Audited Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules can be found here.
Office of the New York State Comptroller Audit March 2024
The Division of Local Governmanent and School Accountability reviewed aspects of WSWHE BOCES operations for the period July 1, 2021 - August 31, 2023.
Code of Conduct
To review the Code of Conduct and future drafts, click the link below to visit the webpage.
About Us
- 31 School Districts
- 36,000 Students
- >20 CTE Programs
- 10+ Enrichment Programs
- 100s Professional Development Workshops