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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
ECCA and PTECH Students Inducted into National Technical Honor Society
On April 8, 2025, the SUNY Adirondack Queensbury Campus hosted the induction ceremony for the newest members of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS).
Students Get Hands-On with Gas Safety and Excavation Training During National Grid & UDig NY Event
More than 180 students from Career & Technical Education programs at WSWHE BOCES participated in a hands-on gas safety demonstration, hosted in collaboration with National Grid’s Gas Safety Team and UDig NY.
Celebrating Autism Awareness Month with the 2025 BEARS Bonanza
The BEARS Bonanza 2025 brought together students from multiple BEARS classrooms in a celebration of diversity, creativity, and inclusivity.
WSWHE BOCES 2025 Annual Meeting Highlights Student Success and Programs
On April 2, 2025 WSWHE BOCES held its annual meeting of the trustees and members of the boards of education of its component school districts. Culinary arts students prepared and served dinner to more than 70 guests.
Timber, Tradition, and Trades: Students Bring History to Life
Students from the WSWHE BOCES Career & Technical Education program are bringing history to life through a unique hands-on project: constructing two full-scale replica sleds modeled after those used by Henry Knox to transport cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston during the American Revolution.
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.
2023-2024 Financial Statement
The WSWHE BOCES 2023-2024 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