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.
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES does not discriminate in its programs and activities
Notice is hereby given of the annual inspection for the 2021-2022 school year.
For further information please click here to see the full Comprehensive Attendence Policy # 6000.
In accordance with New York State law, we have been conducting lead testing on all sources of water used for drinking or cooking purposes at all of our locations.
To review the Draft Code of Conduct for the 2022-2023 school year, visit this page.
Public Notice: Employment of Retirees
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES with certain exceptions obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child’s education records.
The Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex BOCES is committed to protecting the privacy and security of student data and teacher and principal data.
WSWHE BOCES has adopted Policy # 6810 Privacy and Security for Student Data and Teacher and Principal Data to implement the requirements of Education Law Section 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner’s Regulations, as well as to align the BOCES’ data privacy and security practices with the National Institute for Standards and Technology Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Version 1.1).