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Schenectady officials outline Capital Region regionalization plan, urge collaboration on pre‑K, special education and shared services

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Deputy Superintendent Joe DiCaprio told the Oct. 8 Schenectady Board of Education that Capital Region BOCES and 24 regional superintendents submitted a two‑part regionalization plan to the State Education Department on Oct. 1 to catalog partnerships and recommend shared services in areas including special education, pre‑K and transportation.

Deputy Superintendent Joe DiCaprio briefed the board on a regionalization plan developed by 24 Capital Region districts through Capital Region BOCES and submitted to the New York State Education Department on Oct. 1.

“The purpose of this plan is to begin to showcase collaborative efforts across regions and identify where we’re going to need supports,” DiCaprio said. He described the plan as two parts: (1) cataloguing existing regional activity and partnerships; and (2) recommending areas where districts could build cooperative programs and seek legislative…

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