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BOCES outlines program expansions; administrative budget to rise about 10.9%
Summary
Orleans–Niagara BOCES leaders told the Niagara Falls board they are expanding career and alternative education programs, increasing services for adult learners and relocating programs as leases end — changes that lowered an estimated 19% admin-budget increase to about 10.86% after adjustments.
Dr. Farrar, district superintendent for Orleans–Niagara BOCES, told the Niagara Falls City School District board that BOCES is broadening career and alternative-education programs and moving some sites as leases end, a shift that will raise the BOCES administrative budget shared by component districts.
Why it matters: The BOCES administrative budget is apportioned to each component district based on resident weighted average daily attendance (RWADA). Board members were presented with program-growth details that BOCES leaders said will expand student opportunities but require increased administrative support and facilities changes.
Dr. Farrar said BOCES serves 13 component districts and just under 30,000 students, with two career/technical centers including the Niagara Career &…
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