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Superintendents highlight BOCES, special‑education capacity and school construction needs
Summary
Witnesses told the joint committee that cooperative education service agencies (BOCES) improve special‑education evaluations, staffing and grant competitiveness for small districts; they also asked for committed school construction aid and transition funding to address failing facilities.
Sherry Souza, superintendent of Mountain View Supervisory Union, outlined how cooperative education service agencies (BOCES) have helped small districts pool resources for timely special‑education evaluations, professional development and cooperative purchasing. Souza said BOCES enabled her district to apply for grants "for over a $100,000" to support special‑education endorsements—opportunities a…
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