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Madison-Oneida BOCES outlines capital, administrative budget and regional programs to Rome board
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Summary
Madison-Oneida BOCES officials presented their administrative and capital budgets and reviewed regional CTE, RIC and shared services for Rome City School District, including a proposed administrative budget of $8,028,676 when retiree obligations are included.
Scott Boodleman, district superintendent of Madison-Oneida BOCES, told the Rome City School District board that BOCES provides services only when component districts request them and that BOCES cannot levy taxes or receive state aid directly. "We don't have the power to levy tax. We don't collect tax money," Boodleman said, explaining the agency's revenue and budget constraints.
Boodleman and his team described BOCES' three main divisions instructional programs, support and operations, and the Regional Information Center and outlined how staffing and services scale to district demand. He said the RIC serves roughly 4950 districts in the region and that many career and technical education programs operate off the main Verona campus in partner districts or community colleges.
Matt Williams, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, walked the board through secondary CTE pathways, dual-credit arrangements with MVCC and SUNY Morrisville, and plans to add a welding and an electrical facility in partnership with MVCC and Camden. "These industry credentials give kids a transferrable credential that they can walk into employment with or also transfer some of those dual credits into MVCC," Williams said.
Lisa Decker, deputy superintendent for finance and operations, detailed the proposed administrative budget and local allocations. She reported a current administrative budget of $7,495,365 and said including retiree obligations brings the proposed total to $8,028,676. Decker also reviewed internal charges, cooperative bidding services, labor relations and legal support BOCES provides to Rome, and explained the district's share is calculated by RWADA; Rome's RWADA was reported at 5,063 (about 36.6%).
Decker said updates to the BOCES aid formula increased the amount of salary eligible to generate aid and showed line-by-line estimates for local share after aid. She described planned facility rentals and capital spending, and noted the BOCES administrative and capital budgets are developed with constituent superintendents and reviewed by a regional committee.
The delegation closed with event notices: a BOCES open house and the BOCES annual meeting on April 15. Board members expressed appreciation for the partnership and said the presentation helped clarify how BOCES services support district programs and budget planning.
The board did not take formal action on the BOCES budget during this meeting; BOCES representatives answered board questions and offered to provide follow-up details as requested.
