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OCM BOCES presents $361,000 in district savings, CTE and cybersecurity achievements

Board of Education of the North Syracuse Central School District · March 24, 2026

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Summary

OCM BOCES deputy superintendent Colleen Vigiano presented a district snapshot highlighting about $361,000 saved through cooperative purchasing, estimated 2025–26 BOCES aid of $7.4 million, cybersecurity uptime of roughly 99.9% and CTE program updates including New Vision and Innovation Tech participation.

Colleen Vigiano, deputy superintendent of OCM BOCES, presented a district-specific snapshot to the Board of Education outlining services North Syracuse participates in and the regionwide supports BOCES provides.

Vigiano highlighted multiple lines of support, saying cooperative purchasing saved North Syracuse approximately $361,000 in 2024–25 and that the district’s estimated BOCES aid for 2025–26 is about $7,400,000. She emphasized behind-the-scenes services — such as Medicaid billing and staffing support — that can increase district aid and administrative efficiency. "By doing that together, we're able to save districts a lot of money," Vigiano said.

Vigiano also described Career and Technical Education offerings and student successes: North Syracuse students participate in Innovation Tech and CTE programs, and multiple students advanced from regional competitions to states. She noted a regional focus on attendance initiatives and pilot home visits to help identify barriers to student attendance. On technology, Vigiano said the Regional Information Center has improved cybersecurity and is "up about 99.9% of the time."

Why it matters: BOCES services affect district operating costs, staffing decisions and student pathways to careers; the presentation flagged both savings and programmatic supports that feed into the board’s budget deliberations.

Vigiano invited questions and said the snapshot includes qualitative and quantitative data about services the district purchases from BOCES.