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More fun facts are now being solicited! E-mail Deb Bush if you have something to submit! Textbooks for Non-Public Schools has a collection of books worth nearly one million dollars! Tour de Lance won the final Turtle Travers held at SSS. The CR BOCES Communications Service turned 20 in June 2008. CAPIT's staff provides classroom education to 1,500 students annually. They also offer assessments, referrals and counseling to 2,000 students and families along with staff development and policy development to more than 50 schools.
Library Services Department has coordinated the second year of a
consortial purchase of e-books for our schools. 69 schools in the
Capital Region have chosen to participate. Our first collection was
purchased in the 2008-2009 school year. This year, for the
2009-2010, schools have added an additional $10,000 worth of books
to their electronic resources collection for just $2000 per
building. As this collection grows, students are finding that they
have access to over 80 reliable, up-to-date reference books (all
online!) that are aligned to NYS learning standards and available to
them 24/7 – both at school and at home.
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Why an Intranet for SSS? The SSS Intranet was launched to streamline the sharing of information that is common to staff in our division. Whether you are looking for a particular form or have a question about hiring or budget protocols -- you can now look to the SSS Staff Intranet! Special thanks to Maryann Osborn, Vicky Schweizer, and Heather Faubert for their help in managing this information, and to Bonnie Minick and Ken Petersen for the design and launch of this great new resource for our division! October 2009 - Open Enrollment for Health/Vision/Section 125 Flexible Spending Plan Open enrollment for is currently underway for Capital Region BOCES Employees and retirees. On-line registration must be completed before November 30, 2009.
NEW Voicemail and Groupwise Integration
NERIC is pleased to introduce another new feature of the voicemail
system -- the ability to integrate your voicemail with your
Groupwise email account. This feature will allow you to access your
voicemail through a new folder on your Groupwise client while away
from your work space enabling you to be even more responsive to your
customers. This
user guide will assist you with the setup. If you have any
questions along the way, please contact the helpdesk at ext 5400 or
helpdesk@gw.neric.org or
Leslie Long at ext 5455 or
llong@gw.neric.org.
NEW Cisco Personal Communications Assistant for your phone!
Now that the migration to a new voice mail
server is behind us, NERIC is now able to introduce you to new
feature sets that are aimed at making your use of the system easier
and more customized. The first feature introduced is the Personal
Communications Assistant. This is a web-based application that will
allow you to customize certain personal settings. You will also
have the ability to change your greetings, the order in which your
messages are replayed, and much more.
Click here for instructions on how to access this new feature.
If you have any difficulties please contact the NERIC helpdesk at
ext. 5400 or Leslie Long at ext. 5455.
New Help Desk Procedure for Reporting Technical Trouble
Effective, Monday, September 14, 2009 a new
procedure will be set in place for reporting technical trouble.
We will no longer contact Karen Strevy directly (via e-mail or in
person) to report technical issues or requests. We have been advised
by NERIC that we should call (5400) or e-mail the Help Desk
HelpDesk@gw.neric.org
with our technical issues. We are hopeful that this new procedure
will make it easier for everyone. See attached for reporting
procedures...MORE»
Introducing the new Capital Region BOCES logo!
With the new school year comes a new logo for Capital Region BOCES, communicating our global view of education, location in the Capital Region of New York and focus on children...MORE» 2009 STAR Award Winners Announced On June 26, the fourth annual STAR Awards were handed out to eight extraordinary members of the School Support Services staff. This year's winners are: Creative - Matt Leon, Customer Driven - Anne McCoy, Dedicated - Tom Trainor, Integrity - Christine Carpenter, Leadership - Shelley Viola, Student-centered - Ameera Crellin, Supportive - Erin McNulty, and Teamwork - Matt Stenglein. ...MORE» SSS Video Retrospective Watch our video tribute to Pete Kopcha and the staff of School Support Services. Pete is retiring at the end of June 2008 after almost 37 years with Capital Region BOCES. We wish him well in his newest endeavors!
Wondering what budget code to use? Look here. Board of Education Calendar, Payroll Calendar, BOCES Holidays, Kitchen Cleaning Calendar and more are collected here. How to reserve conference rooms, troubleshoot conference room technology, access video conferencing, SSS laptops and follow conference room etiquette. Straight from our Risk Management Service! A useful library of forms is collected here for your convenience. Civil Service questions? New procedures for computing time off for part time employees, EAP program and more. Useful information from our SSS Tech Support office!
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