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Welcome to Bits & Pieces

Everyone needs a break occasionally. Welcome to the virtual break room for HFM BOCES employees.
The Shared Decision Team envisioned a "hidden" employees page, nestled among all the official news and information on this website, to help build better internal communication and a sense of community among the people that make up HFM BOCES. Visitors here could learn and share the behind-the-scenes information that makes us tick.

The page is not really hidden. Once you are here, you can simply bookmark the page in your browser. Or, you can find the link at the top of the official employee page.

 

How to contact the people responsible for Bits & Pieces.

If you have any submissions, questions, suggestions, concerns or complaints, please contact us.

Phone:    (518) 736-4681, ext. 4685
FAX:        (518) 736-4311
E-mail:    tantis@hfmboces.org

 

ARCHIVE: What people really want to know

Is it possible for the HFM BOCES website to display the school closings and delays relevant to the HFM districts?

The best way to protect kids online: Talk to them.

Why is the flag at BOCES at half staff so frequently?

Who decides when to have a fire drill?

10 Commandments of E-mail Etiquette

 

 

2011-12 Mystery Employees

Sept 12-16: Sally Fancher
Lisa Malagisi

Sept 19-23: Michelle Paul
No correct guess

Sept 26-30: Ed Lakata
Christine Eaton

Oct. 3-7: Lisa Malagisi
Jennifer Winton

Oct. 10-14: John Gleeson
Anna Everhardt

Oct. 17-21: Sally Wock
Chris Bush

Oct. 24-28: Anna Everhardt
No correct guess

Oct. 31-Nov. 5: Sarah Wilson Sparrow
No correct guess

Nov. 8-Nov. 11: Alison Daly
Carol Ashley

Nov. 29-Dec. 2: AutumnEve Slawienski-Tracki
Noel Weiss

Dec. 5-9: Matthew Popp
Bobbie Olsen

Dec. 12-16: Linda Capece-Morley
Jennifer Winton

Jan. 9-13: Rebecca Skretkowicz
Jennifer Winton

Jan. 16-20: Cathy Cole
Carol Ashley

Jan. 23-27: Dale Hults
Carol Ashley

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A virtual Information Central for HFM employees

 
What people really want to know

Do you have a question for Bits & Pieces?

What's going on with that? Why do they do it that way? Who do I see about this?

Things to consider when asking for information


Check back frequently to see what your colleagues really want to know.

What's Happening

Observation: Any cupcake consumed before 9 AM is, technically, a muffin.

Network Team workshops rescheduled

HFM BOCES Network Team has rescheduled its Math Unit Share (9-12) workshop for 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The event was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Workshop #17 - Literacy in the Content Area, originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.

Contact Christine Bush at cbush@hfmboces.org to register for these workshops.

 

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2011-12 Mystery Employee

mystery guest imageHow well do you know your
HFM co-workers?

We got you warmed up with some basic questions last year. How long have you worked here? What's your favorite color? This year we are digging a little deeper.

The challenge is to be the first person to identify the HFM BOCES employee revealed through the daily clues.

Each day we will share information about our mystery guest. At the end of the week we will reveal their identity and announce the person that first guessed it correctly.

If you did not complete a survey on Opening Day, you can still turn one in at the HFM BOCES business office (attn. Tom Antis). Don't have one, download it here.

Monday - Clue #1 I have met and spoken with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Amy Grant and Johnny Cash. And I once dressed as a California Raisin, and the occasion was not Halloween. Can you guess my name?

Tuesday - Clue #2 The strangest food I ever ate was alligator, or possibly ostrich. Do you know who I am?

Wednesday - Clue #3 My autobiography will be called "It's All a Blur." My favorite eatery is the Lucky Leprechaun. Do you know who I am?

Thursday - Clue #4 If I could be someone else for one day, I would be one of my students so I could see what their world was really like. Do you know who I am now?

Friday - Clue #5 At karaoke night I will sing "You've Got a Friend," and my super power, if I had one, would be the ability to read minds. Have I stumped everyone? What is my name?

This week's Mystery Employee is Special Education Physical Therapist Dale Hults. The only correct guess was from Carol Ashley.

I think the Mystery Employee is:

My name is:

 

Taking the Pulse
of HFM BOCES

What do you think is the #1 mission of HFM BOCES?

Prepare youth and adults for successful careers.

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Helping good kids become great adults!

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Odds & Ends

Mapquest.com: Designated mileage calculator

2011 IRS mileage reimbursement rate: 55.5 cents/mile

Ready to quit smoking? www.nysmokefree.com

What else would you like to see in Bits & Pieces? Have an idea for new content?

   This page is maintained by
Tom Antis, Communications Specialist for HFM BOCES. Email me at
tantis@hfmboces.org

 

 

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2012 HFM wall calendar

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