HFM BOCES 2011-12 budget passed by comnponent school districts

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HFM BOCES puts spotlight on urgent need to raise graduation rates

HFM BOCES has launched an initiative to help raise awareness among parents, educators and community residents about what causes teens to drop out -- and what we can do as individuals and collectively to boost graduation rates.

It's a serious problem

Across the nation, nearly one-third of high school students will not graduate – that’s 1.2 million students a year, or 7,000 each school day.

Regionally, the numbers are better, with 76 percent of high school seniors on average graduating each year in the HFM BOCES area.

But those numbers aren’t nearly good enough, not for the individuals whose opportunities are limited by their lack of education, and not for society as a whole.

Throughout the 2008-09 school year, HFM BOCES will continue to post resources to help area educators and parents work together to boost graduation rates.

Please bookmark this page and check back soon for more information.

Drop-out Prevention Resources

• www.dropoutprevention.org

• www.americaspromise.org



	HFM BOCES news

	Districts approve 2011-12 BOCES budget April 28, 2011 - Fourteen of 15 component school districts voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the 2011-12 HFM BOCES administrative budget of $2,657,058. Edinburg Common School District did not have a quorum, so no vote was registered. In addition, two incumbent members—Louis "Rusty" Capece of Ft. Plain and Jean LaPorta of Gloversville—were re-elected to the HFM BOCES Board of Education for three-year terms. Board of Education terms begin July 1.

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