Contact:

Deborah Bush-Suflita, Communications Manager
(518) 464-3960, deborah.bushsuflita@neric.org

900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite 102
Albany, NY 12205

The Capital Region BOCES Communications Service was the first service of its kind in New York State, and today it's the largest, serving more than 50 school districts and four BOCES around the state. Our staff of 57 professionals work as a team to provide school districts and BOCES with a level of communications expertise they could never secure on their own. Our goal is to help districts be the first and best source of information about what is happening in districts, from classrooms to board rooms.

Services provided:

• Core Communications Service — Includes a communications specialist to work closely with your administrative team, who is backed up by a team of graphic designers, Web and video developers, and print management specialists
• Crisis Communications Support — Advice and assistance during difficult situations
• Grants & Development Service — Helping districts access additional funding sources
• Parent Today — A whole new way for districts to connect with parents
• School News Notifier (SNN) — An opt-in alert system that allows parents and community to receive e-mail and text messages from your district
• Web Site Hosting & Technical Support — Provides a secure home for your Web site
• Shared Web Communication Service — Support for Web sites, including writing, managing and streamlining content
• Shared Video Communication Service — Professional video services, from script writing to video shooting and editing
• Print Management — Quotes and management of your print jobs
• Communication Research — Implementation of a variety of tools, including exit surveys and facilitated focus groups, to gauge public opinion on key school issues
• Communications & Design Project Work — Purchase services on a project basis, as an alternative to purchasing the Core Communications Service
• Public Meetings — Assistance for planning and advertising public input meetings

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