Board Membership
Members of the board are volunteers who are elected by members of the Boards of Education of our component school districts to serve for three-year terms. Learn about board membership and elections.
Duties and responsibilities of the board include:
- Provide shared educational services to our component schools.
- Conduct needs assessments and long-range planning for BOCES and component school districts.
- Employ teachers and support staff to carry out BOCES programs.
- Prepare an annual BOCES budget and oversee annual expenditures.
- Set policies for the organization and plans for future growth and change.
- Appoint BOCES district superintendents (subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Education).
- Work closely with the Capital Region BOCES district superintendent to implement state laws and board policies and directions.
To contact the Board of Education, email boe@neric.org.
2022-23 Meeting Schedule
Meetings are generally held at 5:30 p.m. at 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Albany, unless otherwise noted. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Board Clerk Mary Beth Bruno at 518-862-4920 or mary.bruno@neric.org.
- Thursday, July 14, 2022; Meeting begins at 5:15 p.m.
- Monday, August 15, 2022
- Monday, Sept. 12, 2022
- Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 (Schoharie CTE)
- Monday, Nov. 14, 2022
- Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
- Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023
- Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
- Monday, March 29, 2023; Annual Meeting – begins at 4:30 p.m. (Albany CTE)
- Monday, April 17, 2023
- Monday, May 15, 2023
- Thursday, June 15, 2023 (Schoharie CTE)
- Monday, July 17, 2023
2022-2023 Board Meeting Schedule – One-Page Printer-Friendly Version
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Board Members
John Phelan
President
Elected: 1994
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Guilderland Central School District
Naomi Hoffman
Vice-President
Elected: 2020
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Shenendehowa Central School District
Member of: Shenendehowa Central School District Board of Education
Brian Backus
Elected: 2021
Current term ends: 2024
Home district: Niskayuna Central School District
John Bergeron
Elected: 1976
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Schenectady City School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
Nancy delPrado
Elected: 2014
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Mohonasen Central School District
Kevin Kutzscher
Elected: 1995
Current term ends: 2025
Home district: Sharon Springs Central School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
Lynne Lenhardt
Elected: 1997
Current term ends: 2024
Home district: Bethlehem Central School District
Member of: Tech Valley High School Board of Education
Heather Soroka
Elected: 2018
Current term ends: 2025
Home district: Watervliet City School District
Member of: Watervliet City School District Board of Education
Matthew Tedeschi
Elected: 2019
Current term ends: 2025
Home district: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Member of: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District Board of Education
Bruce Tryon
Elected: 2022
Current term ends: 2025
Home district: Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District