2022-23 Budget and Board Elections
View the 2022-23 Capital Region BOCES Budget Newsletter
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.
2021-22 Meeting Schedule
Meetings are generally held on the third Monday of every month 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.
- July 19, 2021 (Airline Drive Academy) Meeting begins at 6:45 p.m.
- August 9, 2021
- September 20, 2021
- October 18, 2021 (Schoharie CTE)
- November 15, 2021
- December 20, 2021 (Airline Drive Academy)
- Thursday, January 13, 2022
- January 31, 2022 – Special meeting begins at 5 p.m. in Executive Session for a discussion of a personnel matter.
- Thursday, February 17, 2022
- March 14, 2022 – Special meeting begins at 5 p.m. in Executive Session for a discussion of a contractual matter.
- March 21, 2022
- Wednesday, April, 13, 2022 – Annual Meeting and Regular Board Meeting (Airline Drive Academy)
- The regular/monthly board meeting will be held from 4:30 – 5 p.m. at Airline Drive Academy.
- The Annual Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Airline Drive Academy.
- May 16, 2022 View the May 16, 2022 agenda.
- Thursday, June 16, 2022 (Schoharie CTE)
- July 18, 2022
2021-2022 Board Meeting Schedule – One-Page Printer-Friendly Version
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Board Members
Nancy delPrado
President
Elected: 2014
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Mohonasen Central School District
Heather Soroka
Vice-President
Elected: 2018
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Watervliet City School District
Member of: Watervliet City 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
Naomi Hoffman
Elected: 2020
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Shenendehowa Central School District
Member of: Shenendehowa Central School District Board of Education
Kevin Kutzscher
Elected: 1995
Current term ends: 2022
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
John Phelan
Elected: 1994
Current term ends: 2023
Home district: Guilderland Central School District
Rose Surman
Elected: 2007
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District
Matthew Tedeschi
Elected: 2019
Current term ends: 2022
Home district: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
Member of: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District Board of Education