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About Us
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES is a shared educational services organization serving 10 school districts in New York’s North Country region with instruction, instructional support and operational services.
FEH BOCES is comprised of two locations: the Adirondack Educational Center (AEC) and North Franklin Educational Center (NFEC), while also conducting services at satellite sites and locations of our program partners. For information on our educational centers, satellite sites, or program partners, please go to our Locations page.
Our schools and classrooms provide:
- Technical education programs that give career-minded students hands-on learning experiences.
- Alternative education programs that find paths to success for students who don’t thrive in a typical classroom setting.
Our Leaders
For more information on our Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and other administrators, visit the Our Leaders page.
Our Values
Mission
Provide high-quality educational programs and shared services for our students, schools, and communities.
Vision
Maximize the potential of each individual so today’s learners become tomorrow’s skilled professionals.
Core Beliefs
- Everyone can learn and grow.
- Safety is everyone’s responsibility.
- We build effective partnerships through collaboration and shared decision-making.
- We embrace diversity and treat each other with respect, compassion, and dignity.
- We model integrity, positivity, hard work, and professionalism.
- We offer multiple pathways to success.
- We place students at the forefront of all decisions.
- We value creativity and innovation.
FEH BOCES History
Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES was one of the first three BOCES in New York.
Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) were created by the New York State Legislature in March 1948 to provide shared programs to regional groups of school districts.
The Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services is comprised of nine board members representing component school districts.
July 29, 1948
The first version of FEH BOCES is officially chartered, with the Supervisory District providing shared services to school districts in northern Franklin County. John F. Byrnes was the first district superintendent to lead the BOCES.
1962
District Superintendent Byrnes retired. Maurice J. Finnegan was appointed District Superintendent.
November 1966
Lake Placid Central School District and three Wilmington districts were added to the Supervisory District, creating Franklin-Essex BOCES.
October 1968
Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake joined the BOCES.
January 31, 1971
District Superintendent Finnegan retired. Robert R. Whitman was appointed district superintendent.
July 1, 1971
Long Lake Central School District and Raquette Lake Union Free School in Hamilton County were added to the Supervisory District, bringing FEH BOCES to its current boundaries.
1975
Adirondack Educational Center opens in Saranac Lake.
September 1, 1986
District Superintendent Whitman retired.
January 15, 1987
David J. DeSantis was appointed district superintendent. Mr. DeSantis started with FEH BOCES in 1965 as a special education teacher, and he also worked for the organization as coordinator of special services, administrative assistant, and assistant superintendent before taking on the district superintendent role.
June 30, 2007
District Superintendent DeSantis retired.
November 26, 2007
Stephen T. Shafer was appointed district superintendent.
August 2019
District Superintendent Shafer retired, operating as chief information officer until the end of 2019.
January 6, 2020
Dale L. Breault Jr. was appointed district superintendent, with Lori L. Tourville as assistant superintendent for instruction. Stacy Wheeler was subsequently appointed assistant superintendent for operations.
What is a BOCES?
There are 37 Supervisory Districts in New York State, each of which has a Board of Cooperative Educational Services.
Component school districts participate in a wide range of shared services that individual school districts may not be able to operate as effectively or economically themselves. These services include Career & Technical Education and other educational programs, instructional support for teachers, and operations support.
School districts receive BOCES aid in addition to local state aid as an incentive to share the cost of approved programs and services.
About Links
Component Districts
Brushton-Moira Central School District
758 County Route 7
Brushton, NY 12916
518-529-7342
Chateaugay Central School District
42 River Street
Chateaugay, NY 12920
518-497-6611
Lake Placid Central School District
50 Cummings Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
518-523-2475
Long Lake Central School District
20 School Road
Long Lake, NY 12847
518-624-2221
Malone Central School District
42 Husky Lane
Malone, NY 12953
518-483-7800
Raquette Lake Union Free School
115 Route 28
Raquette Lake, NY 13436
315-354-4733
St. Regis Falls Central School District
92 North Main Street
St. Regis Falls, NY 12980
518-856-9421
Salmon River Central School District
637 County Route 1
Fort Covington, New York 12937
518-358-6600
Saranac Lake Central School District
79 Canaras Avenue
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
518-891-5460
Tupper Lake Central School District
294 Hosley Avenue
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
518-359-3371
Helpful Links
- FEH BOCES School Report Cards
- BOCES of NYS
- FEH BOCES Code of Conduct and Summary of Code of Conduct
- New York State Education Department
- Northeastern Regional Information Center (NERIC) – one of 12 Regional Information Centers around the state that provides area BOCES with IT support
- Franklin County
- Essex County
- Hamilton County
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