How CAN school districts save money?
School districts in our area work among one another and with their municipal governments to purchase utilities, employee insurance, expensive machinery and heavily used items at lower costs per unit. Through BOCES (boards of cooperative educational services) they provide educational programs that they individually could not afford to offer for students in need of special services as well as students pursuing careers involving expensive machinery. The services required to support the expensive use of technology are provided through BOCES. The Rochester City district pays to participate in some BOCES programs, but state aid formulas would penalize large city school districts if they joined BOCES. School district business officers are always seeking new partnerships with other school districts and municipalities to provide greater efficiencies and cost effective delivery of services.
