THE REGIONAL PERSONNEL SERVICES
of
Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES
(914) 248-2310
Renée Gargano, Deputy Superintendent

The Regional Personnel Services Department of Putnam/Northern BOCES has been developed to offer participating districts cost-effective services which address the special needs of school district personnel. The services include:

For additional information, please contact Nancy Organ, Regional Personnel Services Assistant 
at 914-248-2309
E-Mail:norgan@pnwboces.org

FUTURE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ACADEMY 
TEACHERS COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Teachers College - Columbia University, in partnership with P/NW BOCES, offers a Future School Administrators Academy in Putnam and Westchester.  The goal of this partnership is to enhance the breadth, size and quality of the educational administrative candidate pool for leadership positions within the school districts and BOCES. The program was launched in the Fall of 1999. It has been cited by the New York State Center For Leadership as a model program "in recruiting and training the next generation of leaders".

To receive the Certificate of Advanced Study, participants must complete 30 units of academic credit and an approved internship. This is accomplished in 5 semesters with a July semester between the two school years.  Upon completion, a New York State certificate as School District Administrator is received. Participants are enrolled by Superintendent's recommendation only.

Call Carol Ross, Coordinator of Regional Personnel Services 
at 248-2357 for details
E-Mail: cross@pnwboces.org

Administrator Awareness Training Seminars are scheduled annually. These full day seminars include, but are not limited to, legal issues, labor and employee relations, and compliance with current mandates, which impact school policy.

Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations

A curriculum developed by Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES and Cornell University School of Labor Relations consists of courses that have been customized for school leaders. Number of course units and days vary by certificate.

The certificate in Leadership Management Development includes the following:

The certificate in Human Resources includes the following:

The certificate in Contract Administrative Studies includes the following:

Call Carol Ross, Coordinator of Regional Personnel Services 
at 248-2357 for details
E-Mail: cross@pnwboces.org

Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in partnership with The Gallup Organization offers a series of professional development programs to assist school districts with interview screening.

This four-day training is a scientifically researched and validated interviewing system designed to elicit information relevant to a person’s strengths and potential for outstanding job performance. The program is intended to assist districts with the interview process to assure that only the most qualified teachers are hired. Gallup recommends recertification every 18 months to assure accuracy in coding.

This web-based interview offers speed and ease to candidates and human resource administrators. The interview can be completed in about 40 minutes at the convenience of the candidate. A percentile match score is reported over a secure web site for human resources administrators or principals authorized to view the results. The interviews can then be conducted with candidates in areas of need, starting with the highest strengths match score and working down.

This service is a valuable tool for those who have a large number of resumes to screen. Using advanced technology and Gallup’s teacher research, the Automated Teacher Screener identifies those candidates who make a time investment pay off.

This one-day program gives an administrator a practical understanding of his/her strengths and helps him/her develop a plan to build on those strengths. This program is geared to new and experienced administrators and promises to be a strong component of professional growth.

The Principal Perceiver Interview is a telephone interview done by a trained Gallup professional. The candidates selected are screened through a series of structured questions, allowing the district to create a pool of talented people from which site-based decisions may be made.

Call Carol Ross, Coordinator of Regional Personnel Services 
at 248-2357 for details
E-Mail: cross@pnwboces.org

Using the Internet to transmit employment applications, candidates can apply to one or more of the participating districts in the Regional Teacher Recruitment service by filling out one application. Candidates target the districts they want to apply to and have the option of granting all districts access to their file. Districts can search for, sort and print applications, cover letters and resumes using multiple sophisticated search criteria. The on-line application is free to candidates. Educators can apply at: www.pnwboces.org/teacherapplication Crystal Decisions of Palo Alto, CA, donated the software package that creates comprehensive reports for this on-line application system.

Vacancies for districts are entered onto the P/NW BOCES web page. The site is linked to national databases for jobs in education and web sites serving college and university placement offices nationwide.

Call Maria Biagini 
at 248-2358 for details
E-Mail: mbiagini@pnwboces.org

Districts participate in various college and regional teacher employment fairs, including, but not limited to, Southern Westchester BOCES, Teacher Recruitment Days (upstate New York), Massachusetts Educational Recruiting Consortium (MERC), Teachers College and Tylin Minority Careers in Education Exposition.

The Regional Advertising Service offers participating districts substantial savings on advertising costs. Cost reductions are twofold. Districts are given discounted NYS contract rates in addition to state aid on all ads placed through this service.

Districts are charged an annual fee for enrollment in this service. Advertising costs are based on district usage.

Come Teach With Us

A joint project with Pace University, this program is designed to recruit individuals with academic backgrounds in the areas of science, mathematics and languages other than English who are not currently in the teaching profession. Applicants must have demonstrated academic excellence and be able to work toward teacher certification through the alternative certification process. Successful applicants are offered positions in participating school districts. The program includes coursework, field experience and support services throughout the participants’ teaching and learning experiences. (More information)

The Videoconferencing option for candidate interviews is a cost-effective, efficient way to screen candidates who are not able to travel for an interview. It expands the opportunities for districts to interview candidates for vacancies to ensure positions are filled with the best candidate.

In response to a mandate by the State Education Department (SED) that prospective school district employees be fingerprinted for criminal background checks, BOCES fingerprints district employees and forwards prints to SED. Clearance results are forwarded directly to the referring district.

Call Felecia Morris 
at 248-3855 for details
E-Mail: fmorris@pnwboces.org

This service is comprised of two components. A series of staff development programs for office support (non-instructional) staff is scheduled throughout the school year at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES. In addition, districts may schedule on-site customized programs of their choice.

Topics for seminars include, but are not limited to the following:

Call Nancy Organ 
at 248-2309 for details
E-Mail: norgan@pnwboces.org
Please call if you wish to provide an on-site customized program for your staff.

The EAP program offers a confidential, 24-hour-a-day counseling service to employees of participating school districts and their immediate families. The program includes help in such areas as marital, personal, legal and medical problems. 

Management consultation and a series of seminars for administrative personnel and employees are included.

Click here for a printable EAP brochure (PDF).

Call Nancy Organ 
at 248-2309 for details
E-Mail: norgan@pnwboces.org

The SubFinder Service is an automated call-in, call-out computerized system for reporting absences and securing subs. The system manages teacher absences and substitute teacher assignments and can be used as an attendance management system for all staff. It uses the latest in automated interactive voice technology. The voice response, computer-based system records teacher absences, secures appropriate substitutes and tracks the entire process automatically. Detailed and cumulative reports for use in payroll, accounting and in the maintenance of attendance records are generated. This cost-effective system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Remote Sub Station allows districts access to their data. Districts are able to modify data via an Internet connection to the SubFinder system. Remote Sub Stations permit districts to enter new employees, create or modify absences, change priority lists and monitor all data for their district. Districts run reports for attendance, payroll and accounting locally at the district site, utilizing the Remote Sub Stations.

The payroll interface option allows participating districts to take absence and job information and integrate it with the district’s payroll or human resource system. 

Call Lorraine Petruzzi 
at 248-2379 for details
E-Mail: lpetruzzi@pnwboces.org

Seminars to recruit and train a new pool of interested, competent substitute teachers are held twice a year. Training is aimed at first-time substitutes as well as individuals hoping to re-enter the field of education and substitutes seeking to brush up on instructional and behavior management skills. At the end of the session SubFinder districts receive a directory of available substitutes who have completed the course.

Call Carol Ross, Coordinator of Regional Personnel Services 
at 248-2357 for details
E-Mail: cross@pnwboces.org

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