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Blue Ribbon Commission Ambassador Forums

In a continuing effort to transform New York’s education system guided by stakeholder input and feedback, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will conduct a series of Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) “Ambassador Forums” to provide an opportunity for the public to share their thoughts about NYSED’s proposed vision for implementing the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures. 

Location: Erie 1 BOCES Education Campus

Address: 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 - Building B - Room B2A/B
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 3:30–6:30 PM
Registration Link: Erie 1 BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Educators Forum
Public Forum (in person or via Zoom) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 5:00–7:00 PM
Registration Link: Erie 1 BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Public Forum
Contact: Jessie Karches (jkarches@e1b.org)

Location: Orleans Niagara BOCES

Address: 4124 Saunders Statement Road Sanborn, NY 14132
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 4:00–7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for Orleans Niagara BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Educators Forum
Public Forum (virtual) Date/Time: September 19, 2024 at 6:00–8:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for Orleans Niagara BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Public Forum
Contact: Mike Fisher (mlfisher@onboces.org)

Location: Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES (School Services Building)

Date/Time: September 20, 2024 at 12:00–3:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for PNW BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission Forum
Contact: Fred Ende (fende@pnwboces.org)

Location: Sullivan BOCES

Address: 15 Sullivan Ave Suite 1W, Liberty, NY 12754
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 4:00–7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for Sullivan BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Educators Forum
Public Forum Date/Time: Sept 12, 2024 at 5:30–8:30 PM
Registration Link: Register for Sullivan BOCES hosted Blue Ribbon Commission – Public Forum
Contact: Maria Sommer (maria.sommer@scboces.org)

Location: Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Address: 750 Waverly Ave, Holtsville, NY 11742
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 20, 2024 at 8:30-11:30 AM
Registration for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Educators Forum will be available soon.
Public Forum (in person or via Zoom) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Registration for the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Public Forum will be available soon.

Location: Western Suffolk BOCES

Address: 31 Lee Ave, Wheatly, NY 11798
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 18, 2024 at 9:00-12:00 PM
Registration for the Western Suffolk BOCES Educators Forum will be available soon.
Public Forum (in person or via Zoom) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Registration for the Western Suffolk BOCES Public Forum will be available soon.

Location: Nassau BOCES

Address: 1 Merrick Ave, Westbury, NY 11590
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 23, 2024 at 2:00-5:00 PM
Registration for the Nassau BOCES Educators Forum will be available soon.
Public Forum (in person or via Zoom) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Registration for the Nassau BOCES Public Forum will be available soon.

Location: Eastern/Western Suffolk BOCES

Educators Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 17, 2024 at 6:30-9:30 PM
Registration for the Eastern/Western Suffolk BOCES Educators Forum will be available soon.

Location: Jefferson Lewis Campus Watertown BOCES

Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 9:00-11:00 AM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Forum hosted by Jefferson Lewis BOCES Watertown Campus - September 10
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 4:00-6:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Forum hosted by Jefferson Lewis BOCES Watertown Campus - September 11

Location: Jefferson Lewis Campus HGS BOCES

Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 9:00-11:00 AM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Forum hosted by Jefferson Lewis BOCES Lewis County Campus - September 10
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 4:00-6:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Forum hosted by Jefferson Lewis BOCES Lewis County Campus - September 11

Location: Broome-Tioga BOCES Education Center

Address: Student Cafeteria, 435 Glenwood Rd. Binghamton, NY 13905
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 2:00-5:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Broome-Tioga BOCES
Contact: Kerri Bullock (kbullock@btboces.org)

Location: CVES (CEWW BOCES)

Educators Forum (in-person at Moriah Auditorium) Date/Time: September 16, 2024, Time TBD
Educators Forum (in-person at CVES Conference Center & virtual via WebEx) Date/Time: September 24, 2024, Time TBD
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forums hosted by CVES BOCES
Public Forum (in-person & virtual)
Location: 
CVES Conference Center, 1443 Military Turnpike, Plattsburgh, NY
Date: September 9, 2024
Public Forum (in-person)
Location: 
Moriah Auditorium
Date/Time: October 2, 2024, Time TBD
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forums hosted by CVES BOCES

Location: Questar III

Address: Questar III Conference Center, 10 Empire State Blvd, Castleton, NY 12033 
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 1:00 -4:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educator Forum hosted by Questar III BOCES
Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Questar III BOCES
Contact: Janet Sawyer Janet.Sawyer@questar.org

Location: OCM BOCES

Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Educators + Public Forum (In-person) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 6:00 PM
Address: OCM BOCES Main Campus, 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088
Educators + Public Forum (In-person) Date/Time: September 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Address: OCM BOCES Cortlandville Campus, 1710 NYS Route 13, Cortland, NY 13045
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators and Public Forums hosted by OCM BOCES

Location: Ulster BOCES

Address: Jane Bullowa Conference Center, 175 Route 32 North, New Paltz, NY 12561
Educators + Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: October 10, 2024 at 5:00-7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators and Public Forum hosted by Ulster BOCES
Contact: Sarah Dudley-Lemek (sdudley-lemek@ulsterboces.org)

Location: WSWHE BOCES

Address: WSWHE BOCES Conference Center, 267 Ballard Rd., Suite 5, Wilton, NY 12831 
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 17, 2024 at 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by WSWHE BOCES
Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by WSWHE BOCES

Location: Oneida BOCES/Herkimer BOCES/Madison BOCES

Address: Howard D. Mettelman Learning Center, 4747 Middle Settlement Road, New Hartford NY
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 17, 2024 at 4:00-7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES
Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES
Contact: Ann Turner (aturner@oneida-boces.org)

Location: Sullivan BOCES

Address: 15 Sullivan Ave Suite 1W Liberty, NY 12754, NY
Educators Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 11, 2024 at 4:00 -7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Sullivan BOCES
Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 12, 2024 at 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Registration Link: Register for the Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Sullivan BOCES
Contact: Maria Sommer (maria.sommer@scboces.org)

Location: Dutchess BOCES

Educator Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 PM, Dutchess BOCES Conference Center

Educator Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 19, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 PM
Address: Dutchess BOCES Conference Center, 5 BOCES Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Registration Link: Register for the September 19 Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

Educator Forum (in-person) Date/Time: October 16, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 PM
Address: Beacon City School District, Beacon High School, 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY 12508
Registration Link: Register for the October 16 Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

Educator Forum (in-person) Date/Time: October 23, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 PM
Address: Pawling Central School District, Pawling Middle School, 80 Wagner Road, Pawling, NY 12564
Registration Link: Register for the October 23 Blue Ribbon Commission Educators Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 6:30-8:00 PM, Dutchess BOCES Conference Center

Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: September 19, 2024 at 6:30-8:00 PM
Address: Dutchess BOCES Conference Center, 5 BOCES Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Registration Link: Register for the September 19 Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: October 16, 2024 at 6:30-8:00 PM
Address: Beacon City School District, Beacon High School, 101 Matteawan Road, Beacon, NY 12508
Registration Link: Register for the October 16 Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

Public Forum (in-person) Date/Time: October 23, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 PM
Address: Pawling Central School District, Pawling Middle School, 80 Wagner Road, Pawling, NY 12564
Registration Link: Register for the October 23 Blue Ribbon Commission Public Forum hosted by Dutchess BOCES

New York City Blue Ribbon Commission Forums

Five (5) forums will be conducted virtually via Zoom, each targeting stakeholders in one of the 5 boroughs but open to stakeholders from across NYC.

Location: Bronx
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: September 30, 2024 at 5:00–7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for September 30 Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Bronx)
Contact: Sharon Rencher (SRenche@schools.nyc.gov)

Location: Brooklyn
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: October 1, 2024 at 5:00-7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for October 1 Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Brooklyn)
Contact: Sharon Rencher (SRenche@schools.nyc.gov)

Location: Manhattan
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: October 7, 2024 5:00-7:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for October 7 Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Manhattan)
Contact: Sharon Rencher (SRenche@schools.nyc.gov)

Location: Queens
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: October 8, 2024 at 6:00-8:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for October 8 Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Queens)
Contact: Sharon Rencher (SRenche@schools.nyc.gov)

Location: Staten Island
Educators + Public Forum (Virtual) Date/Time: October 9, 2024 at 6:00-8:00 PM
Registration Link: Register for October 9 Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Staten Island)
Contact: Sharon Rencher (SRenche@schools.nyc.gov)

Rochester City School District

Educator Forums:

Location: OACES/Rochester
Address: 30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY 14605
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 10, 2024 at 4:00-6:00pm
Registration Link: Register for September 10 OACES/Rochester Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Course: 49362 Section: 79635)
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)

Location: OACES/Rochester
Address: 30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY 14605
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 12, 2024 at 3:00-5:00pm
Registration Link: Register for September 12 OACES/Rochester Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Course: 49362 Section: 79638)
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)

Location: OACES/Rochester
Address: 30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY 14605
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 17, 2024 at 5:00-7:00pm
Registration Link: Register for September 17 OACES/Rochester Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Course: 49362 Section: 79639)
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)

Location: OACES/Rochester
Address: 30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY 14605
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 25, 2024 at 4:30-6:30pm
Registration Link: Register for September 25 OACES/Rochester Blue Ribbon Commission Forum (Course: 49362 Section: 79641)
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)

Public Forums:

Location: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Address: 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY 14559
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 16, 2024 at 5:00-7:00pm
Registration Link: Register for September 16 Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Blue Ribbon Commission Forum
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)

Location: First Unitarian Church of Rochester
Address: Williams Gallery 1st Floor, 220 Winton Rd. South Rochester, NY 14610
Educators Forum Date/Time: September 23, 2024 at 6:00-8:00pm
Registration Link: Register for September 23 Rochester Blue Ribbon Commission Forum
Contact: Tricia Gonzalez (Tricia.gonzalez@rcsdk12.org), Candace Colon (candace.colon@rcsdk12.org)