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What is a RIC?

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There are 12 Regional Information Centers (RICs) serving school districts in New York State. Organized under the Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) structure, a RIC provides technical solutions for one or more BOCES and their component school districts. Combined, RICs serve 700 public school districts and provide approximately $300 million in annual services to New York State schools.

 

Typical RIC services fall into two categories:

Instructional SupportComputer Services: Management
Offered in conjunction with local BOCESData and Applications ServicesTechnical/Infrastructure Services

E-learning/Distance Learning
 
Data Analysis
 
Professional Development and Technology Integration
 
Digital Content including Online Resources
 

Data Collection and Reporting
 
Test Scanning/Scoring

 

Applications including:

•   Financial Management Systems and Support, including Special Education, AIS, RTI
 
•   Cafeteria Management Systems
 
•   Web Development
 
•   Customized Programming for above

 

Management and/or support for voice/video/data for …
 
•   Local and Regional Networks
 
•   Networked Security Systems
 
•   Networked Voice Systems
 
•   Networked Video Solutions
 
•   Disaster Recovery

 

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