Online Posting, Emergency Support
Designate us as an emergency backup in your crisis plan. Over the course of the fiscal year, Erie 1 BOCES will provide up to 1 hour per month of after-hours support (4-9 p.m.; 6-8 a.m.) to upload and layout district-provided emergency content to the district’s website and social media accounts. Our designers will brand district-provided visuals and create graphics for social posts that need imagery.
Provided by BOCES
- Communication Services team will dedicate a professional to upload your content as you need it outside of regular office hours (4-9 p.m.; 6-8 a.m.).
- Based on the district’s needs, our professional(s) will already have knowledge and experience in website content management, social media practices, graphics design and branding.
- BOCES employees will have the standard equipment and supplies required to conduct this role. Please see the "responsibilities tab/district will provide" notes.
- BOCES will fulfill all functions associated with employment such as payroll, time sheets, evaluations, standard staff development, etc…
District will Provide
- Access to the online tools to the Erie 1 BOCES team, enabling more than one staff member to post on your behalf in the event of an emergency. This will ensure continuous coverage in the event of illness, vacation or staff changes.
- The district must utilize the pre-determined/pre-approved communication process.
- The district must provide a list of onsite contacts who are pre-approved to share information to be posted.
- The district must provide original text/images and project details within a timely manner.
- The district must provide an onsite contact for questions and concerns.
- Unique software: The district must provide training for technology that is unique to their district. (Software that is offered by the WNYRIC will be arranged and covered by Erie 1 BOCES.)
Our service fee includes:
- An on-call system for after-hours support.
- Standard costs of employment for the duration of time contracted, including: overtime, salary, benefits, FICA, unemployment and workers compensation insurance and the NYS retirement system.
- Minimal costs associated with standard computer hardware and software.
- E-mail account and server storage for the files created.
- A VoIP Soft Phone and telephone number.
- Standard office supplies.
- Staff development at Erie 1 BOCES including professional association fees and training on the standard hardware and software noted above.
- BOCES supervisory costs and office support associated with employment at Erie 1 BOCES (ex: out of office coverage, attendance requests, processing payments, monitoring processes/procedures, annual evaluations, etc…).
- Our fee provides up to 1 hour of work per month for the entire fiscal year outside of normal business hours.
- Unused hours cannot be rolled into future months.
- Except for extreme police or fire matters, future hours cannot be utilized in advance.