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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HI list, a former colleague who
attended the same university program to pursue certification as a teacher of the
blind and visually impaired, suggested posing my certification question to the
nearest boces rather than contacting the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State> state education department. My
question is what does the acronym BOCES refer to? I appreciate clarification
about this term. I live in <st1:City w:st="on">New York City</st1:City> but do
go to upstate <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New
York</st1:place></st1:State> occasionally in the summer
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> <FONT size=2
face=Arial>Sara Rooz</FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=2
face=Arial>certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired</FONT></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=2
face=Arial>independent provider vision education services in new
yorkcity</FONT></o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>