OCM BOCES breaks ground for new main campus

On Wednesday, May 7, OCM BOCES held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate their acquisition of the former Nationwide Insurance building at 110 Elwood Davis Road in Liverpool and to officially mark the building’s renovation.

OCM BOCES Board of Education members, administration and various member of Turner Construction, who will oversee the project, and Tetra Tech, who provided the renovation designs, were on hand to help break ground.

Pictured left: OCM BOCES District Superintendent Jody Manning stands (center) with (L to R) Chris Gray (Turner Construction, Manager of Operations - Syracuse), Aaron Jackson (Turner Construction, Superintendent), Ann Wright (OCM BOCES Board of Education President) and Barb Chambers (Tetra Tech, Project Manager).

The acquisition/renovation will allow some OCM BOCES programs to be moved from leased facilities into the new building, resulting in improved facilities and adequate instructional space for OCM BOCES students. Additionally, it will result in long-term savings for OCM BOCES 23 component districts.

The building will be the home of OCM BOCES administration, Instructional Support, adult education and teacher training facilities, and will be known as the OCM BOCES Education Center - Main Campus. OCM BOCES Board of Education also recently voted to officially title its other facilities with consistency:

●      The Lee G. Peters facility in Liverpool will become the OCM BOCES Education Center - Peters Campus.

●      The Charles McEvoy facility in Cortland will become the OCM BOCES Education Center - McEvoy Campus.

●      The Irvin E. Henry facility in Syracuse will become the OCM BOCES Education Center - Henry Campus.

Currently, the estimated move-in date for the OCM BOCES Education Center - Main Campus is September 2016.

Click here to view News Channel 9's story on the groundbreaking.

OCM BOCES Board of Education members and administrators at the May 7 groundbreaking ceremony.