Choices - Windows
Choices (high school version) contains occupational information for nearly 700 prime occupations, each customized with regional occupational projections (including WNY), and occupational descriptions for another 2,500 similar titles. In addition, Choices provides educational information for all two-and four-year colleges throughout the country, all accredited private business and trade schools, graduate institutions, and a file of financial aid resources. New features include career planner, scans, skills, and Web connections to job banks and colleges. Schools licensing Choices may use the software on as many computers of the same type as desired within the building at no extra charge.
Professional development opportunities provided for the instructional software purchased. Please contact your Model Schools planner to set up dates.
- Develop, adopt, and implement a district technology integration plan
- Plan staff development sessions with the WNYRIC staff developer and require attendance by appropriate staff
- Comply with copyright agreements
- Provide Erie 1 BOCES with the name and telephone number of a district contact person and all information as required by vendor.
- Maintain the local area network
- Notify WNYRIC contact at least 90 days prior to renewal date if district is dropping this service.
The WNYRIC utilizes cost effective best practices determined by research that allows our experienced and trained technical staff to perform robust testing and support of the WNYRIC network in the areas of security, infrastructure, energy management, virtualization strategies, disaster recovery and business continuity. Therefore, we are able to be a district advocate for vendor contract issues and aggressively negotiate contract pricing and performance terms.
Staff follow best practices in order to provide necessary security as it relates to the most recent student, teacher and principal data security and privacy regulations.
Service Desk can be reached Monday –Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by calling (716) 821-7171, 1-800-872-0780 or by e-mail at servicedesk@e1b.org; or click HERE for our live chat. A representative will be available from 4:30 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. to assist you with calls regarding emergency situations. During all other hours and holidays, a caller will receive important information regarding coverage.