Compliance - Brewster Central School District

State and federal regulations require staff have access to a safe and professional work environment. Simply, it is a critical responsibility we all share. As such, mandated compliance training provide staff with access to information to help support a culture of safety and professionalism.

All Brewster employees are required by state and federal laws to participate in mandated training during the school year. These mandated training are noted below. Live training for the Blood Borne Pathogens and Hazard Communications takes place annually during the first Superintendent’s Conference Day. This is done for the purpose of ensuring that someone with knowledge of this topic is present to answer questions. As such, a representative from PNW BOCES, Carol Snyed, facilitates this training. Additional compliance training include:

Child Abuse
Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)
General Harassment
Sexual Harassment
Student Data Privacy (NY State Ed Law Section 2-d)

While all employees must complete compliance training annually on the topics listed above, the District may also require that certain employee groups complete training related to other topics that are relevant to their work responsibilities. For instance, the BTA contract notes that such mandated training may total three hours in any given year. Similarly, the SEIU contract stipulates additional training specific for bus drivers.

Such training must be completed at the individual’s discretion prior to March 20th. Release time is not provided to complete such training. Trainings noted above are completed and filed through the Global Compliance Network (GCN). After logging into the system, the user will see a list of tutorials required for his/her position. Generally, each compliance training takes 9 - 30 minutes to complete. Once all tutorials are complete, the individual should print and send their certificate of completion to District Office @ Attention: Human Resources.

How to Log into the GCN Website

Step 1: Go to the GCN Training Site
Visit www.site.gcntraining.com
Step 2: Click “LOGIN”
Step 3: Enter the BCSD Organization Code
Organization Code: 84078b
Note: You will need to enter this code each time you log in.
Step 4: Enter Your User ID
New Staff:
Your User ID is your network ID (first initial + last name). Example: jsmith
Returning Staff:
Use the User ID you previously created.
Step 5: Review & Submit
Check your pre-filled personal information and click “Submit.”

Future Logins

Each time you log in, simply enter:
The BCSD Organization Code: 84078b
Your unique User ID

Need Help?

Contact the Technology Helpdesk at (845) 279-5051, ext. 1156

Compliance Notices

Certification (Teacher, Teaching Assistant, Administrator)

Federal Notices

Mandated Reporting

Civil Rights Compliance & Title IX Complaints

No person in the United States on the basis of sex shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Title IX's Definition of Sexual Harassment includes conduct on the basis of sex that is one or more of the following:

An employee conditioning provision of an aid, benefit, or service on an individual's participation in unwelcome sexual conduct. (Quid Pro Quo or this, for that)
Unwelcome conduct determined by a reasonable person to be so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it effectively denies a person equal access to the school's education program or activity.
Sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking.

Title IX Coordinators are trained on the following:

Initial/general responses to a report or allegations
Formal complaint requirements
Mandatory Grievance Process requirements
Grounds for mandatory and discretionary dismissal
Grounds for consolidation of matters
Investigation requirements

Notification of Policy

The District does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education program or activities, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX and its implementing regulations not to discriminate in such a manner. Inquiries about the applicability of Title IX and its implementing regulations to the District may be referred to the District’s Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both.

Notification of Grievance Procedure

The District has adopted a grievance procedure to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of student and employee complaints alleging any action that would be prohibited by Title IX and its implementing regulations. This procedure describes how to report or file a complaint of sex discrimination, how to report or file a complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond.

Civil Rights Compliance Officers

The individuals noted below have been designated to serve as the District’s Title IX Coordinators. These Coordinators are authorized to coordinate the District’s efforts to comply with its responsibilities under Title IX.

Stephen Hancock, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
845-279-8000, ext. 6114
shancock@brewsterschools.org

Maggie Andriello
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
845-279-8000, ext. 6119
mandriello@brewsterschools.org

Title IX Formal Complaint Form

New York State Labor Law requires all employers to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy that includes a complaint form to report alleged incidents of sexual harassment. Please refer to Board of Education Policy 6121 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.

Employee Handbooks

Please take the time to review the Employee Handbook and Substitute Teacher Handbook, which operate as a general guideline for you to reference throughout the year. It is important for everyone's success that we all follow these provisions and ask questions sooner rather than later.

For further clarification, contact Dr. Stephen Hancock, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources

2025-26 Employee Handbook

This handbook has been developed for the purpose of providing you with information about the Brewster Central School District and should be used as a general guideline.

2025-26 Substitute Teacher Handbook

This handbook has been developed for the Substitute Teacher to provide you with information about the Brewster Central School District, answer some of the common questions about substituting in the Brewster School District, and facilitate a successful substitute teaching experience.

Workplace Violence

What is Workplace Violence?

Workplace violence is defined as any physical assault or act of aggressive behavior that occurs where a public employee performs any work-related duty in the course of their employment. This includes but is not limited to:

An attempt or threat, whether verbal or physical, to inflict physical injury upon an employee.
Any intentional display of force which would give an employee reason to fear or expect bodily harm.
Intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person without his or her consent that entails some injury.
Stalking an employee to cause fear of harm to the employee’s physical safety and health when such stalking has arisen through and in the course of employment.

What is the New York State Workplace Violence Prevention Law and Regulation?
On June 7, 2006, New York State enacted legislation creating a new Section 27-b of State Labor Law that requires every public employer to evaluate the risk of workplace assaults and homicides at its workplace(s) and to develop and implement programs to prevent and minimize the hazard of workplace violence to public employees. In 2009, the NYS Department of Labor (DOL) implemented regulations to accompany the Workplace Violence Prevention Law. These regulations are enforced by NYSDOL and can be found on this website. Effective January 4, 2024, all public school districts, New York City public schools, Boards of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) and County Vocational Education & extension Boards are covered by this law.

Purpose of this program
The purpose of this Workplace Violence Prevention Program is to provide information to managers, supervisors, employees, and authorized employee representatives about preventing and responding to incidents of workplace violence or threats of violence in accordance with the Workplace Violence Prevention Law and Regulation.

The goal of this program is to reduce the risk of workplace violence to employees and to ensure that any incident, complaint, or report of violence is taken seriously and dealt with appropriately and as expeditiously as possible. This program outlines the major components of our effort to meet these goals. At the core of this Workplace Violence Prevention Program is the Brewster Central School District commitment to work with its employees to maintain a work environment free from violence and other threatening behavior to the greatest degree possible.

Reporting an incident

At the core of this Workplace Violence Prevention Program is Brewster Central School District’s commitment to work with its employees to maintain a work environment free from violence and violent behavior to the greatest degree possible.

Any Brewster Central School District employee who becomes aware of a physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse at the workplace must immediately report the facts and circumstances of the violent incident to their supervisor and/or the contact person identified in the Policy Statement (Policy 6190). In the event that an employee witnesses or is involved in an incident of violence in which there is an immediate threat to the employee’s safety or the safety of others or where a serious injury has occurred, the employee will immediately call 911 to obtain law enforcement and/or medical assistance and notify their immediate supervisor. The supervisor will immediately conduct a preliminary inquiry into the facts and circumstances of the incident and make a prompt report to the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources using the Incident Report.

If a pattern of workplace violence incidents develops that involves criminal conduct or serious injury, Brewster Central School District will attempt to develop a protocol with the District Attorney or Police to ensure that violent crimes committed against employees in the workplace are promptly investigated and appropriately prosecuted.

Retaliation against an employee who makes a report of violence or other violent behavior is strictly prohibited and shall be subject to appropriate corrective or disciplinary measures.

Designated Contact Person

Stephen Hancock, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
845-279-8000, ext. 6114
shancock@brewsterschools.org

Incident Report Form