JENNIFER FARNSWORTH The Leader-Herald
JOHNSTOWN — The HFM BOCES Board of Education met twice this past month to take a look at the 2021-22 budget and to welcome a new administrator in response to the recently announced departure of Deputy Superintendent Lorraine Hohenforst, who will retire in August after 32 years with the district.
The board met last week where they officially welcomed Aaron Bochniak as Hohenforst’s replacement effective Sept. 1. They approved a five-year contract for Bochniak to serve as the assistant superintendent for BOCES’ Operations and Component District Services. Bochniak, 47, comes to the district as the current acting superintendent for the Schenectady City School District. Bochniak chose to not participate in Schenectady’s search for a permanent superintendent and instead decided to pursue the open position with HFM BOCES. A native of Amsterdam, he said he was excited to return to the area where he grew up. He comes to the position with 10 years of experience with Capital Region BOCES, where he was prior to his interim position with Schenectady City Schools, a position he took after their superintendent left the district abruptly during the start of the pandemic.