Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NW BOCES) is a cooperative service agency authorized under Colorado statutes, serving seven school districts in northwest Colorado. NW BOCES provides shared services and programs which supplement and support those of the districts.

Northwest Colorado BOCES originated in 1967 as the Child Study Center, when three founding districts recognized a need to provide extra services to children with special needs, by sharing specialists and funding.  The original charter - to provide special education services among geographically distant mountainous districts - remains a primary focus today.

Click here to see our Programs/Services Guide which is an overview of who we are and what we do.  The Strategic Action Plan 2011-2014 provides more details.  Our mission statement reads:

"Through the cooperative efforts of NW BOCES, school districts will improve student achievement and maximize resources." 

Special Announcements: 

See the BOCES Staff Survey Results here.

The last PEP (Parents Encouraging Parents) conference will be held in Steamboat Springs on April 26th-28th...please find our more inforamtion and register at this link: CDE PEP Website.  This is for parents and educators involved with children with special needs.

Jane Toothaker, NW BOCES Executive Director is recognized for her outstanding organizational leadership with the 2011 Roy G. Brubacher Award at the July Colorado BOCES Association meeting! Click here to see pictures. 

Carole Walsh, Transition Coordinator, leads NW BOCES to Indicator 13 Compliance!  Click here to read more. 

FYI:  You do not need to log in to register for a workshop, just click on the training to open the description in the Professional Development Calendar and then RSVP.