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 2012-2015 provides more details.  Our mission statement reads:

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

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Click here to see the BOCES Staff Survey Results from the January 2012 All-Staff Meeting.

Linda Long was recognized with an award by the Colorado BOCES Association at their July meeting for her dedicated service to both the South Routt School District and Northwest BOCES.  She served on both boards for 17 years and supported cooperation among multiple districts and a collaborative approach to problem solving.  Click here to see pictures of her receiving the award.

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