Mountain BOCES is a cooperative educational service agency covering ten central Rocky Mountain school districts and Colorado Mountain College.  We are now in our 41st year of providing programs, services, and expertise that are more efficient, more economical, and of higher quality than could be achieved by one district alone.  Our strategic goal is to inspire Trust at all levels of our organization and with all of our partners, to promote Transparency in our fiscal practices and professional activities and interactions, and to focus on getting Traction to accomplish the most important goals--Trust, Traction, and Transparency.

---

The Teen Parent Program at Yampah Mountain Schools has received a four-star rating by Qualistar for the second time.  This is the highest rating given by the state's quality review for early childhood programs and is very difficult to achieve.  Join us in congratulating this hard working team of educators!!  See the Quality Rating Report summary here.  Read more here.

FREE Workshop for Parents and Educators
Accommodations and Modifications to Curriculum:  Assuring Meaningful Participation in General Education Classrooms
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Summit School District Office
See flyer here.

Thank you very much for serving on the Mountain BOCES Board of Directors.

Ms. Elizabeth Parker  Aspen School District
Ms. Sue Linton          Park County School District
Mr. Daniel Biggs        Roaring Fork School District
Dr. Robert Taylor       CMC

And many thanks to our retiring Board members for your years of service and many contributions to Mountain BOCES and the districts we serve.

Mr. Fred Peirce          Aspen School District
Mr. Larry Falk            Park County School District
Mr. Myles Rovig        Roaring Fork School District
Mr. Wes Duran          CMC

Congratulations to all of the special education providers, secretaries, and district special education administrators for a job well done!  Mountain BOCES recently received notice that, together, we met requirements on seven of the State Performance Plan Indicators established by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA).  Generally, to meet requirements, we had to score 95% or better on each Indicator!

See the letter and details here.  See the data on the CDE website here.

If you have questions or comments, please contact Mountain BOCES' Supervising Directors of Special Education:
Kim Bundgaard, kbundgaard@mtnboces.k12.co.us, 970.390.0347
Trina Nichol, tnichol@mtnboces.k12.co.us, 970.948.7536

---