Special Education Operations
BOCES receives and distributes state and federal special education funds.  It is also responsible for all student reporting and communication with the Colorado Department of Education. BOCES is the primary training source for special education teachers.  It also serves as an administrative unit, helping districts comply with applicable federal and state laws.  BOCES employs a director of special education who is responsible for compliance, supervising special education personnel and leadership on special education issues.

Educational Resource Library
BOCES houses an educational video library of more than 3,000 titles for rent-free use by member districts.  It also coordinates cooperative purchases of media materials, technology and other commodities or services.

Hearing, Physical and Visual Impairment Services
BOCES employs teachers for the blind and deaf, tutor interpreters and teachers' assistants.  BOCES also provides services in occupational therapy and audiology.

Professional Development
BOCES provides professional development for teachers through both general initiatives and federal programs. The Northwest Consortium for Professional Development also provides opportunities for professional development in the region.

BOCES has a system-wide agreement with Adams State College to secure low-cost, high-quality graduate education programs for member district teachers and administrators. Over 100 teachers have received master's degrees so far through this program and a similar number are currently enrolled.

 
Technology
BOCES provides a forum for sharing technology, hardware, programs and training through the Mountain BOCES Technology/Telecommunications Consortium.

 
Optional Programs

School Psychology
School psychologists identify students with disabilities and exceptional learning needs. They also support teachers, provide counseling to students and develop behavioral plans.

Severe Needs
This program provides an educational environment for students with physical and multiple handicaps. The program provides academic as well as life skill opportunities for students as they progress through their school career.

Significant Identifiable Emotional Disorder/Day Treatment
These programs work with middle & high school students who have emotional needs that require special attention and instruction. Services include both classroom instruction and therapeutic counseling. The day treatment program involves strong partnerships with social services and other community agencies.

Speech and Language
Speech Language Pathologists identify and provide services to students who have disabilities in this area.

Alternate Educational Programs
Yampah Mountain High School provides an alternative education for more than 100 students from six high schools. It offers a highly-creative approach to students who are having difficulty performing to their potential in a traditional setting. The school also provides a number of programs designed to meet the unique needs of the students who are enrolled and provide them with an opportunity to earn a diploma. Programs include adult high school, teen pregnancy and day care and adolescent day teatment.

Arrowhead Learning Center is a brand new, four-school district program for middle school-aged students that is a cooperative between BOCES and the Department of Social Services and Mental Health in Chaffee, Lake and Park counties.

Grant Programs
Regional Educational Licensing Assistance Center
BOCES Serves as one of five regional licensure centers in the state to assist teachers and administrators in the licensing process.

Alternative Licensure Program
A program for non-traditional teachers to become licensed. More than 25 teachers have secured their provisional licenses through this program.

Colorado Student Assessment Data Mining Project
The Mountain BOCES received a grant to promote the effective use of CSAP data in the education decision-making process. This activity continues through a tool called "Master Miner."