Northeast Colorado BOCES

As a part of the Comprehensive State Literacy Development Grant, Kristy Khoury provides model blending and spelling instruction for first graders.

Adventure Vision will be providing eye exams and glasses to the Akron Community on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Appointment is required. For more information call the Akron School.

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Adventure Vision will be providing eye exams and glasses to the Yuma Community on Tuesday, January 20, 2026! Appointment is required. For more information call the Yuma Schools.

Local Leaders Shine at CAGT Conference
Local Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NE BOCES) gifted education professionals took on major roles at the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT) Conference, held October 19–21 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland.
Paula McGuire is the Northeast Gifted Education Regional Consultant (GERC) serving NE BOCES and RE-1 Valley. McGuire is also the current President-Elect of CAGT and she worked closely with a 17-member planning committee and CAGT’s Executive Director and Administrative Assistant to make the event a success.
In addition to organizing and leading the conference, Paula also co-presented a breakout session with another Gifted Education Regional Consultant (GERC) and Dr. Amy Graefe of the University of Northern Colorado titled “Aptitude Tests: Different Minds, Different Measures.” The session explored how different ability and intelligence assessments can best serve diverse student needs.
Christine Daugherty, NE BOCES’ Gifted and Talented Coordinator and a member of the Conference Planning Committee, organized and launched a new social event - Game Night - which was well attended and enthusiastically received. She also participated in the new Table Top Teachings series, where she presented “System Tools that Measure, Track, and Empower Change.” Her session, featuring her innovative Master GT Sheet for goal tracking, progress monitoring, and communication, drew full tables during each rotation.
Adding to the conference celebrations, Megan Wolf, NE BOCES School Psychologist and Special Education Coordinator, was recognized as one of two recipients of a competitive CAGT scholarship. Her selection reflected both her commitment to gifted education and the strength of the local community’s involvement in statewide efforts.
Local GT Coordinators from Northeast BOCES schools were also present and participated in the conference, including Leslie Raffelson from Peetz Schools, Jessi Stumpf from Merino Schools, TC Travis from Wray Schools, Jose Ramon Rivera from Yuma Schools, and Denise Dutton from Destinations K-12 online.
This year’s CAGT Conference highlighted the ongoing dedication of NE BOCES and Districts’ gifted and talented departments and their ongoing commitment to advancing opportunities for gifted learners across Colorado.

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Congratulations to the 2026 Colorado Teacher of the Year Finalists
Malynda (Mindy) Green
Malynda (Mindy) Green teaches math, social studies, and STEAM to third to sixth grade students at Revere School in Revere School District and has been an educator for 25 years. She is the coordinator for gifted and talented education and an AI fellow for Northeast BOCES. The moments of delight and understanding from the students fuel her love of teaching. She holds a bachelor's degree in English with an emphasis in elementary education and a master's degree in mathematics education from Western Governors University.

Gifted and Talented Virtual Parent Night "Gifted & Intense: What Does This Mean for My Child" Monday, March 3, 2025 Register at: https://tinyurl.com/ParentOE

Sergio is a student at Revere High School. He currently has an informational board in the school hallway called “Sergio’s Scoop”. Here you will find the daily weather and fun bits about Sergio (he is learning to expand his language use by answering questions in complete sentences). This week, Sergio answered Would You Rather questions. This section of the board is completely maintained by Sergio. He designs, cuts, and organizes each piece of the board. Sergio has a bit of assistance from the Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing with typing, but that is it! He looks forward to this work each week and has greatly expanded his vocabulary and language skills thanks to this job. Way to go, Sergio!

On May 8, Tessa Heller, our teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, took ten Northeast BOCES Deaf/Hard of Hearing students on a field trip to the Downtown Aquarium in Denver. These students, ages 6-16, represented six different BOCES school districts. This yearly field trip is an excellent opportunity for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students to spend time with their peers within BOCES. Our older students are excellent mentors and role models for the younger students. A special thanks goes to RE-1 Valley School District (bus driver Reesa) for providing transportation and to Deb Dickerson, Callie Dickerson, and Trudy Herman for volunteering their time to support the students. We could not have participated in this wonderful opportunity without them!

Congratulations for our BOCES Alternative Teachers!!

Northeast Colorado BOCES, in partnership with T-PREP, Teach Colorado, Colorado Center for Rural Education, and CDE's Educator Retention and Recruitment Program and specialist will host two online Find Your Pathway Events on March 25, 2024, at 4:00 pm and April 9, 2024, at 5:00 pm for aspiring educators to attend and find their pathway to the classroom and discuss funding opportunities available to them. I have included registration links below and attached a flyer for these events. Please share this information with any aspiring educators you have in your communities. This event would benefit high school students looking to pursue a career in education! Sign up through our BOCES calendar!

Here is an incredible opportunity for future rural school psychologists. Multi-year financial support including a living stipend and partial in-state tuition coverage. Due date is December 1st, so act fast!!

Come join our Northeast BOCES team! We are currently advertising for a School Based Mental Health Coordinator. A Master's Degree in a mental health field if preferred, but not required. This position is a 185 day position during the school year. Contact Alan Nall, 970-521-2771, for more information.

On May 17, 2023, Tessa Heller, our teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, took seven Northeast BOCES Deaf/Hard of Hearing students on a field trip to Fort Fun in Fort Collins. These students, ages 9-15, represented four different BOCES school districts. This yearly field trip is an excellent opportunity for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students to spend time with their peers within BOCES. Our older students are wonderful mentors and role models for the younger students. This fun day was complete with a picnic for lunch and ice cream after. A special thanks goes to Haxtun School District (Marsha Cody and Don Schelling) for providing the van for transportation and to Deb and Callie Dickerson for volunteering their time to support the students. This special day would not have been possible without them!

Northeast BOCES congratulates the 2022-2023 participants of the Alternative Teacher licensure program, and their coordinator, Anthonya Kahrs, Northeast BOCES Director of Instruction, Accountability and Learning for a successful year. Not all, but several of the participants attended a celebration event in Haxtun on May 5.

The Northeast BOCES Gifted and Talented program hosted the first Battle of the Books on April 17 at NJC. The participating schools were Holyoke, Haxtun, Merino, Peetz, Sterling, and Revere. The winning school for elementary was the Merino A team and the winning school for junior high was the Haxtun A team. Pictures of these two teams are below.

Battle of the Books took place at NJC in Sterling this week. Several teams from area schools competed in the elementary and junior high competition. Thank you Paula McGuire and Christine Daugherty for your work to bring this to northeast Colorado.

​On Monday, March 27, a group of educators and Logan County businesses met at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling to discuss career connected learning. Partnerships between schools and businesses are mutually beneficial. The Homegrown Talent Initiative (HTI) is in action in northeast Colorado as part of the Northeast BOCES Rural Coaction Grant.

Yesterday was a fun day! We had 15 UNC junior and senior level teacher candidates spend the day with us on March 22nd for our Northeast Colorado Bus Tour of Rural Schools. We shared northeast Colorado information including school websites and vacancy listings, along with other resources available to teacher candidates in rural schools. After our short presentation, teacher candidates spent the entire day with a supervising teacher in the Akron, Buffalo, Lone Star, Otis or Yuma School Districts. There was a lot of excitement at the end of the day about rural teaching opportunities!

Enjoyed a visit in March to the St. Vrain School District Innovation Center with a northeast Colorado team! Lots of incredible, unique programs and classes within a beautiful state of the art learning center.