Northeast Colorado BOCES

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.

Special Olympics Colorado hosted the State Fall Classic Bowling Competition this past Saturday, November 20 at the AMF Belleview Lanes in Englewood, Colorado. The Northeast Bowlers (composed of “Athletes” and “Partners” through Northeast Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Unified Champion Schools (UCS) Special Olympics bowling program) was represented by five Athletes and one Partner at State. Different sessions accommodated the approximately 900 bowlers from across the state for the State competition; Northeast Bowlers were part of the 11:30am wave. All Northeast Bowlers competed in unique Doubles divisions. Two teams from the Northeast brought home Gold medals and one team received Silver in their respective divisions. Representing the Northeast Bowlers were: Coach John Durbin, Athletes: Austin Durbin (Holyoke), Frannie Sawyer (Lone Star), Christian Gallagher (Yuma), Caleb Moormeier (Akron), Maggie Sawyer (Lone Star), Partner Kyla Pachner (Akron), and Coach Nikki Hettinger. Athlete Abraham Diaz, and Partners: Thomas Diaz and Levi Dille were unable to attend. Everyone involved - Athletes, Partner, Coaches, family members, and friends -- enjoyed the day and the camaraderie of competition and inclusion. Special thanks to the individuals who have supported the Northeast Bowlers throughout this fun bowling season. The UCS Special Olympics basketball season begins in December. UCS Special Olympics allows youth with intellectual disabilities (“Athletes”) to partner with peers without disabilities (“Partners”) through year round sports and social inclusion of all individuals. Each athlete is welcome to participate in just one or multiple sports. Teams are co-ed. If you are interested in participating as an Athlete, Partner, Coach, or Volunteer, please contact Michelle Patterson - NE BOCES Director of Special Education - by calling 1-970-521-2771ext 1233.

Our Special Olympics bowlers will compete in the State Fall Bowling Classic this Saturday at AMF Belleview lanes in Englewood, CO. Please come show your support!

If you are looking for an opportunity to earn graduate credits and/or a graduate degree to advance your teacher training or to teach concurrent enrollment classes we have several options available to you. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/134OQdRs4gILVWCJY167hbxRZescctuYPQwGecc9zT60/edit?usp=sharing

NE BOCES is proud to share with you the links below of articles published by one of our own. Alternative Teacher Licensure Coach Anthonya Kahrs. https://colorado.teach.org/articles/how-teacher-adjusted-covid https://colorado.teach.org/articles/love-game

Follow the link below for more information on the University of Colorado Boulders online Masters's Degree Program https://www.colorado.edu/today/2020/06/18/new-masters-degree-teacher-leadership-aims-address-colorados-rural-teacher-shortage

Honor's Program Slideshow https://youtu.be/JTpUANR7a4k

BOCES MISSION: “We are committed to delivering and supporting educational and instructional programs to enable school district to meet the needs of students and staff.”