Northwest Colorado BOCES
- Address
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325 7th Street
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
United States - Sponsored Links
- Telephone:
- 970-879-0391
- 1-800-748-2115
- Fax:
- 970-879-0442
- Website:
- http://www.nwboces.org
Northwest Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is a cooperative service agency authorized under Colorado statutes, serving seven school districts in northwest Colorado. 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.
Special Education
Special Education is the core of your NW Colorado BOCES. In one way or another, every BOCES employee plays a role in enriching the learning opportunities for those with some type of disability challenging work, rewarding work, and (ask any parent) very, very important work!
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology (AT) is any tool or device that helps a person with a disability function more effectively or independently at home, school, work or play. Assistive technology aso includes the services that enable students to benefit from these devices.
Northwest Colorado BOCES audiology department
Northwest Colorado BOCES audiology department provides free services to any child in the BOCES school districts from age 0 until graduation from high school or age 21 years in the forms of: