Mountain BOCES

What Mountain BOCES does

Mountain BOCES is a Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), a government-sector educational cooperative operating in rural Colorado mountain communities. It serves four member school districts — Buena Vista RE-31, Lake County RE-1, Park County RE-2, and Salida R-32-J — along with Colorado Mountain College, which holds a board seat. The organization's mission is to ensure that students in small mountain communities have access to the same educational resources and services as those in larger front-range districts, addressing structural resource inequality through shared-cost delivery.

Its core service portfolio is divided into two categories. Student-facing services include Special Education, Child Find (early identification of developmental delays), Gifted & Talented programs, and the School to Work Alliance Program (career transition support). Professional learning and licensure services include the CLDL continuing education course, Alternative Principal Licensure, Alternative Teacher Licensure, Induction support for new teachers, and Student Focused Mentor programs. All services are delivered as cooperative supplements to — rather than replacements for — what member districts provide internally.

Mountain BOCES operates on a funding model based on member district contributions and Colorado state funding mechanisms, not commercial pricing. Revenue and budget figures are not publicly disclosed. The technology footprint is minimal: the organization's public website runs on the Streamline platform for Special Districts, which serves as a CMS and transparency portal rather than a proprietary technology product. The organization has 11-50 employees and is headquartered in Buena Vista, Colorado.

Name

Mountain BOCES

Legal name

Mountain BOCES

Website

https://mtnboces.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mountain BOCES is a Colorado public educational cooperative that delivers shared special education, gifted programs, career transition services, and alternative licensure pathways to four rural mountain school districts and Colorado Mountain College via a cost-sharing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Educational Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialist Endorsement & Added Authorization Boards (e.g., SPED, ESL, Admin) (EDADAJAH)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Alternative educator licensure
• Gifted talented programs
• School-to-work transition
• Cooperative educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Leadville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mountain BOCES delivers supplemental educational services and professional learning programs to four member school districts (Buena Vista RE-31, Lake County RE-1, Park County RE-2, Salida R-32-J) and Colorado Mountain College. Services include Special Education, Child Find, Gifted & Talented programs, and the School to Work Alliance Program, along with alternative licensure pathways and professional development for educators and school leaders.

Product overview

Mountain BOCES is a cooperative educational services organization that provides a unified portfolio of educational support services rather than a software product platform. The organization offers special education services, child find programs, gifted and talented programs, and school-to-work alliance programs. Additionally, it provides professional learning and licensure pathways including CLDL courses, alternative principal licensure, alternative teacher licensure, induction support, and student-focused mentoring services. The services are delivered through collaboration with member school districts (Buena Vista, Lake County, Park County, Salida) and Colorado Mountain College.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Specialized educational services and support for students with disabilities in member school districts of the Mountain BOCES cooperative.
• Child Find Early identification and referral services for children with developmental delays or disabilities, delivered to member school districts.
• Gifted & Talented Programs and services designed for academically advanced and talented students in member school districts.
• School to Work Alliance Program Transition services connecting students with career and employment opportunities, delivered as part of the cooperative educational services portfolio.
• CLDL Course Continuing professional development course for educators within the Mountain BOCES cooperative.
• Alternative Principal Licensure Alternative pathway program for individuals seeking school administration credentials in Colorado mountain communities.
• Alternative Teacher Licensure Alternative route to teacher certification for individuals seeking to enter the teaching profession, addressing rural educator shortages.
• Induction Support program for new teachers entering the profession, delivered to member districts and educators.
• Student Focused Mentor Mentoring services focused on student success and development, offered within the cooperative's professional learning portfolio.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Buena Vista School District RE-31coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember district receiving supplemental educational services and participating in cooperative resource sharing.
• Lake County School District RE-1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember district receiving supplemental educational services and participating in cooperative resource sharing.
• Park County School District RE-2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember district receiving supplemental educational services and participating in cooperative resource sharing.
• Salida School District R-32-JcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember district receiving supplemental educational services and participating in cooperative resource sharing.
• Colorado Mountain CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner represented on Mountain BOCES Board of Directors, participating in the cooperative structure.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Arkansas Valley BOCES: Colorado BOCES serving rural southeastern Colorado member districts through cooperative educational services — comparable geographic and rural-coverage profile to Mountain BOCES.
• Centennial BOCES: Colorado BOCES providing cooperative educational services to rural member districts, including special education and professional development — same legal structure and mission alignment.
• Pikes Peak BOCES: Colorado BOCES providing cooperative educational services to member school districts in the Pikes Peak region, including special education and professional learning — same statutory framework and member-driven model.
• San Juan BOCES: Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services serving member school districts in the southwest/mountain region with supplemental educational services through a cooperative cost-sharing model — the closest structural analog to Mountain BOCES.
• East Central BOCES: Colorado BOCES serving rural member districts in east central Colorado through shared educational services — comparable service portfolio and member-cooperative funding model.
• Rio Blanco BOCES: Small Colorado BOCES providing cooperative educational services to a small set of rural mountain districts — comparable scale and rural-coverage profile to Mountain BOCES.
• Southeastern BOCES: Colorado BOCES providing supplemental educational services to rural member school districts in southeastern Colorado — peer in both statutory framework and the rural-service mission.
• South Central BOCES: Colorado BOCES delivering shared educational services to member districts in southern Colorado, including cooperative special education programming — directly comparable services and member-district cost-sharing model.
• Northwest BOCES: Colorado BOCES serving rural member districts in northwest Colorado with cooperative special education, professional development, and alternative licensure services — directly comparable governance and funding structure.

Broad incumbents

• Education Service Center Region 13 (Texas): Texas Education Service Center providing cooperative support services to school districts including special education, professional development, and alternative certification — analogous function to a BOCES in a different state regulatory framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MountainBOCES

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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