Patterson joins BOCES as Special Ed Director

Michelle Patterson joins the Northeast Colorado Board of Cooperative Educational Services team as the Director of Special Education. The Northeast BOCES provides cooperative educational services for 12-member school districts in northeast Colorado including Akron, Buffalo, Frenchman, Haxtun, Holyoke, Julesburg, Lone Star, Otis, Plateau, Revere, Wray and Yuma. Patterson's work in this new role begins on July 1.

"Patterson possesses a wealth of expertise in education, including a vast amount of experience with students with disabilities, as a teacher and for many years as a preschool, kindergart...