Monday, April 6, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at Pikes Peak BOCES Administration Building AND

Participants will learn how to apply an alternative approach for recognizing gifted behaviors in diverse learners and fostering inclusive learning environments that cultivate mathematical potential.

 We have 3 dates scheduled to choose from:

Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Monday, May 4, 2026 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thursday, May 28, 2026 from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Register at http://s.uconn.edu/gtid

 All are at Pikes Peak BOCES, Medium Conference Room, Administration-side of the building.

This training is for teachers and/or evaluator designees to become Approved Teacher Evaluators on CDE's current rubric. School administrators can send any leader from their school to become an approved Teacher Evaluator in order to support the evaluation process in their school.

Participants will review the Colorado teacher and service provider rubrics, review Colorado law for teacher evaluation, learn about the timelines for evaluation, get better acquainted with RANDA, understand key components of effective feedback and better understand best practices.

The goal is to be an impactful evaluator with an understanding of the continuous improvement model concerning teacher’s on-going growth and supervision. Participants will earn a certificate allowing them to serve as a teacher evaluator in their school.

 Note: This is NOT the required CDE licensure renewal E-Train Part I or II for administrators. 

 REGISTER HERE - 

Day 1:Monday, April 6, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at Pikes Peak BOCES Administration Building AND

Day 2: 

Friday, May 1, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm online.  Participants will be emailed a link to this session after the first day on 02/20/26

Both days are required to obtain your continuing education certificate.

Friday, February 13, 2026 at Pikes Peak BOCES

Our training programs are designed to give your organization the skills to recognize, prevent, and respond to crises.

 Full CPI Certification (Blue Card registered)  8am-12pm

 15 staff max

Names and emails to Karen Klein

Staff complete the on-line portion of the training prior to in-person portion.

Staff receive CPI workbook

Staff attend training and complete all CPI units including physical disengagements and restraints.

Upon completion staff are certified and receive Blue Card Certification.

First time attendees are certified for 1 year

Second time (or more) certification is for 2 years.

 Verbal De-escalation CPI (not certified by CPI rather a district training) 8am-10:30am

 No on-line component, just in-person instruction

Covers the verbal de-escalation only, no disengagement or restraint component.

No formal CPI certification

Contact Karen Klein (kklein@ppboces.org) to get registered.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 - Friday, June 5, 2026 - COST $1,695 

4-day, trauma-sensitive staff training program in behavior management, crisis de-escalation, and physical intervention.  Updated in May 2019 and again in May 2023, it includes extensive information on childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).  Through realistic scenarios and dynamic activities, TACT2 develops the skills to manage misbehaviors while enhancing relationships with troubled children and youth. Because of its comprehensive content, TACT2 is most often offered in alternative schools, group homes, residential treatment, and shelters serving higher-risk youth.  

• Day 1 of TACT2 training teaches staff to distinguish between deliberate, purposeful aggression vs. true emotional crisis, delving into the psychological and neurological impact of childhood trauma and ACEs.  

• Day 2 provides instruction in practical crisis management skills, such as behavioral correction, de-escalation, and active listening skills, as well as exploring self-care strategies for staff to minimize the effects of their own ACEs.  
• Day 3 teaches safe and effective physical management techniques for handling immediately dangerous situations without further traumatizing youth. 
• Day 4 tests each individual out on their ability to teach physical techniques.

 REGISTER HERE 

Outcomes: In the four-day Adaptive Schools Foundation Seminar, participants will develop:

• An increased capacity to initiate, develop and sustain high functioning groups
• New lenses for diagnosing the stages and phases of group development
• An expanded repertoire of practical facilitation tools
• Understandings of when and how to engage groups in dialogue and discussion, the limitations, forms and values of each
• Skills to move groups beyond consensus to common focus
• Ways to value and use dissension, argument and conflict
• Strategies for keeping group members on track, on topic, energized and resourceful 

REGISTER HERE - for the following dates (BEING HELD AT PIKES PEAK BOCES): 06/01/2026, 06/02/2026, 06/03/2026, 06/04/2026 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

REGISTER HERE - for the following dates (BEING HELD AT FREMONT RE-2 T&I BUILDING): 06/01/2026, 06/02/2026, 06/03/2026, 06/04/2026 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Monday, April 6, 2026 - 6:00 pm

Maybe you just received a letter from your child’s school saying your child is undergoing Gifted Identification testing. Perhaps you have received a letter that says your child has been formally identified as Gifted. Now what? What do you need to know?  Join us for a discussion, for some ideas, strategies and support for what you need to know about your unique child and their strength and needs, as well as next steps.

REGISTER by emailing Jenn Locke (jlocke@ppboces.org)

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 6:00 pm
 Was your child identified as Gifted a while ago? Are you now seeing some things you are not sure about?  Have you seen some characteristics in your child that you are not sure how to handle? Join us for a discussion about what you might be seeing in your gifted child and how to get support for them as they navigate life as a gifted learner.

REGISTER by emailing Jenn Locke (jlocke@ppboces.org)