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Professional Development

Centennial BOCES Innovative Education Services provides professional learning opportunities for educators and school staff.

Explore current courses, enrollment information, and professional development opportunities from Centennial BOCES and our partner, A+ Advancement for Educators.

A+ Advancement for Educators:
A+ Advancement for Educators offers affordable, online professional development courses for K-12 educators. Whatever your goal, they can help you get there.

  1. License Renewal: A+ Advancement's professional development credits can be applied toward renewing your Colorado teaching license. Our Colorado Bundle fulfills all of CDE's renewal requirements in two quick classes.
  2. Salary Advancement: Whether your next pay jump is at BA+15 or MA+45, A+ Advancement can get you there. The districts below accept A+ Advancement for Educators recertification classes, supported by Centennial BOCES, for horizontal movement on the salary schedule.  These 3-credit courses are just $235 each -- a fraction of university tuition!
    • Wiggins, Eaton, Briggsdale, Estes Park, Weld RE-9, Weld RE-1, Greeley-Evans D6, Saint Vrain Valley, and Littleton Public Schools
  3. Earn a Master of Education: Choose any 6 graduate-level classes (18 credits) from A+ Advancement's catalog, and apply them toward earning an M.Ed. at CSU Pueblo for under $11,000!
For more information or to register over the phone contact: 
Cost for courses:
  • CBOCES / IES Member Districts: Free
  • Non-Member Districts: $40/person
Centennial BOCES Member Districts:
  • Ault-Highland RE-9
  • Briggsdale RE-10
  • Brush RE-2J
  • Eaton Re-2
  • Estes Park R-3
  • Fort Morgan RE-3
  • Greeley D6
  • Pawnee RE-12
  • Platte Valley RE-7
  • Prairie Re-11
  • St. Vrain Valley RE-1J
  • Sterling Re-1 Valley
  • Weld County RE-1
  • Weldon Valley RE-20J
  • Wiggins RE-50J
  • Windsor RE-4
IES Members:
  • Salida del Sol Academy
  • University Schools
  • Weld RE-5J
  • Weld 3J
  • Weld 8
Course Credit:
  • 1 day = 7.5 clock hours = 0.5 PD semseter hours credit
  • 2 days = 15 clock hours = 1.0 PD semester hours credit
  • 3 days = 22.5 clock hours = 1.5 PD semester hours credit