{"id":2325,"date":"2024-04-12T15:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/?page_id=2325"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:07:44","slug":"special-announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coloradoboces.org\/2026dev\/special-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2325\" class=\"elementor elementor-2325\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a1028 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a4a1028\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67ba5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e67ba5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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The September estimates give an early look at the budget challenges ahead of the next legislative session, and CBA will keep members informed as the projections are updated each quarter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4065\" class=\"elementor elementor-4065 e-loop-item e-loop-item-4063 post-4063 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e71d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4e71d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a624e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07a624e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colorado BOCES Association Announces Appointment of Dr. Ken Haptonstall as Co-Executive Director<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775f85b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"775f85b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe6ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"ebe6ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 21, 2025 \u2014 Denver, CO \u2013 The Colorado BOCES Association (CBA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Ken Haptonstall as Co-Executive Director, effective August 1, 2025. 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