Berks County Intermediate Unit

The Berks County Intermediate Unit is an organization which was established in 1971 by the Pennsylvania State Legislature to provide educational services to a number of school districts in Berks County. These services include transportation,[1] special education services,[2] alternative education services,[3][4][5] Early Intervention, Head Start and PreK Counts,[6] child care, technology, internet wide area network, curriculum development, professional development, driver education, security,[7] extracurricular events[8] tax collection[9] and consortium bid purchasing.[10]

In 2012 Berks County Intermediate Unit had approximately 1300 employees.[11] In 2015 the Unit provided services to eighteen school districts in Berks County, as well as Berks Career and Technology Center, Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center, and a number of non-public schools.

In 2017 BCIU hosted the annual Pennsylvania Governor's Competition in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Schuylkill Valley School District Board reviews PSSA rating changes that could mean more basic or below students". Karen L. Chandler, Berks-Mont Newspapers, July 29, 2015,
  2. ↑ E. Robert Stephens; William G. Keane (2005). The Educational Service Agency: American Education's Invisible Partner. University Press of America. pp. 127–. ISBN 978-0-7618-3155-6.
  3. ↑ "David Mekeel: Expulsion no longer a tool for discipline in Reading School District". Reading Eagle, October 14, 2016 (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Berks' Best 2015 foreign language winner: Noah Coco, Brandywine Heights High School". Reading Eagle, May 31, 2015 By Ron Devlin
  5. ↑ .com/article.aspx?id=480949 "BCIU staffers seek to instill calm at school". Reading Eagle, David Mekeel. May 26, 2013
  6. ↑ "Daniel Boone superintendent backs delay for raise, bonus". Reading Eagle. June 29, 2016 By Keith Smoker
  7. ↑ "RSB to increase police presence to curb gang issues in the district". Noah Drauschak, WFMZ.com Jun 18, 2015
  8. ↑ "Artists feel at home in GoggleWorks". October 11, 2015
  9. ↑ "Upper Darby hikes tax certification fees to $35". By Linda Reilly, Daily Times August 17, 2015
  10. ↑ "PENDOT Berks road crews say they are ready for snowstorm" . Reading Eagle,
  11. ↑ http://businessweekly.readingeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-24-2012_top25chart.gif
  12. ↑ "6 high schools represented at Governor's Competition AT BCIU". Reading Eagle, February 22, 2017. Keith Smoker
  13. ↑ "It's all about brainpower at STEM competition". Reading Eagle, February 11, 2016 By David Mekeel
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