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READING, PA – The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) Board of Directors recognized Mr. Brian Gottschall as the 2021 recipient of the BCIU Outstanding Community Partner Award at their September 16, 2021, Board meeting. This is the seventh year this annual award has been conferred by the BCIU.  Some of the criteria in the selection of the recipient includes the following: Demonstrates an understanding of the importance and role of the BCIU.Advocates in the community for the...Read More

READING, PA – The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) has been selected to participate in the Pennsylvania Science Education Leaders (PennSEL) Network. The network is a cohort of leadership teams representing 19 regions across Pennsylvania with the goal of improving science teaching and learning for all students. The multi-year effort was launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and NextGenScience in June 2021. The PennSEL Network is part of...Read More

The Berks County Intermediate Unit Main Office served as a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination site for school employees and contractors from Friday, March 12, through Saturday, March 20, 2021. Intermediate units across Pennsylvania served as host sites for the vaccinations as part of a statewide-vaccination plan aimed at creating a safer environment for students, educators, and staff members that will allow school districts to continue to expand in-person learning...Read More

Lynmarie Hilt, STEM Program Administrator in the Office of Professional Development and Curriculum at the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU), has been accepted as one of 36 ambassadors in the Pennsylvania STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Ambassadors Program.Read More

 The Berks County Committee on Legislative Action (COLA), in partnership with the Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU), the 18 Berks County school districts, and the two career and technology centers, has launched a targeted advocacy campaign focused on its top two legislative priorities for 2021: increased state funding for special education and cyber charter school reform.  In Berks County alone, more than 13,500 K-12 students receive special education services each...Read More