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Data Wise Visual Over the past three years, three Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) staff members completed the process to become Certified Data Wise coaches, joining an international network of 145 Certified Data Wise coaches from five countries, 15 U.S. states, and 17 other coaches from Pennsylvania. The Data Wise Project, facilitated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Koru Strategy Group, prepared and supported the Data Wise Coach...Read More

2022 Superintendents’ Study Council attendees at the Berks County Services Center The Superintendents’ Study Council, held on Friday October 28, 2022, presented an opportunity for school leaders to make local connections and learn about resources available for our schools. Dr. Jill Hackman, Dr. Michelle Reichard-Huff, and Dr. Dan Richards met Berks County superintendents and career and technology directors at the Reading Public Museum in the morning, where they were greeted by Dr....Read More

More than 45 Committee on Legislative Action (COLA) members attended the second meeting of the 2022-2023 school year to keep abreast of the current education legislative landscape and to continue conversations on how to best advocate for our students and schools. Mr. Andrew Christ, Senior Director of Education Policy; and Mr. Larry Feinberg, Director of the Keystone Center for Charter Change, our professional partners from the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), joined...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2022/11/10/superintendents-forum-educators-must-peer-into-the-future/ By: Mr. Christian Temchatin, Kutztown Area School District Superintendent Thursday, November 10, 2022 Public education is a highly noble and ambitious project. As a community, at the federal, state and, most prominently, in our local communities, we commit to providing a world-class education to support the American dream and the next generation to carry the torch of innovation, ideals of freedom,...Read More

Mr. Joshua MacNeill, Director of NeuroLogic® by Lakeside, was the speaker for the 2022 Keeping Kids Safe Symposium: Community Care at the Berks County Intermediate Unit Main Office on Wednesday, October 12. Over 80 educators and community partners were in attendance for two targeted sessions titled, Supporting Yourself and Your Staff and Creating Supportive Environments for Students. “The two sessions provided educators with increased understanding of the impact stress and trauma have on the...Read More