BCIU for YOU

On Thursday, October 10, Pennsylvania’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness (ECYEH) Program hosted a lunch and learn focused on the issue of youth homelessness in Berks County.  The event, held at the Berks County Intermediate Unit, was attended by more than 80 local legislators, businesspeople, school administrators, and non-profit leaders from Berks County.  Kristen Hoffa, ECYEH Region 2 Coordinator, provided the audience with the latest statistics from the...Read More

Nearly 600 educators attended Common Inservice Day for Berks County’s related arts educators on Monday, October 14. The event, coordinated annually on Columbus Day by the BCIU Office of Professional Development and Curriculum (OPDC), featured presentations and workshops at eight locations throughout Berks County.  Attendees to the Health and Physical Education session heard a presentation from Teresa Tieman Detweiler, Prevention Specialist from the Council on Chemical Abuse, titled “Juuling: What...Read More

Mr. Gerry Vassar, President & CEO of Lakeside Global Institute, welcomes attendees to the Berks County Trauma Summit On September 5 and 6, the BCIU hosted more than 100 attendees at the 2019 Berks County Trauma Summit.   The two-day event was centered around trauma-informed care for children. The first day focused on educators and social services workers while the second was focused on parents and caregivers.   Breakout sessions provided attendees...Read More

The Berks County Intermediate Unit is pleased to recognize Dr. Edward Michalik as the recipient of the 2019 BCIU Outstanding Community Partner Award. Since 1998, Dr. Michalik has served as the administrator of the Berks County Office of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities and the Executive Director for the Area Agency on Aging for the County of Berks.  This is the fifth year the award has been conferred by the Berks County Intermediate Unit. The...Read More

More than 250 education leaders from across Berks County gathered on August 1 at Penn State Berks for the Berks County Schools Administrators’ Conference. Administrators from all 18 school districts, the Berks Career and Technology Center, and the Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center were in attendance.  The event featured a keynote presentation by Mr. Bill Simpson, retired president and CEO of Hershey Resorts & Entertainment Company. Speaking on the...Read More