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Two Berks County students received certificates of completion from the BCIU’s Preparation for Adult Life (PAL) program and diplomas from their home school districts in a graduation ceremony held on Wednesday, May 30th, with classmates, friends, and family.  Trevor Kristoff, Boyertown Area School DistrictTrevor Kristoff, a Boyertown Area School District senior, has been a PAL student since 2017, joining PAL from the Transition House program. He liked washing tables at the Oley...Read More

All educators would agree that every student deserves an excellent education.  Providing a premier education requires rethinking instruction and adopting approaches that meet the needs of each student. This year’s Core Connections to Instruction and Technology Conference, held at Governor Mifflin High School on June 12 and 13, provided participants with innovative ideas to address the needs of a changing student population.  This no-cost event for educators was coordinated by...Read More

Over 165 Berks County school board members and administrators attended the 49th Annual Convention of Berks County School Directors on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at the Reading Area Community College / Schmidt Training and Technology Center. This wonderful event is held annually to recognize the contributions of the dedicated leaders who serve the 18 Berks County school districts and the Berks and Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Centers. It also...Read More

The BCIU hosted its first annual Sea, Air, and Land (SeAL) Challenge on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, sponsored by Penn State University Berks Campus, Penn State Harrisburg, and Customers’ Bank. The SeAL Challenge is intended to introduce high school students (grades 9-12) to career opportunities they may not have otherwise known existed. This competition also helps high school educators and administrators implement a successful science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) program into...Read More

Career Development = Workforce Development = Economic Development was the overarching theme at the 2nd Annual Career Ready Berks Symposium on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. More than 250 attendees from local businesses, non-profit organizations, school districts, career and technology centers, higher education, chambers of commerce, workforce development partners, elected officials, department of education officials, and community partners came together to focus on career and workforce development that will ultimately result...Read More