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This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/04/27/superintendents-forum-teaching-is-still-a-great-profession/ By: Mr. Bill McKay, Governor Mifflin School DistrictThursday, April 28, 2023 After spending over three decades in the education field, one thing that has become increasingly clear to me is that teaching is still a great profession. Daily, yearly, and across the years; teachers continue to play a vital role in shaping the minds of the next generation, provide inspiration for...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/04/13/superintendents-forum-impact-of-state-mandates-on-education/ By: Mr. Andrew Potteiger, Brandywine Heights Area School DistrictThursday, April 13, 2023 In the workplace, rules and regulations provide structure to day-to-day operations and offer guidance for expectations. With that said, mandates that govern schools across the commonwealth can result in unintended consequences. State mandates in education are the result of well-intentioned ideas being put into law, but their accumulation over...Read More

Danielle Dillman, Technical Writer, East Penn Manufacturing The PA Dream Team is a group of young professionals who work in the manufacturing field, specifically in STEM-related careers, who have been trained by the Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) and the BCIU to present their career journeys to students in Berks County. This initiative aims to encourage more young people to consider a career in manufacturing (STEM) so that the projected workforce...Read More

The Annie Sullivan Award recognizes local educators for their service to students with special needs READING, PA – The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) honored fourteen Annie Sullivan Award nominees and Mrs. Danielle Berger, recipient of the 2023 Annie Sullivan Award, with a reception and award ceremony on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the BCIU Main Office Building, 1111 Commons Boulevard, Reading, PA 19605. Colleagues, friends, and family gathered to...Read More

This article was originally published in the Reading Eagle: https://www.readingeagle.com/2023/03/30/superintendents-forum-advocating-for-berks-education-needs/ By: Dr. Greg Miller, Fleetwood School District SuperintendentThursday, March 30, 2023 Periodically throughout the year, a group of Berks County superintendents, career and technology center directors, school business officials, and school board directors meet to discuss recent or upcoming legislative action in order to devise advocacy efforts. The group known as the Committee on Legislative Action, or COLA, coordinated by the...Read More