As part of the ongoing effort to ensure the health and safety of staff, students, families, and the community, the Berks County Intermediate Unit has developed a new toolkit, “Staying Safe: Protocols for Responding to COVID-19.” The toolkit identifies common scenarios that employees, students, and families may experience, including the protocols in place based on...Read More

The Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Office of Business Services and Operations has developed a new Custodial Checklist that outlines best practices to ensure a healthy and safe workplace. The manual provides detailed checklists for daily, weekly, and periodic cleaning, as well as a deep clean checklist and best safety practices for custodial staff. “The health...Read More

A new career readiness platform is now available to Berks County students. Solve-It Berks, a partnership between the Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Career Ready Berks Alliance and Albright College’s Science Research Institute, provides free career internships, mentorship, and digital curriculum for Pre-K through 12th grade students and teachers acrossBerks County. The program will provide live,...Read More

Building resilience in children helps them navigate difficult obstacles and overcome life stressors. That is why the school psychologists in the Berks County Intermediate Unit’s Early Intervention program developed a new social media campaign that aims to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of building resilience in their children, especially during this time of...Read More