Intermediate Unit 1 Competitors

Created in 1971 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Chester County Intermediate Unit is a regional educational service agency that exists to provide quality, cost-effective services to the community and its residents. The Chester County Intermediate Unit administers instructional, enrichment and administrative programs and services to Chester County’s 12 public school districts, and to over 45 private and parochial schools in the county. These programs include instructional, remedial and enrichment services for regular and special education students and career and technical education programs for secondary and post-secondary students. The CCIU provides direct instruction to over 5,000 students a year and support services to an additional 30,000 students a year. In addition, the IU supports teachers, school administrators, school directors and school districts through a multitude of services, including, but not limited to: business and administrative services, communications services, technology services and human resources. The diversity of CCIU programs enables IU staff to interact with school district personnel at all levels and to maintain a cohesive educational network throughout Chester County.

The Berks County Intermediate Unit is an educational service agency that provides a vast array of programs and services to the schools, children, and families of Berks County and beyond. Early childhood and student services include child care, Head Start, early intervention, alternative education, school-age special education, and many others. Technology and administrative services include financial and student management software, tax billing, network and computer repair, web development, joint purchasing, public relations, printing and duplicating, FBI fingerprinting, and many others. Professional development and curriculum services include workshops for teachers and school administrators, math, science, and technology initiatives, PA Inspired Leadership, peer groups for counselors and principals, curriculum development, Asian Studies Collaborative, and many others.

The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) is a regional educational service agency that provides a vast array of effective and efficient services that meet the educational and social service needs of Montgomery County’s 200-plus schools, including the 22 public school districts, more than 150 nonpublic schools, four career-technical schools, three charter schools, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Services are provided through nine offices: Business Services; Community and Government Relations; Executive Director; Early Childhood Services; Human Resources; Professional Learning; PaTTAN; Technology Services; Student Services. The Montgomery County Intermediate Unit is located at 2 West Lafayette Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Please visit our website (www.mciu.org) for more information.