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Led by Shannon Hamilton, Autistic Support Teacher at the Bucks IU at Samuel Everitt, the Stockings for Soldiers campaign is entering its 6th year! This amazing program serves so many good purposes. As the name denotes, it benefits members of our military stationed overseas by sending them necessities and … Read more...
The Bucks IU’s enormously popular Mobile FAB LAB is now offering a STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math) Online Summer Camp!
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Join us for this fun STEAM learning experience! Campers will all receive their own personal CAMP BOX, shipped directly to their home prior to the start of camp. Each … Read more...
Neither rain nor sleet nor limitations due to a pandemic will keep the students of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) at Samuel Everitt from completing their annual Stockings for Soldiers program. In this 6th year, donations of the various items to put into the stockings, as … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) is proud to announce a new suite of services for individuals with disabilities over the age of 21. These Adult Programs and Services form a natural extension to the Bucks IU’s existing, high-quality services for children with disabilities from birth through … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), in-line with our ongoing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) education efforts, was proud to again coordinate and host the Bucks County regional STEM Design Challenge. Two sell-out crowds, of sixty-five teams each, competed on two separate days with elementary students … Read more...
The student members of the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology’s Philanthropy Today Club presented grants from the Norman Raab Foundation in the amount of $5,000 and the Heenan Grant in the amount of $5,000. The purpose of the grants is to provide donations to non-profit organizations that make a difference … Read more...
Springfield Elementary School was recognized at the State Level for “high fidelity implementation of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support Program (PBIS).” This program, in its second year of implementation at Springfield Elementary highlights promotes positive behavior by recognizing students who are respectful, responsible and kind. In order … Read more...
Upper Bucks County Technical School in Perkasie hosted a campus tour for an official from Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, highlighting the value of vocational education.
There’s nowhere else Dylan Augustin would rather be on a rainy Thursday morning than scrunched inside the body of a classic sports car, power tools … Read more...
There’s a new man in charge at Upper Bucks County Technical School in Bedminster. John Sweda will succeed Bernard Wagenseller, who had been the school’s top administrator the last six years.
The school — which draws students from the Quakertown Community, Pennridge and Palisades school districts — recently named John Sweda … Read more...
BUCKS COUNTY – State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D‑10) announced the award of $28,197 in state funding to Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 through the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Keystone Telepresence Education Grant program for equipment and services to help educate students who are homebound for extended periods … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) was delighted to bring back the Bucks County Reading Olympics for its 27th year. Held annually in April, it had to be cancelled last year due to the sudden implementation of COVID restrictions, however this year everyone involved was determined to hold … Read more...
Bucks County residents who need help for anything from financial assistance to mental health and substance abuse counseling can find it by calling one number: 2–1‑1. The free, 24/7 phone number connects callers to local health and human services organizations and resources to help with food insecurity, financial problems, housing … Read more...
In the beginning of the 2019–2020 academic year, the Special Education Division of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit was awarded a generous $10,000 grant from Foundations Community Partnership to be used towards programs supporting the development of fine motor skill in students. Fine motor skills involve the use of the … Read more...
The Bucks County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was recently contacted by Cityline Construction of Allentown PA with the generous offer to provide EPA-approved surface sanitizing solution to be used as a germicide in the ongoing efforts to fight the COVID-19 coronavirus. Scott Forster, Director of the Bucks County … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) has been awarded a 2018–2019 state grant of $680,000 to provide free preschool to 80 children from income-eligible families in Bucks county. Pennsylvania Pre‑K Counts provides high-quality pre-kindergarten services to three and four-year old children at no cost to their families. Children … Read more...