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On Wednesday May 1st, 2019 the Bucks IU hosted their annual EmployAbility Expo. Held at the Bucks IU’s Administrative Building in Doylestown PA, this event drew over 100 Bucks County high school students with disabilities who were interested in practicing and developing the confidence, skills, and strategies they … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit has received a $10,000 grant that will be used by IU specialists to help preschool and kindergarten children at various schools and other educational facilities refine
their fine motor skills.
The grant was awarded by the nonprofit Foundations Community Partnership, a philanthropic grant-making foundation supporting … Read more...
Dr. Mark Hoffman, Bucks IU Executive Director, was recently named to the Pennsylvania Joint State Government Commission’s Advisory Committee on Secondary School Start Times. This committee was created/authorized by 2017 Senate Resolution No. 417 to study the impact of school start times at the secondary level. Dr. Hoffman holds … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) was proud to host the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for a roundtable discussion regarding their award to the Bucks IU of a PAsmart Advancing Grant. This grant, for $412,656, is for the creation of a Mobile Fab (Fabrication) … Read more...
Genius Hour — An organic, student-led initiative that has spread throughout the district into many of the K‑12 classrooms. It is one of the most exciting learning experiences kids are having in school — authentic, self-directed learning about a topic of passion. The role of the teacher becomes that of … Read more...
The gruesome images will be tough to erase for the hundreds of kids who poured out of Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown on Thursday.
Three wrecked cars right in front of their Bucks County school. The anguished screams of “Somebody please help!” The grisly sight of wounded classmates … Read more...
The Bucks IU was pleased to partner with two school districts this spring to expand the STEAM Saturdays program.
STEAM Saturdays is designed to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. The goal is to inspire and encourage interest within our future generations in STEAM related skills and … Read more...
On May 3, 2018, over 100 students representing a wide range of disabilities converged on the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s central office site in Doylestown to participate in the EmployAbility Expo. Participation at this year’s Expo represents the largest total number of participants over the past several years. This … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), along with The Transition Coordinating Council of Bucks County, are hosting their 19th Annual Secondary Transition Options and Resource Fair on Thursday, November 1, 2018. This unique event focuses on providing information on support services, specialty programs, employment support agencies, colleges, … 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 … Read more...
Instrumental music teacher, Michael McGarry, reports that string students from all three Pennsbury middle schools attended a performance by a quartet of musicians from the Philadelphia Orchestra. “Students listened to pieces from the classical repertoire by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven in the newly-refurbished Pennwood auditorium,” said Mr. McGarry. Performers … 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...
Panther Boards is a high school student-run company that produces fully custom, high performance-skis and snowboards.
Centennial School District students manufacture every single board. We are able to create an environment that educates students about entrepreneurship and craftsmanship.
Megan Jackson has been selected as the Upper Bucks County Technical School’s Student of the Month for January. Megan is a senior at Quakertown Community High School and is enrolled in the Baking & Pastry Arts program at UBCTS. Megan joined the Baking & Pastry Arts program four years … 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...