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Due to the mandated school closures and the COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, the Bucks IU moved its June 2020 graduation ceremonies to a virtual platform. The prerecorded video included commencement speeches by Dr. Mark Hoffman, Bucks IU Executive Director and Mr. John D’Angelo, President of the Bucks IU Board of … 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 students at the Bucks IU at Samuel Everitt in Middletown stuffed more than 700 stockings to send to troops overseas.
MIDDLETOWN — The students of the Bucks Intermediate Unit at Samuel Everitt recently stuffed holiday stockings to send to troops stationed overseas. Now in its third year, the “… Read more...
Head Start and Early Head Start are federal programs designed to promote school readiness by enhancing the child’s cognitive, social and emotional development with a positive learning environment and a variety of services, including:… Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU), an educational service agency supporting the schools of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has been awarded state grant funding to support the creation of new computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) initiatives in the county. The grant funding, totaling more than … Read more...
A Celebration of Performance and Visual Arts Education in our Public Schools
The School Districts of Bucks County are excited to be hosting an Arts Exposition to feature and highlight the depth, breadth, and variety of the arts programs being offered through our Bucks County public schools. This free expo … Read more...
The third quarterly meeting of the Bucks County Advocacy Committee for Education (ACE) was held on Friday morning, May 17th, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Bucks IU. Over sixty district staff, school board members and Bucks IU staff attended.
The topic for the … Read more...
The Bucks IU’s 22nd Annual “Caring Community Awards Celebration” was a great success on the evening of May 15th! Our Bucks IU staff members, nominated over 130 recipients for this special award, whose purpose is to recognize individuals, outside of our Bucks IU, that have made an extraordinary … Read more...
Not all student respond well, or the same to every type of intervention service. Therefore, in response to the growing need for intensive, researched based reading and spelling intervention, the Bucks IU’s Special Education Department in partnership with IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) services worked together to begin offering … 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...
These are trying and diffcult times requiring lots of changes and adjustments. We want to take a moment to recognize the truly outstanding efforts, strength, and support that we have received from our entire Bucks IU Team. They have truly exemplified the meaning of ‘team’ with their attitude, ingenuity, and … 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...
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...
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...
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...
Teacher in the Workplace is a grant program where it connects educators to local business leaders and employers. Teachers can visit local employers to learn new skills and industry trends. Through this program, kindergarten through post-secondary educators, counselors, and administrators learn more about industry trends, needs, and opportunities – which … Read more...