Together We Build Strong Minds
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) is now certified as one of only three programs in Pennsylvania to provide the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE) competency-based, basic level job training program. ACRE training is designed for job coaches, job developers, transition specialists, job placement personnel, … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) was extremely proud to honor and celebrate the 45 graduates of their Class of 2022. This year’s graduating class includes special education students from 11 Bucks County School Districts, and the School Districts of Eastern Lancaster, Philadelphia, Spring-Ford, and Wyoming Valley. Family, … Read more...
To meet the growing demand for specialized student services, on Friday, September 5, 2025, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) officially opened new programs in the former Pearl S. Buck Elementary School, on Top Road in Levittown, PA. This expansion reflects the Bucks IU’s ongoing commitment … Read more...
Secretary Rick Siger, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), has announced that the Shapiro Administration is investing $200,000 in the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) Fab Lab’s Career Awareness Program. This new program will offer Bucks County middle school students hands-on learning experiences in … Read more...
When people think ‘summer camp’ they think outdoor sports and activities, swimming, tents, and campfires. However, the great outdoors isn’t the ideal summer experience for everyone. The Fab Lab Center is offering 10 different summer camp themes that include all the fun, friends, and FABulous memories of traditional summer camps … Read more...
On Tuesday May 30th, the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) hosted a banquet to honor the successful completion of the second year of Project SEARCH Bucks (County). This internship program is for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities providing them employment experiences through a total immersion in … Read more...
The Bucks County Intermediate Unit (Bucks IU) has been honored with the inaugural BrainSTEPS Team Exceptional Performance Award, distinguishing it as one of only four teams across Pennsylvania—and the sole recipient in the southeastern region of the Commonwealth—to receive this prestigious recognition.
BrainSTEPS (Strategies Teaching Educators, Parents, and Students) … Read more...
Since its inception in 2017, 229 school leaders have completed the Bucks County Intermediate Unit’s (Bucks IU’s) Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) Program.
“The Bucks IU Leadership Development Fellowship is an opportunity for the talented educators in Bucks County to learn from experts in the field of leadership and from each … Read more...