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Central Intermediate Unit #10

Catalog of Services

2013-14

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Central Intermediate Unit #102013-14 Catalog of Services

ContentsPage Section

1 Leadership Services5 Professional Development for School Improvement

21 Student Services27 Business Services29 Other Services Available on Request

CIU # 10 Directors Team Contact InformationJ. Hugh Dwyer, Ed.D. Executive Director 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3031 [email protected]

Erick Johnston Director, Business Services 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3046 [email protected]

Betsy Baker, Ed.D. Director, Continuous School Improvement Services 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3036 [email protected]

Jennifer Starner Director, Special Education Program 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3033 [email protected]

Karen Krise Director, Preschool/Early Intervention Program 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3572 [email protected]

Ed Catherman Director, Information Technology and Nonpublic Services 1-800-982-3375, Ext. 3034 [email protected]

Jennene Lundy Director, Galaxy Arts in Ed. Program 814-237-3003 [email protected]

Edie Gordon Director, Development Center for Adults 814-359-3069 [email protected]

To assure the availability of the desired service(s) please contact the CIU # 10 as early as possible to schedule a service. The 2013-14 Catalog of Services contains services presently offered as well as potentially new services that could be developed and offered depending

upon sufficient interest. Contact any member of the CIU # 10 Directors Team to discuss services or to collaborate on designing professional opportunities to support the needs of

your teachers/LEA. “Transfer of Entity” decisions for special education services are due by March 31.


LeadershipService Description Audience Duration District Charge

☐ Administrative Consultation Administrator team consultation to support leaders in School Improvement

K-12 administrators As scheduled No charge

☐ Advance Placement Opportunities for Certification

Committee will determine Advance Placement classes for educators in CIU # 10 and surrounding Intermediate Units

Educators, guidance counselors, curriculum directors, and secondary principals

As scheduled Asper College Board Recommendation and Services

☐ Assistance with Preparation for Special Education Compliance Monitoring

Assistance as requested including file reviews, facilitated self-assessment, teacher and parent interviews

District special education administrators

As needed No charge

☐ Assistance with Special Education Plan Development

Group sessions with the PDE Special Education Advisor as well as district specific assistance


As needed No charge

☐ Business Managers Networking

Professional development and networking with similar peers

Business Managers Periodic,as needed

No charge

☐ Child Find Assistance Annual Public Notice advertisements in the three local newspapers.


Fall of each year No charge

1Leadership Services


Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Curriculum Council

MeetingsProfessional learning community discussion that focuses on the following topics: technology planning, curriculum development, School Improvement, common core, standards aligned system, assessment, and the School Improvement process.

Supervisors and directors of curriculum

10 scheduled meetings per year

To be determined

☐ Data Analysis and Interpretation: AYP, eMetrics, PVAAS, 4 Sight,Classroom Diagnostic Tools

Analyze and interpret data for the purposes of completing a School Improvement plan for continuous growth

All educators As scheduled No charge

☐ English as a Second Language Networking

CIU # 10 provides leadership as the LEA for the Title III ESL Consortium, which consists of participating Clinton, Clearfield, and Centre County school districts. Title III Consortium services include writing the Title III Grant, planning and facilitating Point of ContactMeetings, providing funds for supplementary materials, providing funds for translation services, providing professional development, and providing technical assistance at a regional, district, or school level.

ESL Specialists and administrators

4 networking meetings planned during the school year with continual collaboration

No charge



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Equitable Participation Child

Find AssistancePosters and brochures District special education

administratorsAs needed No charge

☐ Inclusive Practices Self-Assessment Facilitation

Assist school districts in conducting a needs assessment concerning inclusive practices


1 day No charge

☐ LRE Monitoring Assistance See “Inclusive Practices Self-Assessment Facilitation”


1 to 2 days No charge

☐ Online Consortium Professional learning community utilizing the Blackboard platform to develop and shape online and hybrid courses, teaching tools, extended learning and affective pedagogy

Teachers and administrators TBD TBD

☐ Principals Networking Professional development and networking with similar peers.

Separate sessions for elementary and secondary principals

4 meetings throughout the year

$10 per session

☐ Response to Instruction and Intervention – Collaborative Planning

Developing a plan for building wide RtII implementation

District planning team consisting of administrators and teachers.

1 to 3 hours per session

No charge

☐ Special Education Directors Meetings

Regular meetings to provide updated information from PDE as well as professional development and networking

District and charter school special education administrators

6 meetings throughout the year

No charge



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Superintendents Advisory

CouncilMonthly meeting of 12 district superintendents with CIU #10 administrative staff

Superintendents Monthly during the school year-usually second Wednesday - Summer meetings as needed.

No charge

☐ Surrogate Parent Program Training of individuals to serve as educational decision-makers for children who are without parents or are wards of the state


As needed No charge

☐ Teacher Effectiveness Training using the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching in Act 82 of 212

All grade levelsAll subjectsAll teachers and specialists

As scheduled upon request

TBD

☐ Technology Interface Group Professional forum for all District Technology Specialists

District technology specialists Bi-monthly meetings during the school year

No charge



Professional Development for School ImprovementService Description Audience Duration District Charge

☐ Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

Training to enable staff to provide materials in alternate format (Braille, large print, audio and digital text) for students to access their curriculum

Regular EdSpecial EdAdministratorsParents

Flexible No charge

☐ Accessible Literacy Learning (ALL) Curriculum

Training, support and guided practice in implementing this curriculum for students who are unable to give a verbal response during traditional literacy instruction; i.e. students with autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, etc.

Regular and special education teachers, administrators, and parents

Flexible No charge

☐ Advanced Placement Summer Institute

Four day event hosted at a local school high school. The AP Summer Institute is designed to provide teachers an opportunity to become AP certified in select AP courses.

Regular and special education teachers

4 day training TBD

☐ Annual Paraeducator Conference

Training on a wide variety of topics for Paraeducators, including Special Education, Title I, classroom, building, and early childhood

Paraeducators 2 day training $45.00 per day

☐ Assistive Technology Roundtable

A by-invitation-only series of meetings for AT Liaisons

AT liaisons 3 times per year $30 for yearly series

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Assistive Technology

SupportConsultative services regarding the assessment, acquisition and use of assistive technology as per school district request

School district teams Observation times and team meeting time

No charge

☐ Assistive Technology to Increase Student Achievement through AT Hardware

Training on general or specific assistive technology hardware solutions for increasing student achievement


Flexible No charge

☐ Assistive Technology to Increase Student Achievement through AT Software

Training on general or specific assistive technology software solutions for increasing student achievement


Flexible No charge

☐ Assistive Technology: Tools for Student Success

Presentation and training of research based assistive technology software programs that can enhance student achievement.


Flexible No charge

☐ Atomic 360 Online professional development lessons for all elementary and secondary teachers

K to 12 classroom teachers On-going Covered by CPBN Grant until 6/30/2011

☐ Autism Select Team Training

Review appropriate assessment instruments and strategies.

School district teams 4 days plus on site visits per team request

$120/ person(meals and materials)



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Autism Spectrum Disorder,

Trainings Related toOverview of Autism Spectrum DisorderOverview of High Functioning Autism and/or AspergerAutism Spectrum Disorder and:

Visual strategies Effective instruction Challenging behavior Sensory processing Social/communication

School district staff One day trainingsplus on site visits per team request

No charge

☐ Autism Support Consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ Behavior Support Consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ Brain Steps Awareness Public awareness session about traumatic brain injury

Coaches, athletic directors, school nurses, guidance counselors, school psychologists

1 – 2 hour sessions No charge

☐ Brain Steps Consultations Trainings and consultation for school district teams transitioning students back to school following traumatic brain injury

School district teams On-going No charge



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Building Blocks of Literacy

(Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For birth-age 5 and elementary Reading Skills: language

(vocabulary/word study and comprehension), phonological awareness, print awareness, accuracy, fluency, and writing

Application of approaches in individual classrooms

Incorporation of data based decision making and standards aligned research-based programs

Teachers and administrators As needed To be determined

☐ Classroom Management Learn strategies to manage behavior and increase instructional time

Regular and special education staff

1 day No charge

☐ Classrooms for the Future Sharing Sessions

Sharing sessions by content area. Regular and special education staff

TBD TBD

☐ Collaborative Coaching Network

This group will discuss current trends in instructional coaching as well as share information on practice

Instructional coaches (not contact specific); reading and math specialists

Every other month, 2 hours

No charge

☐ Continuing Professional Education Courses

Courses designed for participants to receive Act 48 hours and credits toward Level II certification

School district and intermediate unit professional staff

Courses offered in Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer

Fees vary by course



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Coordinating PSSA and

Keystone Exam and Keystone Exam Data with Daily Instruction

Training designed specifically for individual school districts using eMetric, PVAAS, CDT and other multiple measures, PVAAS, CDT and other multiple measures, working through district, school, and student data. Desk-top-booklets for each PA Common Core grade level are provided for participants. Trainings must be scheduled by May 1 to assure booklets.

Regular and special education teachers and administrators

½ day or 1 day Approximately $18 per standards booklet; no additional charge at district.$40 per person at CIU

☐ Co-Teaching Identify core components and best practices of co-teaching


1 day $40 per person at CIU (meals and materials); no charge at district

☐ Curriculum Consulting Services

Support school districts in school district improvement.

All professionals As scheduled TBD

☐ Data Analysis and Decision Making

For all statutory areas Data-based decision making Use of data to identify actions,

processes, and programs to meet the learning needs of all students

Focus on the four dimensions of Victoria Bernhardt’s Multiple Measures of Data: demographics, perceptions, student learning, and school processes




Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Data Decision-Making We can look at data, read and

decipher data, but then what do we do with it? This service supports buildings/districts to look at how to use data effectively.

Educators, administrators 2 times per year $60 per person at CIU(meals and materials)

☐ Differentiated Instruction Developed for classroom teachers, teaching specialists, and administrators in designing differentiated instructional strategies to support the readiness, interest and/or learning style

Teachers and administrators 1 Day $30 per person at CIU (meals and materials); No charge at district

☐ Effective Data Meetings How to effectively run and support those running data meetings

Administrators, coaches 1 session $30 per person at CIU(meals and materials)

☐ Family Literacy and Family Engagement (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For birth-age 5, elementary and middle school

Benefits of family engagement and family literacy

Focus on supporting parental leadership literacy at home

Importance of creating partnerships between families and early childhood providers and schools




Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Fidelity of Program

Implementation: MathIs your program run with fidelity? Are there high expectations for everyone by everyone? This program is designed to support districts in developing fidelity within the districts' math program, and still meet the needs of diverse learners.

Educators, administrators 1 day $30 per person(meals and materials)

☐ Fidelity of Program Implementation: Reading

Is your program run with fidelity? Are there high expectations for everyone by everyone? This program is designed to support districts in developing fidelity within the districts' reading program, and still meet the needs of diverse learners.

Educators, administrators 1 day $30 per person(meals and materials)

☐ Guest Teacher Training Professional development to assist with obtaining emergency certification for day to day substitute teaching

Individuals seeking substitute teaching opportunities

TBD TBD

☐ Guided Reading What is Guided Reading and how do I implement it in my classroom?

Regular and special education faculty and staff

TBD TBD

☐ Hearing Teachers Networking Meetings


Hearing teachers 2 times yearly $20 for yearly series



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Highly Qualified Training

and Testing for Paraeducators

Training and testing for Highly Qualified credentialing

Paraeducators 3 days training; offered 2 to 3 times per year

$120 per person for all three days(meals and materials)Test only $30

☐ Implementing RtII Consultation

On-site consultation for all districts Elementary and secondary schools

TBD No cost

☐ In-Services Plan professional development to support continuous School Improvement

School district professional learning community

As scheduled To be determined

☐ LETRS Training Essential skills required for teaching reading at all grade levels.


1 day per module To Be Determined

☐ Life Skills Support Networking


LSS teachers 4 times yearly $40 for yearly series

☐ Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For the middle and high school Connections among the

Pennsylvania Comprehensive Literacy Plan, the CCSS, and LDC

Use of LDC framework to distribute CCSS across secondary content areas

Creation of discipline-specific tasks that involve reading and writing




Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Literacy in the Life Skills

ClassroomFocus on evidence-based literacy instruction, a developmental approach to reading, including the Accessible Literacy Learning curriculum for students with significant disabilities

Life Skills support teachers, assistants, and related therapists

5 day series $450 per two person team(meals and materials)

☐ Mandated Reporting This training satisfies the Act 120 requirements for school district staff

All staff 5 hours every 5 years

TBD

☐ Math Networking Meetings for math teachers to share strategies and receive professional development

Regular and special ed math teachers

2 times yearly `$20 for yearly series

☐ Navigating Content with English Language Learners (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For all statutory areas English Language Proficiency

Standards and their specific characteristics

Culturally responsive literacy practices

Scaffolding instructional strategies and principles to foster literacy development in ELLs


☐ New Coaching Training Instructional coaching is multi-faceted. Learn different strategies on the best way to support teachers in the classroom and enhance student learning.

Instructional coachesTitle I (technology, literacy, math, etc.)

3 days $90 per person at the CIU



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Nonviolent Crisis

Intervention Training (CPI)Crisis Intervention training which includes verbal and physical interventions. Initial certification is two days, recertification is one day.


Year long, by request and scheduled

$30/day/person at the CIU(meals and materials)On-site training - $15 per person – (materials)

☐ PA Common Core – Elementary Mathematics

Using research and the Standards Aligned System, teachers develop the background and understanding of supporting the mathematical thinking and problem solving of elementary students

Administrators and teachers As scheduled $225 per participant

☐ PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan

Supports districts aligning literacy instruction and state initiatives to build a PA Comprehensive Literacy Plan


1 day TBD

☐ Paraeducator Book Studies Establishing a Professional Learning Community through a book study

Paraeducators As needed $35.00

☐ Parent Training Topics include, but not limited to; managing challenging behavior, working with students with autism, improving communication with school, reading, assistive technology, transition, IEP’s, etc.

Parents By request No charge



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ PASA Administration

TrainingAssistance with development of the tasks to be administered in accordance with the PASA state assessment procedures; proper administration procedures

Special education teachers 1 day $30 per day per person at CIU(meals and materials)

☐ PowerTeaching in Mathematics

Six day professional development training for administrators and math teachers in grades 3-8. Provides educators with engaging lessons that support Pennsylvania’s Standards Aligned Systems through a cycle of instruction.


☐ Professional Learning Communities

PLCs are the most effective way to build teacher capacity and positively impact school culture.

Administrators, teacher leaders

1 day $30 per day per person at CIU(meals and materials)

☐ PSSA and Keystone Exam Power Workshops in School Improvement Planning

One day school or school district focus on the Getting Results document for School Improvement planning

School improvement plan teams

As scheduled $30 per participant



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Reading Apprenticeship For middle and high school

Instructional framework for developing academic literacy across all the disciplines

Framework dimensions linked by internal and external metacognitive conversations

Integration of students’ motivational needs with skills to provide self-confidence in reading complex text


☐ Reading Apprenticeship:Level 1

Intermediate/Secondary series that focuses on meta-cognition, reading strategy instruction, and extensive reading

5-12 teachersAll subjects

7 Days3 Summer2 Fall2 Spring

$250 per person at CIU (meals and materials)TBD for training at district (materials charge)

☐ Reading Apprenticeship:Level 2

Extension of Level 1. Emphasis on expanding Level 2 concepts and supporting classroom practice

Reading Apprenticeship alumni

3 Days $100 per person at CIU(meals and materials)TBD for training at district(materials charge)

☐ Reading Strategies Effective Comprehension Strategies (session 1); Effective Independent Reading Strategies (session 2)


2 days $60 per person at CIU(meals and materials)No charge at district



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ RtII Implementation

(District/Building Specific)This program is for districts wanting to implement RtII using a building wide approach. Training will take place at the building and tailored to the specific needs of the building.

In order to use this service, all members of the building must be involved

Twice (or more) during the year as a whole group, additional with individuals. At least one summer day is recommended

No charge

☐ SASIT Training Training in the architecture of the Standards Aligned System to support student achievement: Standards, Assessment, Curriculum Framework, Materials and Resources, Instruction, and Intervention


☐ Savvy Science: Reading Strategies for the Science Classroom

Series that will focus on reading comprehension/decoding strategies necessary to achieve the high level comprehension and retention

Intermediate/high school science teachers

3 Days1 Fall1 Winter1 Spring

$100 per person at CIU (meals and materials)

☐ School Improvement Planning Consultation

Professional development for School Improvement within the Comprehensive Plan

School improvement planning teams from each district and/or school

As scheduled No charge

☐ School Psychologists Networking


School psychologists 2 times yearly $20 for yearly series



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ School Wide Positive

Behavior SupportBuilding or district based training to plan for School Wide Positive Behavior Support Implementation

Building teams which can include regular and special education teachers, administrator (required), school psychologist

3 year commitment

4 days first year

2-4 days each additional yr.

$700 per team

☐ Standards Aligned Systems – Secondary Mathematics

Using research and the Standards Aligned System, teachers develop the background and understanding of supporting the mathematical thinking and problem solving of secondary students


☐ Successful Transitions Along the Literacy Continuum (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For all statutory areas Research-based information on

transition issues Preschool transitions into

kindergarten Transitions related to other age

groups and sub-populations


☐ Supplementary Aids and Services Toolkit Training

Facilitation of Standards-Aligned Systems Tool Kit with school district teams to identify and eliminate/decrease potential barriers to accessing general education by students with IEP’s.

School district teams 1 day plus on-going support

$40 per person at CIU(meals and materials); No charge at district



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Supporting Learners with

Special Needs (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

For all statutory areas Role of Response to Instruction

and Intervention (RtII) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in supporting all students

Research related to inclusion Research related to

accommodations for various exceptionalities

Emphasis on foundational and focus skills at each grade span


☐ Transition Indicator #13 training – mandated training in writing the transition component in the IEP

PDE selected teams and others interested in refresher

Year long No charge at district$30 per person per day at CIU(meals and materials)

☐ Transition Coordinator Networking

Meetings by county to plan and share information related to transition of students from school to adult life

School district transition coordinators

Year long5 meetings per year

None

☐ Universal Design for Learning

Training for educators to understand and employ universal design for learning elements: multiple means of representation, expression and engagement

Regular and special education teachers, administrators and parents

Flexible $30 per person at CIU(meals and materials) No charge at district



Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Universal Design for

Learning and Digital Technology

For all statutory areas Brain research that identifies

three networks that support learning

Design of learning environments with multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement

Development of learning activities accessible for all students

Technology tools that support UDL


☐ Using Data for Literacy Decision Making (Striving Readers Grant/KTO)

Through guided questions, self-assessment and reflection, participants will identify how data-based decision making will positively impact consistent and pervasive practices in literacy


1 day TBD

☐ Work Smarter with Concept Mapping

Professional Development Regular and special education teachers and administrators

1 day TBD



Student ServicesService Description Audience Duration District Charge

☐ Alternative Education (including Partial Hospitalization component)

Alternative Education and partial hospitalization program for students with behavioral and/or mental health needs referred by our constituent school districts; located in the community of Wallaceton, Clearfield County

Students referred by constituent school districts

Placement and progress reviewed quarterly

TBD

☐ Arts Services(Galaxy: Arts in Education Program)

• Professional Teaching Artists of:Creative Drama, Dance, Music, Visual and Literary Arts

• Services support and enhance the Academic Curriculum

• Categories of Services:

Artist Residencies(Multiple days, learning infused, high engagement with an art form)

Artist for a Day (AFAD) includes: Performances Classroom Lessons

Other programs and services

K-12

K-12

K-12 and Adults

Multiple-days (grant support potential)

(Many options)VariesVaries

Varies

Special and grant supported rates for programs:

$215/day

Varies (begin at $235)Varies (begin at 3 for $175)

Varies☐ Assistive Technology Student specific consultative School district teams Observation times No charge

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Service Description Audience Duration District ChargeConsultations services per school district request and team meeting

time☐ Autism Academy Specialized program for students

diagnosed with autismStudents referred by constituent school districts

TBD

☐ Autism Children’s Institute, (supporting the National Autism Conference)

Services are provided by the Central Intermediate Unit #10 using trained professional and support staff. The Children’s Institute supports parents attending the National Autism Conference by offering an on-site, structured, and fun environment for children to attend while parents are in conference sessions

Children (birth to 21) with autism spectrum disorders, and their siblings, who are Pennsylvania residents, are eligible to attend

One week No cost

☐ Autism Consultations Student specific consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ Behavior Consultations Student specific consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ Brain Steps Consultations Trainings and consultation for school district teams transitioning students back to school following traumatic brain injury

School district teams On-going No charge

☐ Classroom Assistants Highly Qualified special education classroom assistants.

Special education classrooms As needed TBD

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Clearfield County

Apartment ProjectA joint venture of the Central Intermediate Unit # 10, Clearfield, Curwensville, Philipsburg-Osceola, and West Branch Area School Districts, this project consists of an apartment located within walking distance of downtown Clearfield. Teachers have the opportunity to take students to the apartment to experience independent living skills that cannot be practiced in a school setting.

Eligible students As scheduled TBD

☐ Computer Fair Students in grades 9-12 are eligible to participate. Students enter projects individually and also in teams. Nine categories are Animation, Computer Fair Logo, Curriculum-Based Web Page Design, Digital Movie, Graphic Design, Information-Based Web Page Design, Programming, Multimedia Presentations, and Text-Based Desktop Publishing.

Eligible students along with a supervising staff member

One day in early spring- first place winners are eligible to attend the state competition held in Carlisle, PA- Information meetings for coaches held in the fall

No cost

☐ Discovery Streaming Video Over 10,000 instructional videos on demand

K to 12 classroom teachers Throughout the year

Covered by the CPBN Grant through 6/30/2011

☐ Educational Interpreters Training

EIPA and non EIPA certified educational interpreters

Eligible students As needed TBD

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Reading Competition,

ElementaryReading competition for students in grades 4-6

Students grades 4-6 Competition day is in early spring on a Saturday

$100 per team

☐ English as a Second Language (ESL)

English/Civics classes that prepare students to take the U.S. Citizenship Test

Out-of-school students (17+ years old)

5 hrs/wk for 36 weeks

$7,200 per school year

☐ General Educational Development (GED)

Classes that prepare students to take the GED high school equivalency diploma test

Out-of-school students (17+ years old)


$7200 per school year

☐ Hearing Teacher Certified teachers of the hearing impaired


☐ Learn 360 Over 7,000 instructional videos on demand

K to 12 classroom teachers Throughout the year

Covered by the CPBN Grant through 6/30/2011

☐ Life Skills Support Classes Classes currently located in Clearfield, Moshannon Valley, and West Branch; Additional classes available as requested


☐ Local Task Force The primary purpose of the state and 29 local task forces (one in each intermediate unit) is to insure that the intent and spirit of the Right to Education Consent Agreement is carried out throughout the Commonwealth.

Parents Trainings re held 5-7 times each school year, covering a range of topics relating to special education. Meeting locations are rotated between Centre, Clearfield and Clinton County.

No charge

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ New Teacher Training

SeriesSeries of professional development presentations for newly hired teachers.

New regular and special education teachers

TBD TBD

☐ Occupational Therapy Licensed occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants


☐ Orientation and Mobility Therapy

Certified O and M specialists Eligible students As needed TBD

☐ Personal Care Assistants Highly Qualified personal care assistants


☐ Physical Therapy Licensed physical therapists Eligible students As needed TBD

☐ Psychiatric Evaluations Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for school age students; Four appointment blocks per month available at State College location.


☐ Reading Consultations Student specific consultative services per school district request

School district teams Observation times and team meetings

No charge

☐ School Psychologist Responsible for psychological evaluations and all other school psychologist duties.


☐ School Psychologist Internship Supervision

Highly qualified school psychologist to consult with school psychology intern and collaborate with supervision provided by the sending university. This position is not considered a supervisor in terms

School psychology interns Required hours of supervision are determined by the sending university

TBD

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Service Description Audience Duration District Chargeof being a school administrator.

☐ Special Education Supervision

Highly qualified special education supervisors; responsibilities would be determined jointly by the district and IU based upon time per week in the district.

Districts in need of additional special education supervision

TBD Cost plus 6%

☐ Special Education: Extended School Year

Extended School Year services for eligible students as contracted with constituent school districts

Students and staff as contracted with constituent school districts

Program designed by school districts and varies class-class

TBD

☐ Special Health and/or Physical Education

Individual, small group, and/or whole class physical education for special education students not able to be successfully integrated into typical physical education.

Eligible students TBD Cost plus 6%

☐ Special Transportation Coordinate transportation services for eligible students

Eligible students As needed Cost plus 6%

☐ Speech Therapist Supervision for C’s

ASHA certified experienced master’s level speech therapist to provide required supervision for purposes of obtaining C’s

New speech therapists As needed Cost plus 6%

☐ Speech Therapy Certified speech therapists Eligible students As needed Cost plus 6%c

☐ Transition Consultations Student specific consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ Vision Teacher Certified teachers of the blind/visually impaired


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Business ServicesService Description Audience Duration District Charge

☐ Administrationof Insurance Trust Consortium

The CIU # 10 administers the trust account of the ten member insurance consortium with the collection of premiums, payment of claims and management of the trust account

Business administrators and human resource administrators

Monthly meetings Free

☐ Annual Salary and Benefit Survey

Salary and benefit survey of all twelve districts and both technical training LEAs, used for negotiation purposes

District and business administrators

Annually Free

☐ Central PA Broadband Network

High speech internet access K-12 classroom teachersadministrators

Throughout the year

Determined by bandwidth requested

☐ Coordination and conduit of PSU Tuition Reduction

PSU offers the CIU # 10 and our member districts a 20% tuition reduction for education and certain other classes

Teachers and administers of the twelve school districts and CIU #10

Ongoing Free

☐ Joint Purchasing Program All school districts have the opportunity to participate in the bulk purchasing of custodial, paper, and other items at discounted prices

Business administrators and purchasing agents

Annually Free

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☐ DaRTS Technical support and system data maintenance for school districts/charter schools using the Data and Report Tracking System (DaRTS).


As needed No charge

☐ Fingerprinting Service Fingerprints can be taken at West Decatur office and used for employment clearances

Individuals that need criminal clearance for employment (i.e. teachers)

Ongoing No charge to districts, fee for

users☐ Penn Data Assistance Technical assistance provided to

schools for the special education 12/1 count and 6/30 report

District special education administrators; Penn Data clerks

As needed No charge

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Other Services Available Upon InterestService Description Audience Duration District Charge

☐ Administrative Assistants – Professional Development

Professional development designed for administrative assistants, including technology training, office skills, working with the public, confidentiality, understanding the role of the Admin Assistant in the schools, etc.

District support staff TBD TBD

☐ Administrative Evaluations Assistance developing and implementing an administrative evaluation instrument.

K-12 administrators As scheduled TBD

☐ Alternative Education Alternative Education program for Centre or Clinton County.

Students referred by constituent school districts

TBD TBD

☐ Alternative Education Networking

Networking sessions to support district operated Alternative Education Programs

District administratorsand alternative education teachers

TBD TBD

☐ Assistant Principals Networking


Assistant principals TBD TBD

☐ Back Office Support Offer payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable services

School and business administrators

Design stage – if requested by districts

Administrative fee to be determined

☐ Benchmark Assessments How do Benchmark Assessments inform instruction?

All professionals TBD TBD

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Career and Tech Education

ResourcesLocate and review Career and Technical Education resources.


TBD TBD

☐ Classroom Diagnostic Tools Utilizing the Diagnostic Assessments within SAS

Regular and special education teachers, administrators

TBD TBD

☐ Community Calendar Coordination

Collect community event information; create a community calendar for districts to distribute.

District and business administrators

Annually TBD

☐ Competitive Grant Assistance

Professional Grant Writer to assist district teams in developing and submitting grants.

District administrative teams TBD TBD

☐ Comprehensive Planning Facilitation

Facilitator to assist district through the comprehensive planning process.

District teams TBD TBD

☐ County Wide or IU Wide In-service Days

Coordination of a team that would plan for county wide or IU wide in-service days hosted on a rotating basis by member districts. Districts would share in the planning and cost.

District teams TBD TBD

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Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Curriculum Audits Utilizing the Phi Delta Kappa

model that examines the curriculum design and delivery system of a school or school district. Both curriculum policy and the system in which curriculum functions are analyzed by the audit team. The report provides specific recommendations to improve those functions.

Districts On request TBD

☐ Curriculum Development Smaller districts or charter schools could share the cost of a Curriculum position for purposes of facilitating curriculum development within the school.

Districts TBD TBD

☐ District Newsletter Coordination

Layout and coordinate the printing of district newsletters for mass distribution.

Districts TBD TBD

☐ Drop Out Recovery Program to assist school drop outs with credit recovery.

Districts TBD TBD

31Other Services


Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Early Childhood Classes Early childhood classes for district

preschoolers operated by the CIU in district buildings. School year calendar – district would determine hours of operation, number of days per week.

3 to 5 year old students As needed TBD

☐ Educational Interpreters Trainings


Educational interpreters 1 day $45

☐ Emotional Support Classes Classes available as requested Eligible students As needed TBD

☐ English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers

Qualified teachers to work with ESL students in local schools.

Districts TBD TBD

☐ Federal Programs Coordinators Meetings

Networking with other federal programs coordinators.

District federal program coordinators

TBD TBD

☐ Gifted Teacher Networking or Training


Gifted teachers 2 times yearly $40/day

☐ Grant and Budget Reminders Master list of grants and budgets; monthly reminders.

Administrators TBD TBD

☐ Grant Application Coordination

To provide assistance and/or coordination of grant applications involving school districts

Administrators Design stage – if requested by districts


☐ Guidance Counselor Networking


Guidance counselors 2 times yearly $20 for yearly series

☐ Literacy Coaching Individualized coaching in the area of reading instruction.


TBD No Cost

32Other Services


Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Management Skills for

Newly Promoted Support Staff

Develop an understanding of the role of a supervisor, designed especially for the newly appointed supervisor, such as cafeteria supervisor, etc.

District support staff TBD TBD

☐ Multi Media Applications – Presentation Tools

Professional development workshop


1 day TGD

☐ Organizing Your Technology Data

Professional development workshop


1 day TBD

☐ Parent Resources Links for inclusion on district websites identifying parent resources.

Administrators TBD TBD

☐ PIMS Support Technical assistance provided to districts for PIMS reporting.

Administrators Design stage – if requested by districts

Fee to be determined.

☐ PIMS Support Group Regular meetings to network with other PIMS administrators and data entry staff.

PIMS administrators and data entry staff

TBD TBD

☐ Professional Development for Specialists

Planned professional development, standards based, for groups of teachers whose positions are low incidence in their districts (see suggested list). Opportunities could be planned to correspond with common in-service days within counties.

Specials teachers (art, music, physical education, library, guidance counselors, psychologists, nurses, foreign language and home economics)

1 or more days TBD

33Other Services


Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Provider of Certified –

Qualified Long Term Substitute Teachers

The CIU # 10 would subcontract a depository of certified substitutes for the districts to utilize

School administrators Design stage – if requested by districts


☐ Reading in the Special Education Classroom Consultations

Student specific consultative services per school district request


No charge

☐ School Based Mental Health Services

Mental health counselor to provide counseling support for students at risk of out of school placement.


☐ School Cast Coordinated system for districts to coordinate weather related delays and closing

School administrators TBD TBD

☐ School Nurse Networking Professional development and networking with similar peers

School nurses 2 times yearly $20 for yearly series

☐ Spreadsheet Application, Integrating Microsoft Excel into your Classroom

Professional development Regular and special education teachers, administrators

1 day TBD

☐ STEM Support Support and professional development for teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Administrators and teachers TBD TBD

☐ Student Council Coordination

Student council representatives from each district would meet several times during the year to network and share council news.

District student council leaders TBD TBD

34Other Services


Service Description Audience Duration District Charge☐ Support Staff Professional

DevelopmentCustomized professional development for support staff positions such as cafeteria workers, custodians, maintenance, etc.

Support staff TBD TBD

☐ Technology Assessment Assessment of district or building technology needs.

K-12 administrators As needed TBD

☐ Virtual Learning/Cyber Education Networking Group

Explore options for supporting students via virtual learning.

District administrators TBD TBD

☐ Vision Teachers Networking Professional development and networking with similar peers

Vision teachers 2 times yearly $20 for yearly series

☐ Pregnant and Parenting Teen Support services that include individual counseling, parenting, nutrition, community resources, etc., geared to keeping students in school

In-school pregnant and parenting teens


$6,000 per school year

35Other Services

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