Services include guidance and counseling, psychological diagnostic evaluation, remedial and enrichment education, home and school visitations, and speech and language services.

Provides literacy, GED,  and prevocational academic and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction to adults.

Provides inservice, consultation, and direct services to districts and students in the use of assistive devices and augmentative communication systems to help students access the school curriculum.

Support for the development and implementation of programs and strategies to assist school staff to enhance pro-social behavior and to reduce challenging behavior of students.

Occurs with district and vo-tech business managers prior to NOREBT Trust meetings.

Authorization of all press releases and all communication with the press flow from the Executive Director's office.

Consultation services to assist in developing crisis programs and procedures, as well as crisis support counseling services.

Monthly meetings hosted by the IU to share information, provide direction, and facilitate coordination of regional professional development, technical assistance, and collaborative activities.  District leaders also act as liaisons for information that IU educational consultants provide to the state regarding regional initiatives.

The Cyber Services program offers online professional development courses for educators, in order to provide a unique opportunity to pursue personal and professional development goals while reducing the amount of time spent away from their jobs.

Document management is a service that provides digitizing of paper records, the storage and retrieval of digitized paper and electronic records, and archiving of electronic records via a rule-based system.

Consortium identifies, screens, trains, and obtains emergency substitute teachers for school districts.

Web-based eStrategic Planning System aligned with Leading for Learning!

The IU has been designated as one of PA's fingerprint sites for processing digital fingerprints which are sent electronically to the FBI for anyone hired after April 1, 2007, working in the schools who may have direct contact with students. For further information, refer to our Web site: www.iu5.org

Study to improve skills necessary in language arts writing (grammar and essay), social studies, science, language arts reading and math in order to successfully pass the high school equivalency exam.

Courses are held at the IU and at sites throughout the region, with PDE graduate inservice credit eligibility.

A major element of the HALT! Program is the continued implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.  The program has been utilized internationally for over 25 years with significant results in decreasing bullying behavior among children in grades K-10.  This program is not a curriculum, but rather a system wide approach that focuses on changing behaviors that lead to an improvement in school culture and a reduction in antisocial behaviors.

Collaboration with institutions of higher education.

The IMTS circulating library contains over 15,000 resources, including videotapes, CD-ROMS, DVDs, and instructional kits.  The most current listing of resources in the collection may be found using the Online Catalog accessible from the IMTS Web site at http://www.iu5.org/IMTS.  Resources may be located by keyword, curriculum area, title, or series.  Once a resource has been located it may be "booked" or requested online for delivery to a participating location.

Coordination of joint purchasing of supplies and equipment by the IU and member school districts.

The Local Right to Education Task Force is made up of parents, professionals, and citizen advocates dedicated to the education of all school aged children who receive special education services.

A one-week summer experience in math and science for gifted and highly talented elementary students.

Medical Assistance Billing of services such as speech and OT/PT for IU and district staff.

Provides supportive, health, tracking, and instructional services to children of migrant farm workers.

The IU conducts needs assessments and provides training to the school staff in 16 school districts in our region in regards to homeless identification, school enrollment policies, and successful strategies to help homeless students achieve academically.

PA CARES (Creating an Atmosphere of Respect and Environment for Success) grants up to $7,500 for Pennsylvania schools to address the serious issue of bullying.

Annual spring competition for high school student teams.

Paraprofessional assessment offered on-site to meet the "highly qualified" requirements of "No Child Left Behind."

PennData System is a student tracking system for funding special education services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Coordinates total personnel matters including contract management, employment, and evaluation of staff.

Provides high volume copying, offset printing, and bindery services to school districts and related agencies.

Workshops, networking sessions, and other staff development programs are held to meet the needs of the region's educators for staff development.

The professional library provides over 4,000 books and periodicals to assist area educators with their professional development.  All titles may be accessed from the IMTS Web site under the Professional Library Link

Provide communication/coordination with state contracted agency (DRC) to ensure students in local institutions participate in the PSSA tests.

The IU provides psychological services to its member school districts, Charter schools, institutional settings as requested, and to Nonpublic Schools who request Act 89 Program Services.

College-level work and college credit can be earned by high school students by receiving direct instruction from college professors.  Courses are provided at a reasonable cost for the student's family and home school.

A comprehensive, multi-tiered approach to enable early identification and intervention (RtI) for students at academic or behavioral risk.

Programs received via satellite are distributed to area educators via videotape copies or broadcast, along with live teleconferences.

Assists in the development of programs to prepare students for high skill, high wage employment opportunities.

This program focuses on strategies and programs that impact low-achieving secondary readers.  The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM), Reading Apprenticeship framework, technology and library resources, as well as book circles give teachers practical, theory-based reading instruction that helps them to make decisions.

Streaming media is streaming video or digital media, that may be accessed through the IMTS Online Catalog.  Currently members have access to 6,000 full-length streaming videos, thousands of video clips, tens of thousands of still photos, lesson plans, encyclopedia articles, calendar related resources, and Web links, all aligned to PA state standards and readily accessible by a computer with Internet access.

The purpose of the Student Forum is for students from city and county schools to gather in an interactive forum to exchange ideas, work collaboratively, and learn skills to take back to their schools and communities.

Continues the free and reduced lunch programs through the summer months.

Provides academic assistance and motivates income-eligible first generation college students to pursue postsecondary education programs.  Services may begin with sixth grade.

A federal competitive grant to enhance student learning through content and pedagogy professional development.

Coordination of staff development opportunities designed to address the role of technology and instructional resources in a standards-based environment.

We offer teleconferencing for IU and district staff to reduce traveling a great distance for a half day or a few hour meeting.

Title IIA and Title IID

The purpose of this federal program is to provide staff development, technical assistance, and consultation for school district staff.  These programs are offered to help improve the academic and behavior success of students.

Provides transportation services for early intervention and school age special education pupils to and from their schools along with consultation to districts.

The IU van delivery system makes weekly deliveries to members in the NW Tri-County region.