| Type | URL | Description |
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| IU5 Department | Act 89, ESL & Migrant Education | Act 89, English as Second Language, and Migrant Education administers programs throughout the tri-county area including entitlement programs and non-competitive grants awarded to the Intermediate Unit by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| IU5 Department | Early Intervention | The IU5 Early Childhood Intervention Program evaluates, identifies, and provides services to children ages three to five years old, with special needs. |
| IU5 Department | Financial Services | The Financial Services department of IU5. |
| IU5 Department | Personnel Services /Internal Operations | The Intermediate Unit operates a full-time Personnel Office whose function is to oversee the staffing of all Intermediate Unit programs |
| IU5 Department | Regional Choice Initiative - Dual Enrollment Program | The mission of the Regional Choice Initiative is to share responsibility for opportunities which meet the future needs of students in Northwest Pennsylvania. |
| IU5 Department | School and Management Services | School and Management Services programs serve school age and adult learners across Northwestern Pennsylvania. |
| IU5 Department | School Improvement Services | The Mission of the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Educational Programs and Special Education Training and Consultation (TaC) is to build local capacity to promote success for all students by providing research-based practices and resources through effective professional development, technical assistance, and collaboration. |
| IU5 Department | School Improvement Services - IMTS | Instructional Media and Technology Services |
| IU5 Department | School Improvement Services - IMTS Online Catalog | This site contains booking information pertaining to the items in the circulating collection. These instructional materials are available to member schools in northwestern Pennsylvania. IMTS provides an array of services in support of quality education to the schools in the Crawford, Erie, and Warren counties.
Presently, the circulating collection contains over 15,000 items and includes videotapes, DVDs, CD-ROMs and instructional kits. |
| IU5 Department | School Improvement Services - Professional Library | The IU5 Professional Library provides resources to area teachers. |
| IU5 Department | Special Education Services | The IU5 Special Education service area provides resources and services to the special needs educators throughout the tri-county region. |
| IU5 Department | Technology Services and Solutions | The IU5 Technology area provides technology resources to the staff and teachers of IU5. |
| IU5 Secure Site | RTSG (requires login) | The Regional Technology Support Group meets monthly to stay abreast of the latest technology for our districts. |
| Federal | Federal Resource for Educational Excellence | Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies |
| Federal | Title I - "No Child Left Behind" | Read the Executive Summary of the Title I "No Child Left Behind Act" |
| International | International Society for Technology in Education | Providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education. |
| IU5 | Regional Professional Directory | A directory of districts and agencies in the northwestern pennsylvania region. |
| PDE | Act 48 Reporting System | |
| PDE | Assessment Anchors | |
| PDE | Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines | |
| PDE | PA Department of Education | |
| PDE | PA Value-Added Assessment System (PVAAS) | Value-added analysis is a statistical method used to measure the influence of a district and school on the academic progress rates of individual students and groups of students from year-to-year. |
| PDE | PDE Evaluation Forms (426-428) | The linked pages contain forms to aid you in complying with the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Instructional II requirements. |
| PDE | Pennsylvania Academic Standards | |
| PDE | PSSA Handbooks and Item & Scoring Samplers | Information Resources and Powerpoint Presentations |
| PDE | PSSA Testing Calendar | Preliminary Testing windows for the PSSA |
| PDE | Testing Accomodations for the PSSA | |
| PDE | The PDE Hub site | ED Hub shares a broad collection of educational resources, information, and collaborative tools with PA’s Education Community. |
| Regional | Erie Times Newspaper | The Erie Times Daily Newspaper |
| Regional | Parent Support Web Site | The Parent Support Center offers information and resources to parents of children with special needs. |
| Regional | The Meadville Tribune | The Meadville Tribune Daily Newspaper |
| Regional | The Times Observer | Serving all of Warren County |
| State | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania state information and resources |
| State | Intermediate Units of Pennsylvania | A list of the Intermediate Units located in Pennsylvania |