IU5 Mission The Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit, an educational service agency, enriches diverse communities by creating and implementing quality services to meet the current and unique needs of all learners through safe and innovative environments. 1 Table of Contents IU5 Mission 1 Intermediate Unit Board of Directors & Administrative Personnel 3 IU5 Crisis Response Procedures 4 Who to Contact for IU Services 5 Intermediate Units of Pennsylvania 8 Conneaut School District 16 Corry Area School District 18 Crawford Central School District 19 Erie’s Public Schools 21 Fairview School District 25 Fort LeBoeuf School District 26 General McLane School District 28 Girard School District 30 Harbor Creek School District 31 Iroquois School District 33 Millcreek Township School District 34 North East School District 36 Northwestern School District 38 PENNCREST School District 39 Union City Area School District 41 Warren County School District 43 Wattsburg Area School District 46 Vocational Technical Schools 48 Charter Schools 50 Other School Entities 52 Colleges & Universities 65 2 Intermediate Unit Board of Directors & Administrative Personnel Intermediate Unit Board of Directors Robert Snyder, President Girard School District Dr. Doris Gernovich, Vice-President Corry Area School District Cheryl Hamilton IU5 Board Secretary, Nonmember TJ Hesch IU5 Board Treasurer, Nonmember George Joseph IU5 Board Solicitor, Nonmember Dorothy Luckock Conneaut School District Paula Lynch Crawford Central School District Darlene Feeney Erie’s Public Schools Fran New Fairview School District Kelli Lichtinger Fort LeBoeuf School District Brad Pattullo General McLane School District Christine Mitchell Harbor Creek School District Rita Nicolussi Iroquois School District Gary J. Winschel Millcreek Township School District Dr. Jane Blystone North East School District Leslie Soltis Northwestern School District Jeffrey Brooks PENNCREST School District George Trauner Union City Area School District Paul Mangione Warren County School District Dr. Andrew Pushchak Wattsburg Area School District Intermediate Unit Administrative Personnel Dean C. Maynard, Ed.D. Executive Director Bradley E. Whitman SIS Director, Federal and State Programs Lori I. Patton SIS Director, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Vincent C. Humes Director, Innovative Technology Services Christine A. Carucci Director, Special Education Services Mary J. Eckart Director, Financial Services Sally Hards Director, Human Resources Cheryl L. Hamilton Executive Assistant to the Executive Director 3 IU5 Crisis Response Procedures Crisis event occurs in the school district. During regular business hours, the superintendent calls the Intermediate Unit’s Crisis Response line (866-207-6474) and reports a crisis situation. The superintendent is connected with an Intermediate Unit administrator for assistance. After regular business hours, the superintendent calls Professional Communications answering system at 814-452-8941. This answering system contacts an Intermediate Unit administrator who calls the superintendent. The Intermediate Unit administrator consults with the superintendent and gleans basic details of the crisis situation and the school district’s need for Intermediate Unit staff assistance. The Intermediate Unit crisis staff are mobilized and deployed by the Intermediate Unit administrator. The Intermediate Unit crisis staff will arrive at the school district crisis site and follow the school district administrator’s direction according to the school district’s crisis plan. 4 Who to Contact for IU Services (814-734-5610) Act 48 General Information Wanda Polaski 8412 Act 48 IU Offerings Raina George 8458 Act 89 / Nonpublic School Services Brad Whitman 8449 Administration Dean Maynard 8400 Adult Education Caryl Unseld 8492 AESOP Wanda Polaski 8412 Alternative Education Christine Carucci 8415 Assessment Literacy Series (ALS) Susan Miller 8402 Assistive Technology Program Caron Anthony-Higley 8399 Attendance and Student Membership Tammy Soltis 8447 Autistic Support Jerry Gill 8410 Behavior/Interagency Coordination Kevin Webber 8488 Building and Grounds Cheryl Hamilton 8401 Career Readiness Anne Leonard 8462 Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathways Nick Paolini 8446 Challenge 24 Hannah Evans 8457 Classroom Diagnostic Tool (CDT) Nick Paolini 8446 Coding and Computer Science Curriculum Mike Hale 8385 College & Career Readiness Nick Paolini 8446 Anne Leonard 8462 Communications / Public Relations Dean Maynard 8400 Comprehensive Planning (District Level) Lori Patton 8431 Comprehensive Planning (School Level) Susan Miller 8402 Conference Room Reservations Wendy Carson 8389 ConstrX Hannah Evans 8457 Co-Teaching Donette Porter 8499 CourseWhere Raina George 8458 Crisis Response Carol Buckleitner 8429 Curriculum Development / Regulations Lori Patton 8431 Curriculum Directors’ Meeting Lori Patton 8431 Data Tools & Analysis Lori Patton 8431 Deaf or Hard of Hearing Program Allison Brower-Berg 8463 DIBELS Donette Porter 8499 Discovery Education, Inc. Judy Baker 8389 Early Childhood Intervention Diane Skelton 8477 Educator Effectiveness Principal Effectiveness Susan Miller 8402 Educator Effectiveness Specialist Effectiveness Carol Buckleitner 8429 Educator Effectiveness Teacher Effectiveness Lori Patton 8431 Educator Effectiveness Lori Patton 8431 ELECT Jody Wasson 8452 Emergency Substitute Teacher Consortium Anne Heidorn 8404 EMetric Lori Patton 8431 English as a Second Language (ESL) Carol Bagley 8484 Equity Susan Miller 8402 Federal Programs Brad Whitman 8449 Financial Services Mary Eckart 8434 Fingerprinting Human Resources 8411 Gifted Networking Catrina Groner 8442 5 Who to Contact for IU Services (814-734-5610) Google Apps for Education Mike Hale. 8385 Governor’s PA STEM Challenge Hannah Evans 8457 Governors Institute Karen Reagan 8381 Graduate Courses Raina George 8458 Homeless Program Brad Whitman 8449 Human Resources Sally Hards 8430 IEP Writer Tammy Soltis 8447 Induction Program (IU) Anne Heidorn 8404 Innovative Technology Solutions Vince Humes 8391 Institution Programs Jerry Gille 8410 Internet Connectivity Vince Humes 8391 IU August Inservice Karen Reagan 8381 K’NEX STEM Design Challenge Hannah Evans 8457 K-12 Guidance Plan/Chapter 339 Planning Nick Paolini 8446 Anne Leonard 8462 Keystone Exams & Project Based Assessments Nick Paolini 8446 Kindergarten Entry Inventory (KEI) Donette Porter 8499 Legislative Information Dean Maynard 8400 LETRS Erin Eighmy 8380 Lisa Bolla 8388 Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) Nick Paolini 8446 Literacy Item Writing and Handscoring Donette Porter 8499 Local Task Force Michele Kulesza 7070 Low Incidence Nancy Downey 8417 Math Item Writing and Handscoring Catrina Groner 8442 Medicaid / ACCESS Billing Tammy Soltis 8447 Mental Health Services Carol Buckleitner 8429 Migrant Education Deke Showman 7052 Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) / Response to Intervention (RtI) Donette Porter 8499 Neglected & Delinquent (N&D) Advisory Committee Jamie Miller 8494 OT / PT Jodi Gray 8470 PA Inspired Leadership (PIL) Della Gentile 814- 873- 8866 PA Institute for Instructional Coaching (PIIC) Donette Porter 8499 Paraprofessional Assessment Stephanie Hajec 8411 Paraprofessional Training Diane Pauli 8466 Parent Support Center Michele Kulesza 5258 PASA (PSSA Alternate Assessment) Jerry Gill 8410 Payroll Jayne Gaub 8437 PDE Initiatives Dean Maynard 8400 PreK Counts Supervision Diane Skelton 8477 Print Shop Nicole Varee 8391 Professional Development Raina George 8458 Professional Directory Cheryl Hamilton 8401 Progress Monitoring Donette Porter 8499 6 Who to Contact for IU Services (814-734-5610) Project-Based Learning (PBL) Mike Hale 8385 PSSA (Special Education Institutions) Allison Brower-Berg 8463 PSSA / AYP Lori Patton 8431 Psychological Services Carol Buckleitner 8429 Public Relations Dean Maynard 8401 Purchase Orders Linda Cussins 8439 PVAAS Lori Patton 8431 Susan Miller 8402 Regional Choice Initiative (RCI) Karen Reagan 8381 Regional Common In-Service Day (RCIS) Nick Paolini 8446 Regional Online Needs Assessment Susan Miller 8402 Retirement Information (1-888-773-7748) Wanda Polaski 8412 Right-To-Know Dean Maynard 8400 School Climate Susan Miller 8402 School Performance Profile (SPP) Lori Patton 8431 Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Kevin Webber 8488 Science Item Writing and Handscoring Mike Hale 8385 SEGUE Caron Anthony-Higley 8399 Special Education Leadership Christine Carucci 8415 Special Education Karen Renick 8483 Speech / Language Caron Anthony-Higley 8399 Standards (PA Core) Lori Patton 8431 Standards Aligned Systems (SAS) Lori Patton 8431 STEM Hannah Evans 8457 Student Assistance Program (SAP) Carol Buckleitner 8429 Student Competitions Hannah Evans 8457 Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) Nick Paolini 8446 Student Membership Reporting Tammy Soltis 8447 Summer Food Service Program Kirk Shimshock 8420 Talent Search Eileen Olsen 814- 373- 9489 Teacher Certification Anne Heidorn 8404 Teacher in the Workplace (TIW) Anne Leonard 8462 Teacher Requisitions Linda Cussins 8439 TEAMS Competition Hannah Evans 8457 Technology Help Desk 8440 Telephones Nicole Varee 8391 Text-Dependent Analysis (TDA) Donette Porter 8499 Title I Kirk Shimshock 8420 Title IIA Kirk Shimshock 8420 Tom Ridge Environmental Center (TREC) Grants Karen Reagan 8381 Training and Consultation (TaC) Susan Miller 8402 Training and Consultation (TaC) Assistive Technology Christy Adams 8424 Training and Consultation (TaC) Autism / FBA / BIP Danielle Cotterill 8378 Training and Consultation (TaC) Behavior