Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
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Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit #16 (CSIU), located in the Milton Industrial Park, Milton, Pennsylvania
, was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly
in 1971 as one of 29 Intermediate Unit
s in the commonwealth. Intermediate unit
s serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district
, but below that of the Pennsylvania Department of Education
. The state's goal is for IU's to meet student and community needs in a cost effective manner by providing services best offered on a regional basis such as special education, technical education, services to public and nonpublic schools.
Intermediate Units are governed by a Board of Directors, each member is also a member of a local school board from the IUs region. Board members are elected by school directors of all the region's school districts for three-year terms that begin July 1st. Officers of the intermediate unit's board are slected by members of the iu board. IU board members have a separate fiduciary responsibility to the IU and are not intended to be representatives of their home districts. They are funded by school districts, state funding and federal program specific funding and grants. IUs do not have the power to tax. Annual budgets of the intermediate unit must be approved by a majority of the school boards in the districts it serves.
CSIU's primary service area
consists of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties in central Pennsylvania, which includes 17 school district
s, three technical school
s and more than 70 nonpublic schools. CSIU also markets a wide range of products and services to education and other public agencies throughout and outside Pennsylvania.
data taken from CSIU16 Service Directory 2009-10.
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Milton, Pennsylvania
Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, north of Harrisburg. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890...
, was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Pennsylvania General Assembly
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...
in 1971 as one of 29 Intermediate Unit
Intermediate Unit
In Pennsylvania, Intermediate Units are regional educational service agencies, established by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Intermediate Units serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district, but below that of the...
s in the commonwealth. Intermediate unit
Intermediate Unit
In Pennsylvania, Intermediate Units are regional educational service agencies, established by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Intermediate Units serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district, but below that of the...
s serve a given geographic area's educational needs and function as a step of organization above that of a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
, but below that of the Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...
. The state's goal is for IU's to meet student and community needs in a cost effective manner by providing services best offered on a regional basis such as special education, technical education, services to public and nonpublic schools.
Intermediate Units are governed by a Board of Directors, each member is also a member of a local school board from the IUs region. Board members are elected by school directors of all the region's school districts for three-year terms that begin July 1st. Officers of the intermediate unit's board are slected by members of the iu board. IU board members have a separate fiduciary responsibility to the IU and are not intended to be representatives of their home districts. They are funded by school districts, state funding and federal program specific funding and grants. IUs do not have the power to tax. Annual budgets of the intermediate unit must be approved by a majority of the school boards in the districts it serves.
CSIU's primary service area
Primary service area
A broadcast range is the service area that a broadcast station or other transmission covers via radio waves...
consists of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union counties in central Pennsylvania, which includes 17 school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
s, three technical school
Technical school
Technical school is a general term used for two-year college which provide mostly employment-preparation skills for trained labor, such as welding, culinary arts and office management.-Associations supporting technical schools:...
s and more than 70 nonpublic schools. CSIU also markets a wide range of products and services to education and other public agencies throughout and outside Pennsylvania.
Public Schools Served
- Benton Area School DistrictBenton Area School DistrictThe Benton Area School District is a small, rural, public school district. It encompasses 96.8 square miles. It covers the Boroughs of Benton and Stillwater and Benton Township, Fishing Creek Township, Jackson Township and Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district operates...
- Berwick Area School DistrictBerwick Area School DistrictThe Berwick Area School District is a midsized, public school district. Berwick Area School District encompasses approximately 101 square miles, spanning portions of two rural Pennsylvania counties. In Columbia County it covers the Boroughs of Berwick and Briar Creek and Briar Creek Township...
- Bloomsburg Area School DistrictBloomsburg Area School DistrictThe Bloomsburg Area School District is one of the 500 school districts of Pennsylvania. The district covers the Town of Bloomsburg and Beaver Township, Hemlock Township, Main Township and Montour Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 81 square miles...
- Central Columbia School DistrictCentral Columbia School DistrictThe Central Columbia School District is a small, rural, public school district that covers the Borough of Orangeville and Mifflin Township, Mount Pleasant Township, North Centre Township, Orange Township, Scott Township and South Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. According to 2000...
- Danville Area School DistrictDanville Area School DistrictThe Danville Area School District spans portions of two counties. In Montour County it covers the Boroughs of Danville and Washingtonville and Cooper Township, Derry Township, Liberty Township, Mahoning Township, Mayberry Township, Valley Township and West Hemlock Township. In Northumberland...
- Lewisburg Area School DistrictLewisburg Area School DistrictThe Lewisburg Area School District is a small, rural public school district in Union County, Pennsylvania. The school encompasses an area of 44.5 square miles. It serves Lewisburg, Kelly Township, East Buffalo Township and Union Township, which collectively have a population of approximately...
- Line Mountain School DistrictLine Mountain School DistrictThe Line Mountain School District is a small, rural public school district serving portions of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district covers an area of...
- Midd-West School DistrictMidd-West School DistrictMidd-West School District is a midsized, rural, public school district located in the borough of Middleburg in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Midd-West School District encompasses approximately 226 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident...
- Mifflinburg Area School DistrictMifflinburg Area School DistrictThe Mifflinburg Area School District is a public school district Union County, Pennsylvania. Centered on the borough of Mifflinburg, it also serves Buffalo Township, New Berlin, Limestone Township, West Buffalo Township, Lewis Township, Hartleton, and Hartley Township. Mifflinburg Area School...
- Millville Area School DistrictMillville Area School DistrictThe Millville Area School District is a public school district in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is centered in the borough of Millville and also encompasses the townships of Pine, Greenwood, and Madison. Millville Area School District encompasses approximately 91 square miles. According to 2000...
- Milton Area School DistrictMilton Area School DistrictThe Milton Area School District is a small, rural public school district headquartered in Milton, Pennsylvania. The district is located in Northumberland and Union counties. Milton Area School District encompasses approximately 85 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a...
- Mount Carmel Area School DistrictMount Carmel Area School DistrictMount Carmel Area School District is a small, suburban, public school district in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It serves Mount Carmel, Kulpmont, Marion Heights, and...
- Selinsgrove Area School DistrictSelinsgrove Area School DistrictSelinsgrove Area School District is a school district centered in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. Enrollment has declined to approximately 2700 students clustered on a campus located in Selinsgrove borough. The Pennsylvania Department of Education projects a continued decline in enrollment to 2500 in 2010...
- Shamokin Area School District
- Shikellamy School DistrictShikellamy School DistrictShikellamy School District is a suburban, public school district in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It serves Northumberland Borough, Point Township, Rockefeller Township, Snydertown Borough, the City of Sunbury, and Upper Augusta Township with 4 elementary schools, two middle schools, and one...
- Southern Columbia Area School DistrictSouthern Columbia Area School DistrictSouthern Columbia Area School District is a small, rural school district located in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. It is in Columbia County and draws students from both Columbia and Northumberland counties. Southern Columbia Area School District encompasses approximately 108 square miles. According to...
- Warrior Run School DistrictWarrior Run School DistrictWarrior Run School District is a small, rural public school district that covers . It spans three counties: Union County, Northumberland County, Montour County in central Pennsylvania, USA. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 16,542. In 2009, the residents'...
- SusQ-Cyber Charter School
- Career and Technology Schools
- Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical SchoolColumbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical SchoolColumbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a full-time area vocational-technical school that serves the youth of Columbia and Montour counties in Pennsylvania. CMAVTS offers 17 training areas to secondary students in grades 9 through 12...
- Northumberland Co. Career & Technology Center
- SUN Area Technical Institute
- Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School
Non Public Schools Served
- Columbia County Christian - Bloomsburg
- Gospel Christian Academy - Selinsgrove
- Greenwood Friends School - Millville
- Heritage Christian Academy - Berwick
- Hillside Christian Academy - Mifflinburg
- Holy Family Consolidated School - Berwick
- Maranatha Christian School - Watsontown
- Meadowbrook Christian School - Milton
- Meadowview Christian Academy - Paxinos
- Northumberland Christian School - Northumberland
- Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School - Coal Township
- Penn View Christian Academy - Penns Creek
- St. Columba School - Bloomsburg
- St. Cyril Preschool and Kindergarten - Danville
- St. Joseph School - Danville
- St. Monica School - Sunbury
- Sunbury Christian Academy - Northumberland
- Transfiguration of Our Lord School - Shamokin
- Watsontown Christian Academy - Watsontown
data taken from CSIU16 Service Directory 2009-10.
CSIU 16 Services
- Educational programs for CSIU region schools and communities
- Professional developmentProfessional developmentProfessional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
and school improvement programs - Computer softwareComputer softwareComputer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
and services for school districts and other public agencies - Management of Pennsylvania Trust, serving nine regional Pennsylvania trusts with 90 school employers and 30,000 staff
- Pennsylvania Education Joint Purchasing Council, a consortium-buying program serving 240 members in five states, which saves schools and other public entities $6.3 million per year in purchases
- PEPPM, a technology bidding and purchasing program that allows schools, libraries, government entities and non-profit agencies to save money on technology purchases
- Statewide prevention and intervention initiatives
- Cyber Charter School - grades 9-12th
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