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IU 13 is an education service agency dedicated to delivering irresistible services and programs to our school districts and communities across the state. |
PENN*LINK is the official electronic mail service for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Originally established in 1986 and now fully integrated with the Internet, PENN*LINK manages the delivery of email among the PDE, school districts, charter schools, intermediate units, and vocational technical schools/career and technology centers (LEAs). Services ProvidedAll of Pennsylvania's local education agencies (LEAs) subscribe to the PENN*LINK service and access their email regularly, usually in the main administrative office. Recognizing its power to help them communicate quickly and inexpensively with LEAs, many education organizations, colleges of education, approved private schools, state agencies and other nonprofit groups also subscribe to PENN*LINK. There are more than 900 subscribers. BenefitsThe PDE uses PENN*LINK to convey information rapidly and efficiently to LEAs. LEAs use PENN*LINK to gather information and correspond with PDE and each other. PENN*LINK provides many statewide distribution lists making it easy for users to communicate with large or small targeted groups of LEAs across Pennsylvania. Next StepsUse of the PENN*LINK service requires an account. Three service/pricing options are available, depending on the level of Internet access and support you already have available from other sources: Option 1. If you have an Internet account and full Internet access with your intermediate unit or a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), and you want your PENN*LINK email to be forwarded to that account, you can do that. Option 2. If you have full Internet access through your intermediate unit or a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP), but would like to use an Internet address on the Penn State/CAS mail server to receive your PENN*LINK email, you can do that. Option 3. This option should be regarded as a "last resort." It provides an Internet account and dialup Internet access for those who do not yet have access to a local Internet Service Provider (ISP). As Internet access becomes more available locally, this option will be phased out.
If you are interested in finding out more about PENN*LINK, or applying for an account, please contact:
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