Fast Facts
Discover more about the work of IU13 here! These “fast facts” provide an overview of IU facts and figures from the 2021-22 school year.
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- Facilities/Staff/Funding
- Serving Young Learners
- Serving School-Age Learners
- Serving Adult Learners
- Serving Educators & Administrators
- Serving School Districts
- Serving Community, Region & State
- Providing Support in Challenging Times
IU13 Facilities, Staff, and Funding
Staff: 1,531` including:
- Teachers/Professionals: 476 • Classroom Support: 436 • Community Education: 39 • Non-Instructional: 255 • PaTTAN: 82
Total 2020-21 Budget: $203,644,597<
Budget Breakdown by Strategic Business Unit (SBU)/Service Support Unit (SSU):<
- Administrative & Management Services $3,881,108
- Community Education $4,249,844
- Teaching and Learning Collaborative $8,526,020
- Early Learners $37,411,066
- Student Services $10,339,054
- Special Education Classroom Services $44,412,388
- Itinerant Solutions $25,600,285
- Pass-thru Funds Administration $17,997,312
- Statewide Initiatives $31,697,902
- Regional Technology Solutions $19,529,618
- Operations and Infrastructure (SSU) $25,011,175
- Internal Service Funds-Benefits (SSU) $20,465,466
(Programs and services are organized into 10 Strategic Business Units (SBU) and 2 Service Support Units (SSU). SSUs support the work of SBUs; as a result, SSU expenditures are also reflected within each SBU’s expenditures.)
Funding Sources:<
Local Sources 23% | State Sources 28% | Federal Sources 28% | Special Education Consortia 21%
`As of May 2022, bulleted breakdown does not include daily substitutes & Extended School Year (ESY) staff | <as of June 2022
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Serving Young Learners
- Preschool Early Intervention: 3,198 children served (ages 3-5); 118,000 hours of service provided
- Head Start/PA Pre-K Counts: 328 children served (ages 3-5)
- Early Head Start/Child Care Partnership Program: 293 children (ages birth-3)
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Serving School-Age Learners
- Pregnant/Parenting Student Program (ELECT): 64 students served
- Nonpublic School Services: 43 different schools served
- 537* students served in Reading • 456* in Math • 372* in Speech & Language
- 5,316 times students served by Nonpublic School Counselors
- Special Education Classrooms: 91, serving 727 students
- Itinerant Services: 6,079 students*
- Job Training Services: 2,318* students served, including 245 internships and 198 job placements
- Gifted Education Student Enrichment Experience (SEE) Seminars: 1,300 students* participated
- Online and Blended Learning Courses/Services: students from 19 schools/districts; 59,064 course enrollments*
- Partial Hospitalization Program: Launched this new service in March, beginning with 14 students*
- Governor’s STEM Competition: 2 special education classes (from IU13) successfully competed,
winning 3rd place and honorable mention
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Serving Adult Learners
- Students Served: 1,095
- Employment, Job Retention, High School Equivalency (HSE) Attainment, and transition to post-secondary education
- Family Literacy: 80 families supported
- Citizenship Classes: Served 99 adults in 6 classes
- Micro-Credentials: 49 enrolled and 42 completed programs including Administrative Support Professional, Direct Care Provider, and Teacher Assistant
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Serving Educators & Administrators
- Events: IU13 and PaTTAN continued to use online interactive platforms to support
events with 22,706 event attendees - Instructional Media Services (IMS): Served 6,000 educators and 90,000 students
- Leveraging EbD-TEEMS to Scale STEM: 14 districts, 290+ teachers, 4,400+ students
- PA Information Management System (PIMS) Consulting: Provided 350+ hours
of consulting support to assist school districts in meeting student-level data reporting
to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) - Technical Assistance through PaTTAN: 10,027 hours of assistance; 198 trainings,
and 33,038 people served
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Serving School Districts
- Personalized Learning Academy (PLA): 125 educators participated
- High-Speed Internet: Increased bandwidth to 18 school districts, IU13, and PaTTAN by activating internet service through the IU13 WAN dark fiber network
- IDEA: Administered $13.9M in pass-thru IDEA special education funds for local districts
- Single Audit: “No findings” in single audit of $51.7M
- Administrator Searches: Coordinated 4 searches for superintendents and school leaders
- Extended School Year Program: 1,004 students referred to IU13 for ESY services (Summer 2021)
- Regional COVID-19 Guidance: Coordinated partnership with Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health to secure medical guidance for Lancaster County schools navigating the impact of Coronavirus on ongoing operations
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Serving Community, Region, and State
- Autism Solutions: 250 therapy hours, 118 diagnostic evaluation hours
- Statewide Projects Team (for PDE): 762 LEAs supported in Data/PVAAS Professional Learning Services; 22 education research projects for PDE; 95 schools supported through Continuous Improvement program
- Statewide Software Sales: $13M+ in sales
- Tech Talk Live: Conference for tech administrators working in an educational setting
- CAFCO Food Service Program: 63 participating districts in 11 counties (increase of +6)
- Refugee Center: 709 clients (344 children and 365 adults) served, 44 languages spoken
- Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness (OTDA): Administered statewide program for PDE, resulting in 8,000+ students served and $20K+ in grant funding for 16 schools
- Nonpublic Schools’ Grants: Supported 58* nonpublic schools in receiving $4M in emergency/safety-related grants
- Internet Connectivity Partnership: Forged a partnership with The Steinman Foundation during the pandemic to fund internet connectivity for eligible Lancaster County families to support remote learning