Supporting Schools

Intermediate units have expanded programs and services that leverage the purchasing power of schools to generate savings for the districts they serve.

Creating Cost Savings

• Health insurance consortia saved at least $59 million dollars for school districts
• Energy purchasing consortia saved $16 million dollars for school district

Transporting Students with Special Needs

Intermediate units provide special education transportation services to more than 13,000 special education students from more than 400 school entities.

Operating Critical Administrative Programs

• 24,000 digital fingerprints for background checks
• Act 48 credit tracking and ACCESS billing for more than 250 districts
• Consortium purchasing for paper, software, art materials and janitorial supplies for hundreds of districts