Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA) is a collaborative effort between CAIU, member school districts and Intermediate Units to provide new learning options for our students. CAOLA’s web-based courses meet the increasing demand for high quality student instruction that incorporate proven online learning practices and next generation software. The key objectives of the program are to address unmet needs of students by increasing available learning options, meeting various learning modalities, connecting required learning to real-world applications and increasing available options for credit recovery, interventions, home bound, and alternative education.

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The Capital Area Intermediate Unit offers a discounted purchasing program with Office Depot. This program offers many different items and features, including next-day delivery on many frequently used items. It is open to all non-profit organizations, including government entities and school districts. There is no membership fee to join, the program complies with the Pennsylvania’s COSTARS program, and there is a special rebate incentive for organizations that join during the 2014/2015 fiscal year.

Learn more about CAIU's discounted purchasing program.

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The PCD is a collaborative effort of the CAIU, its member districts/technical schools, community businesses, agencies and postsecondary partners. This Partnership works to build a system of K-12 career development, to connect students to postsecondary options, and to improve workforce and economic development in our region.

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PIIC is a statewide resource for instructional coaching. By offering training to instructional mentors and coaches, PIIC will expand support for instructional coaching to all 29 IUs, while ensuring that these efforts are of high quality, consistent, and sustainable. CAIU PIIC mentor is Scott Snyder, Educational Consultant (ext. 8306.) 

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CAIU will administer a competitive grant process to assist its local schools in implementing a blended, or personalized, learning environment.  Through a combination of planning grants and a launch grant, the primary goals of this challenge are to spur wider and deeper thinking and discussion about new teaching and learning environments, and to crystallize that into actual implementation in our schools.

Details of the Blended Learning Grant Challenge

Personalized Learning Conferences are the premier events for those transforming education in the Mid-Atlantic, North-East, and South-Eastern regions. Featuring two excellent conferences per year that offer a variety of dynamic, informative, and interactive learning opportunities focused on personalizing learning for all K-12 students. If you are wondering whether this conference is for you, wonder no more! Superintendents, directors, managers, curriculum specialists, technology directors, charter school managers, teachers, researchers, coaches, bloggers, content developers, and software and hardware companies are all encouraged to join educational experts in the revolutionary transformation personalized learning is having on K-12 learners.

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CAIU serves as the lead service provider for Ready for School-Ready to Succeed a pilot project funded by United Way of the Capital Region. The project employs educational liaisons working in 8 school districts. Liaisons engage children and families with educational workshops, connect families with affordable preschool and help districts register students for Kindergarten. More information can be found at their website.

United Way of the Capital Region