Interview with Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, Norristown PA, Exec Dir/CEO, Dr. Jerry W. Shiveley:
Special Education and the Potential for IU Services to all Public Schools

Key Topics Include:  Teacher Training | Special Education | Parents and Community | Leadership  | Trends in Education | Making the Tough Decisions | Improving Student Performance | Professional Development

Description:

This interview provides a prime example of the impact and process of leveraging services to support special needs in public schools. Join District Leader’s Podcast host Ed Milliken and Dr. Jerry W. Shiveley, Executive Director/CEO of the Intermediate Unit of Montgomery County, Norristown PA, as they discuss how schools can offer an increased variety of instructional, support, and management programs and services through the collaboration among school districts created by the intermediate agency. The discussion ranges from leadership, to teacher education, equity, student special needs, cost-effective services, parent involvement, and beyond!

The Intermediate Education Agency is an important agency in providing local school districts with strong learning and management programs is a very cost effective structure. Programs and services of an intermediate agency are market driven based upon need and cost, therefore, an I.A. can be responsive to school districts. Delivered through an I.A., special education programs offer the performance objectives required for disabled students while controlling costs through shared school strategies. Similarly, other offerings such as staff development, equity initiatives, advocacy, and Response to Intervention programs are regionally provided by the I.A. While many challenges confront education, Dr. Shiveley provides an exciting and promising future for education. Educational leadership is both demanding and satisfying. As such, it is a worthy career goal with many rewarding experiences and growth opportunities.

Biographical Background
Montgomery Dr. Jerry W. Shiveley has served as the Executive Director/CEO of the County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania since July 2004. In this position, he oversees the operation of the MCIU in Norristown, PA which serves the 22 component school districts in Montgomery County and more than 170 non public schools.

Prior to his position at the MCIU, Dr. Shiveley served in the dual role of Chief Executive Officer of the Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and District Superintendent of Schools in New York for five years. He spent the previous seven years as the Deputy Superintendent of the Multnomah Education Service District in Portland, Oregon.

In addition to more than 15 years of experience in educational administration in New York, Oregon, and Washington, Dr. Shiveley also taught Vocational Agriculture. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education and master’s degree in Administration and Vocational Education from Oregon State University. He later received a doctorate in Educational Administration from Brigham Young University.

Related Web Links:

• Montgomery County Intermediate Unit: http://www.mciu.org/
  

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