ARIN Electric Consortium Formed
With the advent of new electric utility deregulation, ARIN and its member school districts are planning to purchase electric power in large quantities on the open market whenever it is cheaper to do so, and to manage electric consumption through a consortium.
Adult Education, A New Partner in the CareerLink
ARIN Center for Education, previously located at 155 Clymer Avenue, of Indiana, PA moved at the end of August. The new location is within the PA CareerLink of Indiana County located at 300 Indian Springs Road, across from the Drive-In Movie Theater. All of the programs within ARIN Center for Education have remained the same, just in a new location.
ARIN IU28 Medical Assistance Transportation Program Routing Service
This spring, ARIN's Transportation Department was approached by the Indiana County Human
Services Agency to review potential services available for the Medical Assistance Transportation
Program (MATP). The Medical Assistance Transportation Program, provides eligible Indiana
County residents transportation to and from medical providers. According to the Pennsylvania
State Plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, a funding allocation is made to each
county for their use in providing non-emergency transportation to Medical Assistance clients
who cannot meet their own transportation needs.
ARIN IU28 Online Drivers Education Program
ARIN has developed an Online Driver Education Theory Course. This course is the first online
driver education theory class developed by an Intermediate Unit and approved by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education. This course was developed over a two year period and
is now available to all students in IU 28 member districts.
ARIN Center for Education Has Moved to a New Location
ARIN Center for Education, previously located at 155 Clymer Ave, of Indiana, PA moved at the end of August. The new location is within the PA CareerLink of Indiana County located at 300 Indian Springs Road, across from the Drive-In Movie Theater. All of the programs within ARIN Center for Education have remained the same, just in a new location.
Discovery Streaming
One of the resources that have been made available to educators through the Regional Wide Area Network grant is a subscription to Discovery Streaming. Discovery Streaming contains over 5,000 full-length videos segmented into 41,000 content-specific clips tied directly state and national standards.
Discovery Streaming is a leader for video-on-demand service for schools. It contains resources from educational publishers such as Scholastic and BBC. It is the only digital video-based learning resource scientifically proven to increase student achievement.
|
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
CANCELLED - Videoconference: Vocabulary Development: Health Education
4:15 - 6:15 p.m.
ARIN Intermediate Unit - Central Office
Local Weather
Education Directory
Emergency Planning
Links
|