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Congratulations to Retiring Administrators!

Superintendents with Dr. Macharola and Dr. Uncapher
 
At the May 3, 2013 Unit Council meeting, Dr. Joseph Macharola, IU8 Executive Director, congratulates soon-to-be-retiring administrators. From left to right: Dr. Barbara Uncapher, Director of Educational Programs and Services, IU8; Mrs. Margie Zorn, Superintendent, Berlin-Brothersvalley School District; Dr. Paul Gallagher, Superintendent, Hollidaysburg Area School District; Dr. Macharola; and Dr. William Miller, Superintendent, Tyrone Area School District. Not pictured: Dr. Dennis Murray, Superintendent, Altoona Area School District. 

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Intermediate Unit 8 was created to furnish a broad range of educational services to the 35 public school districts, five area vocational-technical schools, two charter schools and approximately 81 non-public schools in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, and Somerset counties in west, central and southwestern Pennsylvania—serving approximately 65,000 students in an area covering 3,500 square miles. IU8 provides programs for curriculum development and the improvement of instructional materials; it also offers educational management and pupil personnel services and serves as a liaison between school districts and state and federal education agencies.