Anticipated Vacancy: Executive Director

Anticipated Vacancy: Executive Director Appointment on/about July 1, 2026. The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit (TIU) is a regional service agency supporting nine school districts across Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata Counties. The TIU provides services to students, staff, and adults throughout ...

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Guest Teacher Training

This program is designed for individuals who have a Bachelor’s degree, but do not have a PA teaching certificate. TIU 11 will provide training, help to create connections with districts, walk through the required paperwork and clearances, and process the ...

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TIU Phased Reopening Plans

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Tuscarora Intermediate Unit is a regional educational service agency meeting the needs of the public and nonpublic schools, personnel and students in Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin Counties. As a service agency, the Intermediate Unit has no direct line authority over local schools. Our current Executive Director is Dr. Shawn Kovac, and the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 is governed by the TIU Board, made of representatives from each of our nine school districts.

Our Programs

Our programs provide services across Pennsylvania to thousands of kids and families.

EITA

Early Intervention Technical Assistance

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Parent to Parent of PA

Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania

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CEWS

Community Education & Workforce Services

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PATTAN Autism Initiative

PaTTAN Autism
Initiative

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Corrections Education

Corrections
Education

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Head Start & Early Head Start

Head Start & Early Head Start

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Services We Provide

We provide various services. Explore a few of our core services.

Professional Development

Professional Development

We offer professional development opportunities year around.

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STEM

We offer various STEM workshops and classes for teachers and students. All held in our new Makerspace

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Special Education Services

Special Education services are made available throughout the TIU area to member school districts, non-public schools, and to young children (pre-schoolage).

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Tuscarora Virtual Solutions

Tuscarora Virtual Solutions

Tuscarora Intermediate Unit is proud memeber of the Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA) – PA’s largest online learning consortium.

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About Us

Learn more about us through our departments. Meet our leadership team!

Dr. Shawn L. Kovac

Executive Director

Dr. Shawn L. Kovac

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Special Education

Kelly Zurybida

Director of Special Education

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Educational Technology Team

Josh Wakefield, Dr. Eric Yoder & Jigar Patel

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Curriculum & Professional Development

Timothy Miller

Director for Curriculum & Instruction & Corrections Education

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Management Services

Lisa Watson

Director for Managment Services

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Dr. Brett Gilliland

Nonpublic Schools & Human Resources

Dr. Brett A. Gilliland

Director for Educational Support Services, Human Resources, & Principal of Nonpublic Schools

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Executive Director

Special Education

Educational Technology

Curriculum & Professional Development

Management Services

Nonpublic Schools & Human Resources

Upcoming Events & Workshops

17 Feb8:00 AM

Tier 3 Intensification

Directors Room

18 Feb9:00 AM

DQN Meeting

Directors Room

18 Feb9:00 AM

TAC Meeting

Directors Room

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Feb 17 8:00 AM

Tier III Intensification

1 session(s)

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Feb 17 8:30 AM

Structured Literacy Leadership: What Administrators Need to Know!

1 session(s)

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Feb 18 9:00 AM

February DQN Meeting

1 session(s)

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News

2026 TIU Reading Competition

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Anticipated Vacancy: Executive Director

Anticipated Vacancy: Executive Director
Appointment on/about July 1, 2026.
The Tuscarora Intermediate Unit (TIU) is a regional service agency supporting nine school districts across Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Juniata Counties....

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2025 TIU Reading Competition

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