BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS
For students enrolled in Berks County public school districts, information on transition to adult life can be obtained from the contacts below.
- Antietam School District, Cayla Piccolo – cprintz@antietamsd.org
- Boyertown Area School District, Stacey Thierry – sthierry@boyertownasd.org
- Brandywine Heights Area School District, Anne Moll – annmol@bhasd.org
- Conrad Weiser Area School District, Christine Twiford – c_twiford@conradweiser.org
- Daniel Boone Area School District, Linda Rice – rice@dboone.org
- Exeter Township School District, Nina Owens – neowens@exeter.k12.pa.us
- Fleetwood Area School District, Charlene Fisher – cfisher@fleetwoodasd.k12.pa.us
- Governor Mifflin School District, Colleen Rios – crios@gmsd.k12.pa.us
- Hamburg School District, Crystal Alspach – cryals@hasdhawks.org
- Kutztown Area School District , Erin Tenney – etenney@kasd.org
- Muhlenberg School District, Tianna Schaefer – schaefert@muhlsdk12.org
- Oley Valley School District, Barb Royer – broyer@ovsdpa.org
- Reading School District – Mary Quesada – QuesadaM@readingsd.org
- Schuylkill Valley School District, Crystal Cammauf – ccammauf@schuylkillvalley.org
- Tulpehocken Area School District, Erika Miller – emiller@tulpehocken.org
- Twin Valley School District, Cindy Murray – cymurray@tvsd.org
- Wilson School District, Jeff Lehr – lehjef@wilsonsd.org
- Wyomissing Area School District, Jessica Lengle – jlengle@wyoarea.org
- Berks Career and Technology Center, Tamzen Davis – tamzen.davis@berkscareer.com
- Reading/Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center, Patricia Nies – pnies@rmctc.org
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN BERKS COUNTY
Information regarding disability support services at colleges and universities in Berks County can be found at the following links.
- Reading Area Community College
http://www.racc.edu/StudentLife/Services/DisabilityServices/default.aspx
- Albright College
http://www.albright.edu/academics/alc-disability.html
- Alvernia University
http://www.alvernia.edu/student-life/student-services/registrar/ADA-services.html
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
http://www.kutztown.edu/admin/humandiversity/disabilityservices/
- Penn State Berks
http://bk.psu.edu/StudentServices/disabled.htm
POST SECONDARY CAREER TRAINING
Learn more about career training options for Berks County students.
- Berks Career & Technology Center (Adult Continuing Education)
http://www.berkscareer.com/conteduc.cfm?subpage=394267
- Hiram G. Andrews
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/hiram_g__andrews_center/10357
- Reading Area Community College Career Programs (non-credit programs)
http://www.racc.edu/communityed/careerTrainProg.aspx
- Reading Muhlenburg Career & Technology Center (Adult Education Program)
http://www.rmctc.org/adulted.aspx
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT
Various employment support services for job seekers
- Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/vocational_rehabilitation/10356/ovr_office_directory/606620
- AHEDD
http://www.ahedd.org/
- Berks Personnel Network, Threshold
http://www.trsinc.org/pages/SeekingEmployees/BPN/bpn.aspx
- Community Skills Program
http://communityskillsprogram.com/
- Goodwill Keystone Area
http://www.yourgoodwill.org/
Mental Health/Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Services
- Service Access Management (SAM)
http://www.sam-inc.org
Advocacy Organizations
- Abilities in Motion (AIM)
www.abilitiesinmotion.org
- The Arc – Pennsylvania
http://www.thearcpa.org/localchapters.htm
- PA Bureau of of Autism Services
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/dpworganization/officeofdevelopmentalprograms/bureauofautismservices/index.htm
Healthcare
- PA Department of Health
http://www.health.state.pa.us/
- PA Medical Home
http://pamedicalhome.org/
Recreation/Volunteer
- Community Skills Program
http://communityskillsprogram.com/
- Easter Seals Eastern Pennsylvania
http://esep.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=PAEA_services
- Special Olympics
http://www.sopbc.org/
- Abilities in Motion – Teens Taking Flight (TTF) program
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxt82-YW8Y8
- PA Youth Leadership Network (PYLN)
http://www.pyln.org/about-us/
- The United Way of Berks County
http://www.uwberks.org/wwwpub/default.aspx?pageid=24