Transition Map

The Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) is a regional education services agency. It is our mission to provide leadership for the development of innovative and cost-effective programs to meet the needs of our county.

DCIU serves more than 92,000 school-aged students and more than 6,000 educators on a regional basis. Direct instruction is provided to more than 15,000 students enrolled in DCIU's Special Programs, Career and Technical Education and specialized programs.

Delaware County Intermediate Unit
Education Service Center
200 Yale Avenue
Morton, PA 19070
610-938-9000
Fax 610-938-9887
info@dciu.org

OPTIONS/Transition to Work
Barbara Burger, Supervisor                                                                                                                                                                                  610 938-9000 ext. 2244

Community Living and Learning
These programs are based on apartments where students receive hands-on, real-life experience training in the community. Participants develop independent living skills by improving their social skills, problem solving and decision making techniques, and by learning to make use of available community resources. Classroom apartments are located in Media and Newtown Square.

Meaningful Day Program
Provides opportunities for students who need intensive support to access community - based activities and develop daily living skills. Students work on enhancing communication, domestic maintenance and personal interaction skills. Students develop an increased awareness of their independence level and their ability to participate in supported-community-based activities.

Vocational and Situational Assessment
Provides students 15 years of age and older with a vocational assessment program to develop an individual transition plan that merges a student's interests and abilities. The assessment is used when determining a student's participation in the Community Based Vocational Training and Employment where students receive a continuum of services geared at promoting the development of their marketable work skills.

Community Based Vocational Training/Employment
Provides students 16 years of age and older with a continuum of services to promote the development of marketable work skills. The Employability Skills Training Program provides non-paid training opportunities for students with disabilities. The Enhanced Employment Opportunities Program provides services and opportunities to assist students to prepare for long-term employment. The school IEP team, as part of the mandated Transitional Planning, determines the appropriateness of services.

Travel Instruction
Provides students 16 years of age and older with disabilities with skills necessary to travel safely in their community using public transportation. Intensive, one-on-one instruction on how to travel safely and independently within the community, including the use of public transportation is provided. Travel Instruction is an important component of a student's transition to independence and employment.

Adult Program
Provides assessment, job-development and coaching support for clients who are no longer covered under the umbrella of Special Education Services. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) has contracted with DCIU to provide these services. Since 1995, DCIU has provided extended supported employment services to the Office of Mental Retardation (OMR) for eligible adults.

Delaware County Technical School
Administrative Offices
200 Yale Avenue
Morton, PA 19070
(610) 938-9000 ext. 2036

Delaware County Technical School - Aston Campus
Crozerville Road & Birney Highway
Aston, PA 19014
(610) 459-3050

Delaware County Technical School - Folcroft Campus
Delmar Drive & Henderson Boulevard
Folcroft, PA 19032
(610) 583-7620

The above information is from DCIU website.