IU1 Return to School Taskforce

Taskforce Overview

The IU1 Return to School Taskforce was created to assist IU1 districts in planning for the return to school in the Fall of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Taskforce will provide options to consider while planning for the 2020-2021 school year.

Despite the disruption to education during the COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic also provides an opportunity for school districts to transform how they approach teaching and learning and shift "traditional" education mindsets. This is the education community's moment to make decisions for the fall of 2020 that may potentially impact many generations of future learners and become our new "normal".

The resources found on this site are meant to open mindsets and expand "traditional" educational thinking as schools plan for reopening in the fall of 2020.

Curriculum Taskforce Committee

  • IU1 Lead: Jenny Lent, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, 724-938-3241 ext. 268

  • Beth Hutson, Assistant to the Superintendent, Brownsville Area School District

  • Erica Kolat, Superintendent, McGuffey School District

  • Grace Lani, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Canon-McMillan School District

  • Fred Morecraft, Superintendent, Carmichaels Area School District

  • Christopher Sefcheck, Superintendent, Bethlehem-Center School District

  • Annette Vietmeier, Director of Academic Accountability and Innovation, Central Greene School District

Special Education Taskforce Committee

  • IU1 Lead, Leigh Dennick, Director of Special Education, 724-938-3241 ext. 273

  • Jeanine French, Superintendent, Peters Township School District

  • Keith Hartbauer, Superintendent, Brownsville Area School District

  • Bill King, Director of Special Education, Brownsville Area School District

  • Scott Martin, Superintendent, Bentworth School District

  • Charissa Rychcik, Director of Special Education, McGuffey School District

  • Laura Walters, Supervisor of Special Education, West Greene School District


Safety/Community Taskforce Committee

  • IU1 Lead, Scott Craighead, Director of Operations, 724-938-3241 ext. 274



Finance Taskforce Committee

  • IU1 Lead, Tom Shetterly, Director of Business and Finance, 724-938-3241 ext. 266