Act 89 Overview
Act 89 was established in 1975 by the state of Pennsylvania to provide auxiliary services to students enrolled in nonprofit, nonpublic schools. Act 89 programs are administered by Intermediate Units following regulations and procedures of the Department of Education and the Public School Code of Pennsylvania. The amount of service a school is entitled to is governed by the PA student enrollment in that school from the prior year.
Eligible nonpublic schools in the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV area may choose from the following Act 89 services in the 2023-2024 school year:
Remedial Reading and Math
Title I
Speech and Language Services
School Counseling Services
Psychological Services- Act 89 Evaluations
Behavior Referrals/Behavior Coach
Enrichment
Benchmark Assessments/Progress Monitoring:
- NWEA Reading/Reading Fluency
- NWEA Math
- Acadience Math
- Acadience Reading
Standardized Testing
Study Skills
Math Madness Competition
Technology Services