TRADITIONAL INTERMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS, SUCH AS STILL EXIST IN SOME COUNTY OFFICES, HAVE CONTRIBUTED LITTLE TO SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE NEW INTERMEDIATE UNITS CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS REGIONAL SERVICE AGENCIES, PROVIDING SERVICES WHICH SCHOOLS (ESPECIALLY SMALL SCHOOLS) CANNOT ADEQUATELY OR EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. INTERMEDIATE…

THE TRADITIONAL CONCEPT OF THE INTERMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE SCHOOL UNIT IS THAT OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OPERATING AS AN ARM OF THE STATE, WITH REGULATORY POWERS AND RECORD KEEPING DUTIES AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS. THE NEW TYPE OF UNIT THAT IS EVOLVING IS LARGELY SERVICE ORIENTED (I.E., SPECIAL EDUCATION, DATA…