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The Intermediate Unit 1 Educational Campus at Clark is an Alternative Education Consortium currently made up of 7 member districts from Washington County, PA. Non-member districts from Washington and Greene County also participate in this consortium by purchasing extra slots. It is currently renewing the consortium agreement with member and non-member districts during the summer of 2008. This being said, the IU1 at Clark has been in continuous operation since 1988, making this our 20th anniversary. Prior to operation as the IU1 at Clark, the school was known as the Washington County Alternative Education Program (WCAEP). In 1987, Superintendents of the 14 Washington County School Districts acknowledged that there existed students within their schools that required alternative education intervention, based on the number of dropouts the schools were experiencing. With the realization that a serious problem existed, a plan was formulated to address this target group of “at-risk” students, and a proposal was developed for the establishment of the Washington County Alternative Education Program. Participants in this plan included parents and community members and agencies. Eight of the fourteen districts formed a consortium and moved ahead with this proposal to provide intervention services for their “at-risk” students. In April 2005, the school was named “Model Program” by the State. Later in 2005, the Intermediate Unit 1 took over operation of the consortium, and has provided the necessary resources to help the school grow and expand. A board made up of participating Superintendents meets regularly to oversee the operation of the school. media type="custom" key="938583"