Every year, more than 175,000 students and 75,000 adults receive educational services from Pennsylvania's 29 intermediate units. ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE DELIVERY OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE TO THE SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS OF THE STATE. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS, STATEWIDE MARKETING AND ENTREPRENEURISM. CREATE AN EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY AMONG THE MEMBERS. ADVOCATE FOR STRONG INDIVIDUAL INTERMEDIATE UNITS AT THE SAME TIME WE DEVELOP A STRONG NETWORK STATEWIDE. LEVERAGE AND FOCUS THE RESOURCES OF THE INDIVIDUAL INTERMEDIATE UNITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE NETWORK. ENHANCE THE REPUTATION AND INCREASE THE INFLUENCE OF THE STATE NETWORK OF INTERMEDIATE UNITS. OPERATE FROM A COMMON PHILOSOPHY AND APPLY THE SET OF PAIU GUIDING PRINCIPLES - ESPECIALLY ABOUT HOW THE INTERMEDIATE UNITS CAN OPERATE EFFECTIVELY IN A MARKET ENVIRONMENT. PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO MEMBER INTERMEDIATE UNITS. INTERPRET PUBLIC POLICY AND ISSUES. INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION. REPRESENT THE MEMBERSHIP TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. KEEP THE MEMBERS INFORMED OF EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES.