PC School District to host timely and meaningful consultation meetings

Meetings will take place at the Putnam County Elementary School in Hennepin

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Putnam County School District

535 will host an Illinois State Board of Education mandated meeting for private/parochial school parents, private/parochial school representatives and parents of homeschooled students with special needs.

The timely and meaningful consultation meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, and the timely and meaningful consultation ARP meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18. The meetings will take place at the Putnam County Elementary School at 326 N. Fifth St. in Hennepin and will be available on a virtual platform.

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This public meeting will include discussion regarding allocated state funding, known as non-public proportionate share for special education students attending private/ parochial schools or homeschooled students.

Administrative representatives from the district along with representatives who homeschool their children or children who attend a private/parochial school within district boundaries also will participate in this timely and meaningful consultation in compliance with ISBE regulations for the 2022-23 school year.

Requests to virtually attend the meeting must be arranged with the Putnam County District 535 Student Services Secretary by 4 p.m Friday, May 13, via email to Megan Goetz at goetzm@pcschools535.org or by voicemail at 815-882-2800, ext 8. Provide your name and email address and an invitation to the virtual meeting with instructions will be emailed to the requestor.

Procedure and Ethics in Criminal Justice, among many others.

He was nominated for the award by student Elizabeth Bradley who wrote, “When Mr. Hermes responds to us, he adds lessons that are not in the book; they’re usually life lessons from his own experiences. I have never had more respect for a teacher in my life.” backhoe. His bond was set for $200,000 for both incidents.

Amanda Robinson was arrested April 20 by Kewanee Police on a Marshall County warrant for theft of government supported property related to the theft of the IDOT backhoe. Her bond was set for $100,000.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation April 7 into the theft of the backhoe from the area of routes 26 and 18. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office received information April 12 the backhoe was left concealed in rural Bureau County. With the assistance of the Bureau County Sheriff’s Office, the backhoe was recovered and processed for evidentiary value by the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

The program presented will be Nancy Gillfillan with Native American Flute Music.

Hermes wins IVCC part-time teaching award

Criminal justice instructor Kevin Hermes was selected by students, teaching colleagues, administrators and staff this spring as the winner of Illinois Valley Community College’s 2023 Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award.

Hermes was IVCC’s criminal justice program coordinator from 2018 to 2021 following 31 years as a police officer/sergeant. He brings that experience to courses in Criminal Investigation, Evidence and Criminal

Students also appreciate the hands-on nature of his classes that often include crime scene and court case reenactments.

An innovative program coordinator, he created IVCC’s first online criminal justice courses, was the first to bring criminal justice courses to the satellite campus in Ottawa and offered police officers nine credit hours toward a degree for completing police academy.

Hermes also will be nominated for the Illinois Community College Trustees Association state award and was among honorees at the April 28 Employee Recognition Reception at Grand Bear Resort at Starved Rock in Utica.