School District to host timely and meaningful consultation meeting May 22

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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.

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.

Ossola said that while the group will be looking to grow together, it also can serve as a good social event geared toward young readers.

After the group gets underway, there may also be opportunities for the group to read together, but during the school year Ossola said she doesn’t want to see students forced to keep up with a book separate from their school work.

“It’ll be nice to kind of test some things out and see what they want to do when they get involved,” Ossola said. “That’ll help them direct their own interests and network together at the same time.”

The first meeting is set for 1 p.m. June 11 at 214 S. McCoy St.

The timely and meaningful consultation meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 22, and the timely and meaningful consultation ARP meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Monday, May 22. The meetings will take place at the Putnam County Primary School at 400 E. Silverspoone Ave. in Granville.

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.

Questions can be sent to Megan Goetz at goetzm@pcschools535.org or by voicemail at 815-882-2800, ext. 8.