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Special Education/Section 504

Special Education in District 69

Vision Statement:

Skokie District 69 believes students with disabilities are contributing members of our diverse community. In partnership with families, District 69 will provide meaningful inclusive educational experiences that promote student growth, independence, and attainment of individualized goals in their neighborhood schools. 

Contact Information

Kristine Joaquin Schubert
Director of Student Services
joaquinschubertk@skokie69.net

Sarah Kalinowski
Related Services Coordinator 
kalinowskis@skokie69.net

Adriana Gonzalez
Administrative Assistant gonzaleza@skokie69.net

 

Guiding Principles

Referral and Eligibility

PUNS

Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS) is a database of Illinois children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities who want or need developmental disability services. The PUNS database helps the Division of Developmental Disabilities identify and plan for your services. Registering in PUNS is the first and most important step you and your family can take to receive Home and Community Based Waiver services from the Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Developmental Disabilities. Families who need help understanding the PUNS database, the steps needed to register students, how to contact the appropriate developmental disabilities Independent Service Coordination Agency (ISC), and the documentation and information parents/guardians will need for the registration process may contact the following designated PUNS trained staff for assistance:

Pre-K Program
Sarah Catalano: catalanos@skokie69.net

Madison Elementary
Amanda Amador: amadora@skokie69.net
Erin Murray: murraye@skokie69.net
Alyssa Sartin: sartina@skokie69.net

Edison Elementary
Olivia Offer: offero@skokie69.net
Rachael Omansky: omanskyr@skokie69.net
Jennifer Schroeder: schroederj@skokie69.net

Lincoln Junior High
Allison Asquith: asquitha@skokie69.net
Reycel Fortugaleza: fortugalezar@skokie69.net
Beverly Pearson: pearsonb@skokie69.net


More information regarding PUNS is available through the Illinois Department of Human Services - PUNS - Division of Developmental Disabilities

Section 504

An important responsibility of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability against students with disabilities. Under the Section 504 regulations District 69 provides a “free appropriate public education” (FAPE) to each qualified student with a disability who is in the school district’s jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability. Under Section 504, FAPE consists of the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the student’s individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met.

Students with disabilities who do not qualify for an Individualized Education Program (“IEP”) may qualify for services under Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, if the student: (1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, (2) has a record of a physical or mental impairment, or (3) is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment. If you believe your student meets one of the above categories and requires reasonable accommodations, you may contact the Director of Special Services, Kristine Joaquin Schubert, at 847-675-7666 for more information regarding the identification, assessment, and placement of your student.