Proportionate Share Services

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING (Timely Meaningful Consult)

Each May/June the district will annually host a Timely Meaningful Consult Meeting.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the district’s plan for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the following school year based on tentative allocations of IDEA Proportionate Share Funds.  The meeting may include private school representatives, public school representatives, and private/home school families. 

Last Year’s Meeting:  June 4, 2024 and Meeting Notes and Services

Upcoming Virtual Timely Meaningful Consult Meeting:

 Tuesday, May 13, 2025 · 9:00 – 9:45am

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ptf-kfej-gtm

 Private Schools and Home Schools

Under Federal law, districts are required to spend a portion of their Federal special education funds on students with disabilities in private school.  Called “proportionate share,” this sum is usually much smaller than the overall funding a district can spend on students with disabilities within the public schools.  Also, when proportionate share funds run out during the school year, a district can choose to end services for the rest of the school year.

Individual Service Plan vs. Individual Education Program plan

Unlike students in public schools, students with disabilities in private schools or home schools are not entitled to an Individual Education Program (IEP) plan.  Instead, districts will often provide an Individual Service Plan or “ISP” to students with special education eligibility who will be receiving services from the school district during the school year while attending a Private or HomeSchool.  An ISP is a much less detailed document that often will only describe the types of service being provided, the frequency of the services, and the location where those services will be provided.  If appropriate, the district might also add a goal or short-term objective, but this is not required. 

This district is still responsible for Child Find obligation and consideration of evaluation for students for special education eligibility. If you are a Private School family, please contact your school’s principal. If you are a HomeSchool family and concerned about your student, please contact the Student Services department at 847.356.2385 

ISBE Information on Non-Public Proportionate Share Guidance (2023)