Special Services

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) maintains a statewide database known as the PUNS database (Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services) that records information about individuals with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities who are potentially in need of services.

IDHS uses the data on PUNS to select individuals for services as funding becomes available, to develop proposals and materials for budgeting, and to plan for future needs. The PUNS database is available for children with intellectual disabilities or developmental disabilities with unmet service needs.

Registration to be included on the PUNS database is the first step toward receiving developmental disabilities services in this State. A child who is not on the PUNS database will not be in the queue for State developmental disabilities services.

For more information and to sign up for PUNS, see the Illinois Department of Human Services PUNS information page at Illinois PUNS - https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=41131 - Division of Developmental Disabilities.

You may also contact the following administrator for assistance:

Kate Ross: Grundy County Transition Coordinator

P: 815-942-5780

kross@grundyspecialed.org

Please visit the Illinois Department of Human Services page to view more information on the Division of Developmental Disabilities.

Transition from Early Intervention Services to School-Based Services

Please visit the Look What I Can Do page to view more information on the transition from Early Intervention Services to School-Based Services

GCSEC Guidance Document