Special Services
Program Coordinator
Kate Ross
Program Coordinator at GCSEC
Phone: 815-942-5780Â
Director of Special Services
Katie Ranallo
815-416-1703
Special Services Secretary
Erica Duvick
815-416-1721
Illinois PUNS-Division of Developmental Disabilities
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
Please visit the Grundy County Special Education Cooperative (GCSEC) document to view links to important/necessary documents.