The Winooski School District invites you to attend a meeting to discuss the following:
Meeting Topic: Parentally-Placed Students in Non-public Schools (including Home Study) and Proportionate Share Requirements
Audience: Parents who have children enrolled in a non-public school (St. Francis Xavier) and/or in a home study program
When: Thursday, October 9th, 2025 at 9:00 am
How to Join:
Please contact Katherine Blair at kblair@wsdvt.org or 802-829-5120 with your name and email address for the Google Meet link for this meeting. You can also attend this meeting in person at: 60 Normand Street, Winooski, VT 05404 in the support services conference room.
Summary:
The IDEA requires local education agencies (LEAs) to provide special education services to eligible students who are enrolled by their parents in non-profit non-public schools for the purpose of delivering an elementary and/or secondary education. Each LEA must use a proportionate share of their IDEA funds to provide special education services to non-profit non-public schools and home-schooled students with disabilities. For the purposes of proportionate share requirement, Vermont defines non-public schools as: independent (secular, and non-secular) schools, as well as home study programs.
The meeting will be facilitated by the Office of Support Services. Katherine Blair will meet at 9 am via Google Meet and in person on 10/09/25 to review this process and answer any questions you may have.