.01 Home
Instruction Program.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is
to establish a procedure to be used by the superintendent of each
local school system to determine if a child participating in a
home instruction program is receiving regular, thorough instruction
during the school year in the studies usually taught in the public
schools to children of the same age.
(1) A parent or guardian who chooses to teach
his or her child at home shall initially sign a statement on
a form prescribed by the State Department of Education which:
(a) Indicates consent to the requirements
set forth in §§C, D, and E of this regulation; and
(b) Shall be submitted to the local superintendent
at least 15 days before the beginning of a home instruction
program.
(2) Annual Verification. Annually
thereafter, before the beginning of the school year, a parent
or guardian shall verify the continuation of home schooling
for his or her child with the local school superintendent or
with the supervising nonpublic school or institution described
in Regulation .05 of this chapter.
(3) Change in Status. A parent
or guardian shall notify the local school superintendent or
the supervising nonpublic school or institution described in
Regulation .05 of this chapter if a change occurs in the home
school status of a child during the school year.
C. Instruction Program. The home instruction
program shall:
(1) Provide regular, thorough instruction in
the studies usually taught in the public schools to children
of the same age;
(2) Include instruction in English, mathematics,
science, social studies, art, music, health, and physical education;
and
(3) Take place on a regular basis during the
school year and be of sufficient duration to implement the instruction
program.
D. Educational Materials. A parent or guardian
who chooses to teach a child at home shall maintain a portfolio
of materials which:
(1) Demonstrates the parent or guardian is providing
regular, thorough instruction during the school year in the
areas specified in §C(1) and (2);
(2) Includes relevant materials, such as instructional
materials, reading materials, and examples of the child's writings,
worksheets, workbooks, creative materials, and tests;
(3) Shall be reviewed by the local superintendent
or the superintendent's designee at the conclusion of each semester
of the local school system at such times as are mutually agreeable
to the local superintendent or designee and the parent or guardian.
E. A parent or guardian shall agree to permit
a representative of a local school system to review the portfolio
of educational materials, discuss the instructional program,
and observe instruction provided that all of the following requirements
are met:
(1) The review is at a time and place mutually
agreeable to the representative of the local school system and
the parent or guardian;
(2) The purpose of the review is to ensure that
the child is receiving regular, thorough instruction as set
forth in §C;
(3) There are not more than three reviews during a school
year.
F. Additional Requirements. A local school
system may not impose additional requirements for home instruction
programs other than those in these regulations.
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