13A.10.01.05
.05 Home Instruction Under Supervision of Nonpublic
School.
A. A parent or guardian may provide instruction for a child
at home without compliance with the requirements of this regulation,
other than the requirements of Regulations .01B(1)(b) and .04,
if that instruction is offered through correspondence courses
and is under the supervision of a:
(1) School or institution offering an educational
program operated by a bona fide church organization, and the
supervision includes at a minimum all of the following components:
(a) Preenrollment conferences with parents or guardians,
(b) Textbooks, lesson materials, and other
instructional materials or equipment designed to be used independently
by the pupil at a site other than a school,
(c) Annual visits by supervisory personnel
to the site where the pupil is receiving instruction, and
(d) Conferences with parents or guardians at appropriate
intervals during the period of enrollment; or
(2) Nonpublic school with a certificate of approval
from the State Board of Education, and the supervision includes
at a minimum all of the following components:
(a) Textbooks, lesson materials, and other
instructional materials or equipment designed to be used independently
by the pupil at a site other than a school, and
(b) Assignment of a school-based teacher to
assist the home teacher in using the correspondence courses
and to assist the pupil by issuing progress reports, marking
papers, and grading tests.
(1) Verify with the local school superintendent
the identification of home schooled students whose instruction
is continuing under its supervision;
(2) Notify the local school superintendent of
the identification of home schooled students whose instruction
is newly added to its supervision; and
(3) Provide the local school superintendent
with the identification of home schooled students whose instruction
is no longer under its supervision.
