9270 - HOMEBOUND EDUCATION

The Corporation has established the following guidelines to home education:

Participation in School

Students who are not in attendance at a Corporation school by reason of home education will be deemed to have withdrawn from enrollment in Corporation schools during the period of home education. Therefore, a child will not be eligible to participate in any of the student services, programs, or activities of the local School Corporation including, but not limited to:

1. participation in school-sponsored athletic programs or teams; (Indiana High School Athletic Association eligibility rules require that a student must attend the school in which s/he is enrolled before s/he can participate.)

2. participation in school-sponsored or extra-curricular activities or programs.

Assessment

The Corporation strongly recommends that the parents maintain a record of the educational program, including assessment of their child's academic progress, as this information will be useful to a school corporation, should the parents decide to re-enroll their child in a public school. Such an assessment could include:

1. resources and books used in the course;

2. courses of study completed;

3. the number of hours devoted to each course of study;

4. a portfolio of work done;

5. examples of tests and test scores;

6. standardized test scores demonstrating the student's ability.