PROCEDURE FOR EDUCATING A CHILD AT HOME

PROCEDURE FOR EDUCATING A CHILD AT HOME

ag9270Adopted August 24, 2017Revised March 27, 2024

9270 - PROCEDURE FOR EDUCATING A CHILD AT HOME

The District has established the following requirements and limitations to home education.

Notification of Intent to Educate Child At Home

A parent electing to home educate a child shall provide notice within five (5) calendar days after commencing home education, moving into the District, or withdrawing from the District or a nonpublic school, and by the thirtieth (30th) day of August each year thereafter. The notice must include the following information:

  1. name of parent, parent's address, and telephone number
  2. full name of child to be educated at home
  3. assurance that the home education program will include the subjects required by State law in the following subject areas:
     

    1. English language arts;

    2. Mathematics;

    3. Science;

    4. History;

    5. Government;

    6. Social Studies.

Acknowledgment of Receipt of Parent Notice

The Superintendent will send written acknowledgment of receipt of the notice within fourteen (14) calendar days.

Failure of Parent to Provide Home Instruction

If there is evidence that a child exempt from school for home education is not receiving an education in required subject areas, the child may be subject to truancy procedures in accordance with Policy 5200.

Participation in School

Students who are excused from attendance at school by reason of home education will be deemed to have withdrawn from enrollment in District schools during the period of home education. Therefore, the student is not eligible to participate in the following student services, programs, or activities that are operated and/or sponsored by the District:

  1. attendance at a District school on a part-time basis;
  2. participation in school-sponsored co-curricular activities or programs.

Re-Enrollment in School

If a parent wishes to have their child return to a District school, the parent must follow normal enrollment guidelines. A child who is enrolled in the District following any period of home education shall be placed in the appropriate grade level, without discrimination or prejudice, in accordance with the policies of the Board of Education. The conditions described in AG 5463 - Student Transfer from Non-Chartered Schools and Enrollment from Home Education will apply.

Students are encouraged to enroll at the beginning of a semester.

All home-based, private education courses will be given a grade of P/F (Pass/Fail) and transcripts will denote "home-education, private education" with "P/F grades" and "credits" assigned.

The student's grade-point average will be established only after the student has completed three (3) consecutive semesters of attendance at the high school. To be eligible for awards such as Valedictorian or Salutatorian, Distinguished Scholar, Ohio Academic Scholarship, National Honor Society, etc., the student must be enrolled for three (3) consecutive semesters prior to the second semester of the senior year.

If the student wishes to graduate with a diploma issued by the District, the student must meet the requirements as specified in Board Policy 5460 and graduation guidelines.

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