Pupil Services
Homeless Liaison- Michael Tupper: 540-227-0023
Pupil Services Contact-Michelle Berta: 540-227-0023
Mission
Purpose
Home Instruction
Notice of Intent
Any parent who elects to provide home instruction in lieu of school attendance shall annually notify their local school division by August 15 of their intention to instruct the child. Parents who move into the school district or begin home instruction after the school year has begun must notify the school division as soon as practicable and comply with the provisions of the law within 30 days of such notice. Parents may use the Sample Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction to meet the notice requirement.
For additional information regarding the notice of intent requirement, please contact your local school division.
Evidence of Progress
The parent who elects to provide home instruction shall submit to their local school division, by August 1 following the school year in which the child has received home instruction, evidence of the child’s academic progress with either:
Evidence that the child has attained a composite score in or above the fourth stanine on any nationally normed standardized achievement test; or an equivalent score on the ACT, SAT, or PSAT test; or
An evaluation or assessment which the division superintendent determines to indicate that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress, including but not limited to:
An evaluation letter from a person licensed to teach in any state, or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress, stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress; or
A report card or transcript from a community college or college, college distance learning program, or home-education correspondence school
For additional information regarding the evidence of progress requirement, please contact your local school division.
Other Resources
Home Instruction Handbook – Information for Parents
Sample Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction
Compulsory Attendance Statutes
Health requirements for home-instructed, exempted, and excused children
Driver Education Information for Home Schoolers
Affidavit for Approval to Provide Driver Education Programs for Parents Approved to Home School
Pre-K Program
NOTICE: Please send completed applications with required documents to the School Board Office as soon as possible after January 2 to ensure you are in the pool for the upcoming school year. Limited number of slots are available. Applications can be found under the forms tab. They are also available at the School Board Office.