Home Schooling
by Dave Harper
August 04, 2009
Dear Parent/ Guardian:
The time has come to register for the next academic home school
year. Home schooled students in the Pekin District have three
options:
1. No involvement
with the school. Families choosing to have no
involvement with the school district will need to complete and
submit Form A.
2. Dual
Enrollment. By choosing this option, home schooled
students may enroll in academic programs or extracurricular
activities. If fees are charged to public school students, a fee
may be charged for the class or activity. Dual enrolled students do
not have to pay the cost of the annual or courtesy assessment. See
the enclosed Notification to Parents about the Annual
Assessment.
3. Home School
Assistance Program (HSAP). This option provides families
with a district-provided licensed instructor to supervise home
instruction at least 4 times per quarter in which half of the
contacts must be face-to-face with the child. Children enrolled in
the HSAP are not required to be assessed annually but must show
adequate progress.
Parents need to submit two copies of Form A for each child by the
first day of school, August 26, 2009. See the instructions for
completing this form in the handbook. In order to be a complete
document, items 1-6 must be completed, and parent/guardian must
sign Form A. Please deliver or mail these forms to the attention of
Dave Harper, Pekin Community Schools, 1062 Birch Ave, Packwood, IA
52580
This year’s Form A asks you to outline your course of study on a
separate page and to attach your lesson plans. Students in
Kindergarten through 5th grade need to report plans of instruction
for reading, language arts, and mathematics. Students 6th through
12th grade need to report plans of instruction and lesson plans for
reading, language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
These are academic subjects use to determine if adequate progress
is made by the home schooled student.
If you need to enroll in dual enrolled classes, please contact
Linda Harms for scheduling these classes. Public school begin
classes on Wednesday, August 26. Dual Enrolled students who
attend classes need to complete an emergency contact form, submit
Form A, and pay course fees for dual enrolled classes. If you are
in need of district “available” textbooks, please refer to the CPI
Handbook.
If your child is currently identified as a child requiring special
education, a hearing must be held with the IEP team prior to being
approved for CPI. These meetings will be scheduled by the home
school coordinator so please contact Joel Illian for available
times.
The annual assessment testing tentative dates are March
22-26, 2010 will be offering to our home school students. If you
are choosing the portfolio evaluation or standardized testing
option for your annual assessment, please complete this form and
return with your Form A. If you are served by a supervising teacher
or are a certified parent/teacher and wish to take the test as a
“courtesy assessment”, please also complete the form so that test
materials can be ordered. Further information about specific
testing dates and times will be mailed in January.
Please read the FERPA Parent Notification form regarding your
child’s education records, and if necessary, respond with your
written reply.
All forms can be found at http://www.legis.state.ia.us.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Dave Harper
Home School Coordinator
