Guest guest Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 The following came directly from Ohio Dept. of Ed's website. Hopefully this can help answer some of your questionsw. Home Education Education that is directed by the parent or guardian of a child who has been excused from compulsory attendance is home education. Parents select the curriculum and educational materials and take on the responsibility of educating their children. There is no financial assistance to families who choose this option. Home education differs from a public internet school/Community School, in that the public internet school is responsible to educate who may be in a home setting while completing school. Home education is recognized by section 3321.04 of the Ohio Revised Code and section 3301-34 of the Ohio Administrative Code. A parent or guardian must notify the superintendent of the public school of residence of his/her intent to home school a child of compulsory education age. The notification must include specified informational items and assurances concerning the home education program. Providing the appropriate information and assurances removes the responsibility of educating a child from the public school district of residence and places it with the parent/guardian. In addition to the information and assurances, an annual assessment is required before the superintendent accepts notification of the intent to home education during the next school year. Prior to entry of a home educated child into public school, the local district shall determine the placement of the child at the appropriate level and which credits may be applied towards the district's requirements for graduation. Ohio Administrative Code (OAC 3301-34) -----Original Message----- >From: <gr8flmom23@...> >Sent: Aug 25, 2006 11:48 AM > >Subject: [ ] Homeschooling in Ohio > >Homeschooling in Ohio is really quite simple. It requires >notification(not approval) of your school district, a brief outline >of curriculum and materials, and an end of year assessment. >Assessments may be done via portfolio review by a qualifed teacher >(there are many hsing former teachers who do this for a minimal >fee), standardized test scores(Iowa or CAT can be administered by >parent one-on-one with child - avg. score of 25th percentile >required), or another assessment method agreed upon by the parent >and school district. If your child has a spectrum diagnosis and an >IEP from your local school district you can use the Autism >Scholarship and receive up to $20,000 to cover services through >qualified providers. > >There are lots of homeschool groups that you can participate in - >homeschool coops, swim/gym at local Y's, language classes, skating >lessons, etc. - depending on your child's interests and abilities. > >Virtuals (e-schools) are another alternative to traditional public >school but because they are publicly funded your child will have to >take the state proficiency tests and you may or may not be able to >choose therapy providers. We tried an e-school for one year with >our youngest child(not ASD but has an IEP for other issues) and did >not like the lack of flexibility in curriculum. > >Hope this helps some who may be considering homeschooling. > > > > > > > >*Just Some Group Notes: > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > >We can help raise money for ASO (Autism Society of Ohio). Just by using a charity based search engine. Search for anything you need info on. 2 steps: Just click on the link then type in Autism Society of Ohio and hit verify. Then type in your search word. heres the link: http://www.goodsearch.com > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > >When Adding to your email address book, don't forget to include the s in groups. Here is the complete address: > > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > >Our Parent Contact list - see a printable list or add your contact info: > >See the printable list: /database?method=reportRows & tbl=2 & s\ ortBy=1 & sortDir=down & startAt= & prntRpt=1 > >Add your contact info here: /database?method=addRecord & tbl=2 > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > >Would you like to invite a friend to our group? >Would you like to handout information about our group to your area meeting? >Just print out some handouts from this link: >http://f4.grp.fs.com/v1/AIN0RLAa_M73oRrFIxpAYAoyKhpUQjhAQwLZyn-aHudv5wBIo5\ CIDOYwMaYSuKIwsAQHkU2a2WBN2D3h6hU6ig/ -Handout.doc > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > >See our group photo albums or Add your family photo album here: >http://health.ph./group/ /photos > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > > is a networking and support group >of " Parent to Parent for Autism " . >Website: http://hometown.aol.com/parentschat/homepage.html > >~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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