Homeschooling is the education of children inside the home instead of sending them into the traditional school classroom. District 75 parents of students of compulsory school attendance age must submit written notice (Letter of Intent [LOI]) to the district homeschooling office of their intention to educate their child at home by July 1 of each school year. If parents decide to commence home instruction after the start of the year, they must submit the written notice within 14 days. 8 CCR-NY 100.10.

Initial and Renewal Applications

• Within 10 business days of receiving the parent’s notice of intention, the school district must provide parents a copy of 8 CCR-NY 100.10 and a form to submit an individualized home instruction plan (IHIP). 8 CCR-NY 100.10.
• The parent must submit a completed IHIP within four weeks of receiving the materials, or by August 15, whichever is later. If the parent needs assistance in preparing the forms, the district must provide it upon request. 8 CCR-NY 100.10.
• The school district must notify the parent within 10 business days, or by August 31, whichever is later, whether the IHIP complies with state requirements. If the IHIP is found deficient, the school district must provide written notice of its deficiency. 8 CCR-NY 100.10.
• If the IHIP is found deficient, the parent must submit a revised IHIP correcting the deficiency within 15 days of receiving notice of the deficiency or by September 15, whichever is later. 8 CCR-NY 100.10.
• The IHIP must include the child’s name, age, and grade level; a list of the syllabi, curriculum materials, textbooks or plan of instruction to be used in each of the required subjects; the dates for submission to the school district of the parents’ quarterly reports; the names of the individual’s providing instruction; and a statement that the child will be meeting the compulsory educational requirements of Education Law, section 3205 through full-time study at a degree-granting institution. 8 CCR-NY 100.10.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Required courses for grades one through six are arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing, the English language, geography, United States history, science, health education, music, visual arts, physical education, and bilingual education and/or English as a second language where the need is indicated. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (e).
• Required courses for grades seven and eight are English, history, geography, science, mathematics, physical education, health education, art, music, practical arts, and library skills. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (e).
• Required courses for grades nine through 12 are English; social studies, including American history, government, and economics; mathematics; science; art and/or music; health education; physical education; and three electives. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (e).
• All grades must cover the following subjects: patriotism and citizenship; health education regarding alcohol, drug and tobacco misuse; highway safety and traffic regulations, including bicycle safety; and fire and arson prevention and safety. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (e).
• Instruction must be the substantial equivalent of 180 days each school year. Cumulative hours of instruction are mandated as 900 hours for grades one through six and 990 hours for grades seven through 12. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (f).
• Instruction should be aligned with Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) learning goals and Individualized Educational Service Plan (IESP) should be attained for retention of related services whilst homeschooling.

Assessment

• Parents must submit a quarterly report for each home-instructed child indicating the number of instructional hours during the quarter, a description of material covered, a grade in each subject or narrative of the child’s progress, and an explanation if less than 80 percent of the course materials set forth in the IHIP. 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (g).
• With the filing of the fourth quarterly report, the parent must also file an annual assessment, which must include the results of a commercially published norm-reference achievement test, or an alternative method listed in regulations of 8 CRR-NY 100.10 (h). 8 CRR-NY 100.10 (h).
• If a child’s annual assessment does not comply with the requirements of 8 CCR-NY 100.10 (h), the home instruction program will be put on probation and the parent must submit a remediation plan. If there are reasonable grounds to believe that the home instruction program is not in compliance with these regulations, the superintendent of schools can conduct or send a representative for a home visit after providing three days’ written notice. 8 CRR-NY 100.10 (i).

Annual Mandated Deadlines

• On or about July 1, 2022: Submit Letter of Intent [See Part 100.10]
• On or about August 15, 2022: Submit Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) [See Part 100.10]
• Part 100.10 provides families four weeks after submission of a Letter of Intent (August 15, for Letters of Intent due on July 1) to submit the completed IHIP form.
• November 15, 2022: Submit Quarterly Report #1
• January 31, 2023: Submit Quarterly Report #2
• April 15, 2023: Submit Quarterly Report #3
• June 30, 2023: Submit Quarterly Report #4 and Annual Assessment

Application process

• Parents must submit (mail, email or online form) a Letter of Intent (LOI) with their Child's Name, date of birth, address, ID/OSIS, Current School, Parents' Names, Parents' Address, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, Reason for Referral (optional)

• A complete Individualized Home Instruction Plan must be submitted within 4 weeks of the application. It can be mailed or submitted to d75hs-ihip@NYCDOE.onmicrosoft.com
• Finally, parent must request an Individualized Educational Service Plan (IESP) from the school which their child currently attends. Upon completion the child will be transferred to district 75 homeschooling program. The parent or guard will be responsible for education of their child whilst the district/DOE supports by providing related services and programs.