Part-time, Home-based, or Off-campus Students

Policy No. 3114  

Students  

Montesano School District No. 66  

Part-Time, Home-Based, or Off-Campus Students  

Part-time students are permitted to enroll and receive ancillary services, provided that such  students are otherwise eligible for full-time enrollment in the school district and such courses or  services are not available in the student's private school or an approved extension. Part-time  status also includes any student, not enrolled in a private school, who is receiving home-based  instruction and taking courses at or receiving ancillary services from the district or both, or any  student involved in an approved work training program.  

Home-based instruction will consist of instructional and related educational activities, including  the basic skills of occupational education, science, mathematics, language, social studies, history,  health, reading, writing, spelling, and the development of an appreciation of art and music. Such  instruction will be equivalent, as liberally construed, to the total annual program hours per grade  level as established for public schools.  

Home-based instruction may be provided by a parent who has filed a declaration of intent with  the superintendent by September 15, or within two (2) weeks of the beginning of any quarter,  trimester or semester. Parents may file their declaration of intent with the school district in which  they reside or in a school district that has accepted their student pursuant to RCW 28A.225.225.  All decisions relating to philosophy or doctrine, selection of books, teaching materials and  curriculum, and methods, timing, place, and provision for the evaluation of home-based  instruction will be the responsibility of the parent. Failure of a parent to comply with the  standards as specified in the law will constitute a violation of the compulsory attendance law.  

A student may be enrolled in an off-campus instruction program provided that such experiences  have been approved by the superintendent, or designee.  

The superintendent will establish procedures that define the district's responsibilities for home based and off-campus instruction.  

Legal References: RCW 28A.150.350 Part-time students — Defined —  Enrollment authorized —  

Reimbursement for costs--Funding  

authority recognition — Rules  

 28A.195.010 Private schools — Extension programs  for parents to teach children in their  

custody  

 28A.200.010 Home-based instruction — Duties of  parents  

 28A.200.020 Home-based instruction — Certain  decisions responsibility of  

 28A.225.010 Attendance mandatory — Age — Exceptions  

 28A.225.220 Adults, children from other districts,  agreements for attending school —  

Tuition

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Policy No. 3114  

Students  

 28A.225.225 Applications from nonresident students  or students receiving home-based  

instruction to attend district school  

— School employees' children —  

Acceptance and rejection standards  

— Notification  

WAC 392-121-182 Enrollment time credit-off-campus —  

Alternative Learning Experiences —  

Study time off-campus Instruction  

Requirements  

 392-134-010 Attendance rights of part-time public  school students  

School District Name: Montesano  

Revised: 12.11  

Classification: Priority

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