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POLICY 611 - HOME SCHOOLING
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to recognize and provide guidelines in accordance with state law for parents who wish to have their children receive education in a home school that is an alternative to an accredited public or private school.
II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY
The Compulsory Attendance Law (Minn. Stat. § 120A.22) provides that the parent or guardian of a child is primarily responsible for assuring that the child acquires knowledge and skills that are essential for effective citizenship. (Minn. Stat. § 120A.22, Subd. 1)
III. CONDITIONS FOR HOME SCHOOLING
The person in charge of a home school and the school district must provide instruction and meet the requirements specified in Minn. Stat. § 120A.22.
IV. IMMUNIZATION
The parent or guardian of a home-schooled child shall submit statements as required by Minn. Stat. § 121A.15, Subds. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 12, on the appropriate Minnesota Department of Education form, to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides by October 1 of the first year of home schooling in Minnesota and the grade 7 year. (Minn. Stat. § 121A.15, Subd. 8)
V. TEXTBOOKS, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL, STANDARD TESTS
Upon formal request as required by law, the school district will provide textbooks, individualized instructional materials, and standardized tests and loan or provide them for use by a home-schooled child as provided in Minn. Stat. § 123B.42 and Minn. Rules Ch. 3540. The school district is not required to expend any amount for this purpose that exceeds the amount it receives pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 123B.40-123B.48 for this purpose. If curriculum has both physical and electronic components, the school district will, at the request of the student or the student’s parent or guardian, make the electronic component accessible to a resident student provided that the school district does not incur more than an incidental cost as a result of providing access electronically.
VI. PUPIL SUPPORT SERVICES
Upon formal request as required by law, the school district will provide pupil support services in the form of health services and counseling and guidance services to a home-schooled child as provided by Minn. Stat. § 123B.44 and Minn. Rules Ch. 3540. The school district is not required to expend an amount for any of these purposes that exceeds the amount it receives pursuant to Minn. Stat. §§ 123B.40-123B.48 for any of these purposes.
VII. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Resident pupils who receive instruction in a home school (where five or fewer students receive instruction) may fully participate in extracurricular activities of the school district on the same basis as other public school students. (Minn. Stat. §§ 123B.36, Subd. 1, and 123B.49, Subd. 4)
VIII. SHARED TIME PROGRAMS
Enrollment in class offerings of the school district. See policy 611.1 for shared time programs.
IX. OPTIONAL COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS
- Activities
- Minnesota State High School League sponsored activities (where six or more students receive instruction in the home school or the home school students are not residents of the school district).
A home school which is a member of the Minnesota State High School League may request that the school district enter into a cooperative sponsorship arrangement as provided in Minnesota State High School League Bylaw 403.00. The approval of such an arrangement shall be at the discretion of the school board.- The home school must become a member of the Minnesota State High School League in accordance with the rules of the Minnesota State High School League.
- The home school is solely responsible for any costs or fees associated with its application for and/or subsequent membership in the Minnesota State High School League.
- The home school is responsible for any and all costs associated with its participation in a cooperative sponsorship arrangement as well as any school district activity fees associated with the Minnesota State High School League activity.
- Non-Minnesota State High School League activities where six or more students receive instruction in the home school.
A home-schooled child may participate in non-Minnesota State High School League activities offered by the school district upon application and approval from the school board to participate in the activity and the payment of any activity fees associated with the activity. However, home school students may not be charged higher activity fees than other public school students. An approval shall be granted at the discretion of the school board.
- Minnesota State High School League sponsored activities (where six or more students receive instruction in the home school or the home school students are not residents of the school district).
- Transportation Services
- The school district may provide nonpublic nonregular transportation services to a home-schooled child.
- The school board of the school district retains sole discretion and control and management of scheduling routes, establishment of the location of bus stops, manner and method of transportation, control and discipline of school children, and any other matter relating to the provision of transportation services.
Source: Cambridge-Isanti Schools
Legal References:
- Minn. Stat. § 120A.22 (Compulsory Instruction)
- Minn. Stat. § 120A.24 (Reporting)
- Minn. Stat. § 120A.26 (Enforcement and Prosecution)
- Minn. Stat. § 121A.15 (Health Standards; Immunizations; School Children)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.36 (School Boards May Require Fees)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.41 (Definitions)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.42 (Textbooks, Individual Instruction Material, Standard Tests)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.44 (Provision of Pupil Support Services)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.49 (Cocurricular and Extracurricular Activities)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.86 (Equal Treatment - Transportation)
- Minn. Stat. § 123B.92 (Transportation Aid Entitlement)
- Minn. Stat. § 124D.03 (Enrollment Options Program)
- Minn. Rules Ch. 3540 (Textbooks, Individualized Instruction Materials, Standardized Tests)
Cross References:
- Policy 509 (Enrollment of Nonresident Students)
- Policy 510 (School Activities)
Reviewed: 5-23-02, 2-24-05, 4-20-06, 2-22-18, 5-19-22
Approved: 6-20-02, 3-17-05, 5-18-06, 3-22-18, 6-23-22 - Activities
Policy Manual
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100 - School District
- 101 - Legal Status of the School District
- 101.1 - Name of the School District
- 101.2 - Naming of School District Sites and Facilities
- 101.2P - Memorials and Naming of School District Sites and Facilities
- 102 - Equal Education Opportunity
- 103 - Complaints - Students, Employees, Parents, Other Persons
- 104 - School District Mission Statement
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200 - School Board
- 201 - Legal Status of the School Board
- 202 - School Board Officers
- 203 - Operation of the School Board - Governing Rules
- 203.1 - School Board Procedures; Rules of Order
- 203.2 - Order of the Regular School Board Meeting
- 203.5 - School Board Meeting Agenda
- 203.6 - Consent Agendas
- 203.7 - School Board Compensation Policy
- 204 - School Board Meeting Minutes
- 205 - Open Meetings and Closed Meetings
- 206 - Public Participation in School Board Meetings
- 207 - Public Hearings
- 208 - Development, Adoption, and Implementation of Policies
- 209 - Code of Ethics
- 210 - Conflict of Interest - School Board Members
- 211 - Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee, or Student
- 212 - School Board Member Development
- 213 - School Board Committees
- 214 - Out-of-State Travel By School Board Members
- 215 - Student Representative to the School Board
- 216 - School Board Recognition and Accomplishment
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400 - Employees/Personnel
- 401 - Equal Employment Opportunity
- 402 - Disability Nondiscrimination Policy
- 403 - Discipline, Suspension, and Dismissal of School District Employees
- 404 - Employment Background Checks
- 404P - Volunteer Background Check Procedure
- 405 - Veteran's Preference
- 406 - Public and Private Personnel Data
- 406F- Public and Private Personnel Data
- 407 - Employee Right to Know - Exposure to Hazardous Substances
- 408 - Subpoena of a School District Employee
- 409 - Employee Publications, Instructional Materials, Inventions and Creations
- 410 - Family and Medical Leave Policy
- 410F - Family and Medical Leave Form
- 412 - Expense Reimbursement
- 412F - Request for Mileage/Expense Reimbursement
- 413 - Harassment and Violence
- 413F - Harassment and Violence Form
- 414 - Mandated Reporting of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse
- 414 Form - Student Maltreatment Reporting
- 415 - Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
- 416 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form A - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form B - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form B1 - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form C - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form D - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form E - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form F - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 416 Form G - Drug and Alcohol Testing
- 417 - Chemical Use and Abuse
- 418 - Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School
- 418 Form - Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School
- 419 - Tobacco-Free Environment; Possession and Use of Tobacco, Tobacco-Related Devices, and Electronic Delivery Devices
- 420 - Students and Employees with Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions
- 420A - Human Sexuality and Aids Education
- 421 - Gifts to Employees and School Board Members
- 422 - Policies Incorporated by Reference - Employees
- 423 - Employee/Student Relationships
- 424 - License Status
- 425 - Professional Development and Mentoring
- 426 - Communications - Employer/Employee Relations
- 426R - Employer/Employee Relations
- 427 - Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers
- 428 - Respectful Workplace
- 430 - Staff Leaves and Absences
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500 - Students
- 501 - School Weapons Policy
- 502 - Search of Student Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions and Student's Person
- 503 - Student Attendance
- 504 - Student Dress and Appearance
- 505 - Distribution of Nonschool Sponsored Materials on School Premises by Students and Employees
- 505.1 - Distribution of Information for Political Campaigns and Activities
- 506 - Student Discipline
- 506F - Notice of Suspension
- 507 - Corporal Punishment
- 508 - Extended School Year for Certain Students with Individualized Education Programs
- 509 - Enrollment of Nonresident Students
- 509.1 - In-District Open Enrollment
- 509.1F - In-District Enrollment Request
- 509.2 - Entrance Age
- 509.2F - Elementary School Early Enrollment Application
- 509.2P - Early Entrance
- 509P - PROCEDURE Homeless Student Rights and Enrollment Practices
- 510 - School Activities
- 511 - Student Fundraising
- 512 - School-Sponsored Student Publications and Activities
- 513 - Student Promotion, Retention and Program Design
- 514 - Bullying Prohibition Policy
- 514F - Bullying Reporting Form
- 515 - Protection and Privacy of Pupil Records
- 515F - Notice of Special Education File Retention Policy
- 515P - Retention and Destruction of Student Records for Special Education Students
- 516 - Student Medication
- 516F - Administering Prescription Medications Form
- 517 - Student Recruiting
- 518 - DNR-DNI Orders
- 519 - Interviews of Students by Outside Agencies
- 520 - Student Surveys
- 521 - Student Disability Nondiscrimination
- 522 - Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure, and Process
- 523 - Policies Incorporated by Reference-Students
- 524 - Internet Acceptable Use and Safety Policy
- 524F - Internet Use Agreements
- 525 - Violence Prevention
- 526 - Hazing Prohibition
- 527 - Student Use and Parking of Motor Vehicles; Patrols, Inspections, and Searches
- 528 - Student Parental, Family, and Marital Status Nondiscrimination
- 529 - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior By Students
- 529F - Staff Notification of Violent Behavior By Students Form
- 530 - Immunization Requirements
- 531 - The Pledge of Allegiance
- 532 - Use of Peace Officers and Crisis Teams To Remove Students with IEPs From School Grounds
- 533 - Wellness
- 534 - Unpaid Meal Charges
- 535 - Service Animals and Therapy Dogs in Schools
- 535F - Approval Request Form for Use of a Service Animal
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600 - Education Programs
- 601 - School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals
- 601.1 - New Teacher Mentor Program
- 601.3 - Student Teaching and Internship
- 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day
- 603 - Curriculum Development
- 604 - Instructional Curriculum
- 605 - Alternative Educational Programs
- 606 - Textbooks and Instructional Materials
- 606P - Guidelines for Selection of Media & Instructional Materials
- 607 - Organization of Grade Levels
- 608 - Instructional Services-Special Education
- 609 - Religion
- 610 - Field Trips
- 611 - Home Schooling
- 611.1 - Private, Parochial, and Home School Shared Services
- 612.1 - Development of Parent and Family Engagement Policies for Title I Programs
- 613 - Graduation Requirements
- 614 - School District Testing Plan and Procedure
- 615 - Testing, Accommodations, Modifications, and Exemptions for IEPS, Section 504 Accommodations, and LEP Students
- 616 - School District Systems Accountability
- 618 - Assessment of Standards Achievement
- 619 - Staff Development for Standards
- 620 - Credit of Learning
- 623 - Mandatory Summer School Instruction
- 624 - Online Learning Options
- 625 - Volunteer Policy
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700 - Non-Instructional Operations and Business Services
- 701 - Establishment and Adoption of School District Budget
- 701.1 - Modification of School District Budget
- 701.2 - Purchasing
- 701.2P - Purchasing Cell Phone
- 701.2P - Purchasing PCard
- 701.2P - Purchasing Purchase Order
- 702 - Accounting
- 703 - Annual Audit
- 704 - Development and Maintenance of an Inventory of Fixed Assets and a Fixed Asset Accounting System
- 705 - Investment of School Funds
- 706 - Acceptance of Gifts
- 707 - Transportation of Public School Students
- 708 - Transportation of Nonpublic School Students
- 709 - Student Transportation Safety Policy
- 709F - Attachment A
- 709F - Attachment B
- 709F - Attachment C
- 709R - Student Transportation Safety Policy Student Conduct-Bus Referral Procedures
- 710 - Extracurricular Transportation
- 711 - Video Recording on School Buses
- 712 - Video Surveillance Other Than on Buses
- 713 - Student Activity Accounting
- 714 - Fund Balances
- 720 - Sales of Food and Beverages
- 721 - Uniform Grant Guidance Policy Regarding Federal Reserve Sources
- 721P - Uniform Grant Guidance Procedures
- 722 - Public Data and Data Subject Requests
- 723 - Post Issuance Debt Compliance Policy
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800 - Building and Sites
- 801 - Equal Access to School Facilities
- 802 - Disposition of Obsolete Equipment and Material
- 805 - Waste Reduction and Recycling
- 806 - Crisis Management Policy
- 806F - Crisis Management Planning
- 807 - Health and Safety Policy
- 808 - Energy Policy
- 809 - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) Policy
- 810 - Information Security Policy
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900 - School/Community Relations
- 901 - Community Education
- 902 - Use of School District Facilities and Equipment
- 902P - Use of School Facilities Procedure
- 903 - Visitors to School District Buildings and Sites
- 903.1 - Sales Calls and Demonstrations
- 904 - Distribution of Materials on School District Property by Nonschool Persons
- 905 - Advertising
- 906 - Community Notification of Predatory Offenders
- 907 - Rewards
- 908 - American Indian Committee
- 909 - Relations with Colleges and Universities
- 910 - Communications and Public Relations
- 911 - Tax Abatement