American Home Schools
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American Home Schools |
Kentucky home schools operate as private schools. As such, they are not subject to rigorous government regulations. Each school year, home schoolers simply send a letter of their intent to home school to their local public school district Director of Pupil Personnel stating the names, ages, and place of residence for each child in attendance at the home school. In addition, each home school must keep attendance records, regular scholarship reports, and school a minimum of 175 days per year (1050 hours). Approval from the public schools is not needed, and standardized testing and/or filing of report cards is not required. If a family begins home schooling during the middle of a semester they are subject to certain other procedures, listed in the Department of Education's "Best Practices" document.
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Summary:
Kentucky compulsory attendance laws require that every child between the ages of 6 and 16 be enrolled in school. This requirement may be met by attending public school, private school (including home school), parochial school or church-regular day school. The parent or person in charge of the student is clearly charged with the responsibility to see that the child attends school.
In the case of homeschooling, the parent is required to notify the local superintendent of schools by letter that the child is being home schooled. The letter must include the names, ages, and place of residence of each pupil in attendance at the school. The parent must notify the local superintendent of schools within the first two weeks of each school year of their intent to home school their children.
The private, home, and parochial schools shall teach those subjects that will educate children to be intelligent citizens. State law requires that instruction be offered in English and in the branches of study that are taught in the public schools. This is interpreted to include at least reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics and civics.