American Home Schools
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American Home Schools |
New York
homeschooling is regulated according to Section 100.10 of the Regulations of
the New York State Commissioner of Education. These regulations require that
parents file a notice of intent to home instruct, an Individualized Home
Instruction Plan (IHIP), and four quarterly reports during the school year. At
the end of each school year, parents must submit the results of an annual
assessment on each child. In some grades, the regulations require standardized
tests; in other grades, parents may substitute a narrative report as an
alternative assessment.
Homeschoolers must file these documents with their local school districts.
School districts do NOT have discretionary authority to "approve" or
"disapprove" an IHIP. School districts must deem an IHIP to be in compliance
as long as it provides for a plan of instruction in each of the required
subjects for the required number of hours (900 hours for grades 1-6; 990 hours
for grades 7-12). School districts do NOT have the authority to require
homeschoolers to submit any information beyond that required by the Section
100.10 Regulations.
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Summary:
Parents are not required to register their child in the public school if they plan to provide home instruction. However, the parent, if requested, must demonstrate that the child resides within the school district and is of compulsory age.
Parents are required to keep attendance records for each student, but there is no legal obligation for them to maintain any other records. It is recommended that parents keep evidence of their programs and their children's achievement and correspondence with the school district.
The IHIP must include a list of the syllabi, curriculum materials, or plan of instruction to be used in each of the subjects required for that grade level. The total number of hours of instruction per quarter must be documented on the quarterly report. It is recommended that, in the secondary grades, hours per subject be included in each quarterly report