The State Board of Education has approved moving the testing window for home school students in grades 5, 7, and 10 from September 2002 to April 2003.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES LISTED BELOW IN SUBMITTING ALL NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOME SCHOOL FORMS:
SUBMIT TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ADE): Please submit a legible copy of each Notice of Intent to Home School form (front and back) filed with your district. Please continue to submit the Intents all year long.
SUBMIT TO COOPERATIVES: Please submit a LEGIBLE copy of the front of each Notice of Intent to Home School form that has a student listed in grades 5, 7, or 10. (Do not send copies to cooperative unless a student is listed in grades 5, 7, or 10 on the Intent.) This is to facilitate the required home school testing process for the 2002-2003 school year. The cooperatives will need legible information in order to inform home school parents of the testing dates, times and locations. This information is also necessary for cooperatives to secure an adequate number of test administrators.
Parents/guardians listed on the Notice of Intent to Home School forms, WHICH THE DISTRICTS SUBMIT TO THE COOPERATIVES BY APRIL 2, 2003, will receive notification regarding the required home school testing for the 2002-2003 school year.
After the testing window is complete, districts no longer need to submit copies to their cooperative. Do not send copies of the Waiver form. If districts have further questions concerning home school testing, please contact the director of your cooperative. Pulaski County school districts do not have a cooperative and will conduct their own testing.
School districts should keep the original Notice of Intent to Home School and Waiver forms for their files.
Notice of Intent to Home School forms submitted by school districts to the Arkansas Department of Education should be sent to:
Mrs. Dottie Hughes
Home School Office
ADE Technology Center
8221 Ranch Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72223