Attached is the revised 2003-2004 NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOME SCHOOL form to be used by parents/legal guardians in declaring intent to provide home schooling for their children. There are no changes to the attached WAIVER form. Also attached are copies of a Fact Sheet on Home School in Arkansas and Act 1793 of 2003; these documents may be copied and distributed as needed. The home school law and regulations may be downloaded from the Home School Office web page at:
http://arkedu.state.ar.us/schools/schools_homeschool_p1.html.
It is requested that each district enter the following information in the designated areas on the Intent form before copying and disseminating to home school parents/legal guardians: DISTRICT LEA, NAME OF SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNTY.
SUBMIT TO THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ADE): A legible copy of each Notice of Intent to Home School form (front and back) filed with the local district. Please continue to submit the Notice of Intents all year long. Submit forms to:
Dottie Hughes
Home School Office
ADE Technology Center
8221 Ranch Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72223
School districts should keep the original Notice of Intent to Home School and Waiver forms for district files.
Please notify the Home School Office should a home school student return to public school. The student would be coded “withdrawn” from home school and not counted on the annual home school statistical report.
PARENTS/LEGAL GUARDIANS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOME SCHOOL FORM:
* The name, date of birth and grade level of each child and the name of the public, private, home school or parochial school last attended, if any, for each student.
* The location of the home school (parents address/mailing address).
* A brief description of the basic core curriculum to be used and the subjects to be taught.
* Schedule of instruction to be followed (hours per day; days per week; number of weeks).
* The education qualifications of the parent/legal guardian.
* Parent/legal guardian must sign and date the Notice of Intent to Home School form.
* Parent/legal guardian must complete and sign the Waiver form.
Incomplete forms submitted by parents/legal guardians do not meet the requirements of state law; please do not accept incomplete forms.
Home school students will test in April 2004. Guidelines for submitting copies of Notice of Intent to Home School forms indicating students in grades 5, 7 and 10 to the education service cooperatives will be disseminated the first week of August.