PROGRAMS & SERVICES:
HOME STUDY
(Updated 3/1/13)

2013-2014
These forms are to be used for the school year 2013-2014 only and may be submitted after March 1, 2013. Note: Enrollment notices for the school year 2013-2014 are not effective until the later of July 2, 2013 or when the enrollment notice is deemed complete. All 2013-2014 home study enrollments expire July 1, 2014. Electronic versions of the completed forms will NOT be accepted.

• Enrollment Forms Packet:
  • Printable (Print-out and Fill-in by Hand) PDF
  • Editable (Fill-in Electronically and Print) WORD
    
    
• Individual Forms:
  
  • Form A: Cover Sheet for Home Study Enrollment WORD
  • Form B: Independent Professional Evidence Reporting WORD
  • Form C: Courses Taken in Public School WORD
  • Form D: Consent for Release of Information WORD
  • Form E: Home Study Instructor(s) or Service Provider(s) WORD
  • Form F: Request for Information Via E-mail WORD
  • Minimum Course of Study (Curriculum) WORD
  • Adaptations to the Minimum Course of Study WORD
  • End-of-the-Year Assessment Form WORD

Guidelines for Home Study in Vermont (Revised March 2010) PDF
This document contains information and forms necessary to prepare and submit an enrollment notice for homeschooling. Extracts from relevant statutes and rules are also provided. NOTE: Forms designed to be downloaded to your hard drive and completed with your word processing application are available below.

• Parents' Rights in Special Education (Procedural Safeguards Notice) PDF
  Under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 and Vermont Agency of Education's Special Education rules, parents have specific rights concerning their participation in the special education process. This booklet is designed to inform parents of those rights and provide a list of available resources. NOTE: As of June 14, 2010, this document also contains a list of available resources that parents and families may access to support students who receive special education supports and services.
  • Available Translations
    This document is available in the following languages: Bosnian, Nepali, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Vietnamese. Translations in Arabic, French and Swahili will be available in the near future. Contact Alicia Hanrahan at (802) 828-3142 or alicia.hanrahan@state.vt.us.
    
    
• Integration of Home Study Students into the Public Schools (Act 119 of 1998) PDF
  The Home Study Office receives many questions from public schools throughout the year about a variety of Act 119 issues. We thought it might be helpful if we review Act 119 of 1998 and address a few of the most common questions. Act 119 of 1998 provides for the participation of homeschoolers in public schools by requiring that every school board “adopt a policy which, in accordance with rules adopted by the state board of education, will integrate home study students into its schools through enrollment in courses, participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities and use of facilities.” See 16 V.S.A. §563(24).

Vermont Licensed Teacher End-of-Year Assessments
Given the passage of Act 107 of 2006 which decreases the need for an up-front minimum course of study, the goal of agency home study staff is to increase consistency in end-of-year assessments. A letter may be prepared by a licensed Vermont teacher in a form provided by the Agency of Education or a teacher may write a letter which contains the same information as requested on the form. The instructions for preparing the Vermont licensed teacher letter assessment, the Vermont licensed teacher letter expectations, and the Vermont licensed teacher letter assessment form, will help to ensure that the same information is conveyed in the same manner for all students who choose to use a teacher report as their method of year-end assessment. Download from among the following options:

• Instructions for Preparing a Vermont Licensed Teacher Letter Assessment PDF
• Expectations PDF
• Assessment Form PDF
• Assessment Packet PDF
  This download contains the letter instructions, expectations description and assessment form.

Suggested Topics & Skills for Language Arts, Mathematics, Science & Social Studies PDF
These Home Study publications provide a variety of suggestions, organized by grade, of skills and topics which other homeschoolers have used in their minimum courses of study. Use the link above to download the entire packet (K-12) or download individual grade ranges using the links below.

• Grades K - 3 PDF
• Grades 4 - 6 PDF
• Grades 7 - 8 PDF
• Grades 9 - 12 PDF

Pat Donahue, Home Study Program Technician
(802) 828-3352 (P)
(802) 828-0573 (F)
pat.donahue@state.vt.us

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