Home Education Notification Form

3301-34-02 Statement of  Purpose The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to  prescribe conditions governing the issuance of excuse from school        attendance under section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, to provide for the  consistent application thereof throughout the state by superintendents, and to safeguard the primary right of parents to provide the education for  their child(ren). Home education must be in accordance with the law.

3301-34-03  Notification

A parent who elects to provide home education shall  supply the following information to the superintendent.

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(1)

School year for which notification is made

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(2)

Name of Parent

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Address

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City, State, Zip

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Phone (optional)

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Name, address, and telephone number (optional) of  person(s) who will be teaching the child the subjects set forth in  paragraph (A) of this rule, if other than the parent:

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(3)

Name

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Address

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City, State, Zip

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Phone (optional)

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Full name and birthdate of child(ren) to be educated at home;

(4)

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Name __________________________________

Birthdate __________

Name __________________________________

Birthdate __________

Name __________________________________

Birthdate __________

Name __________________________________

Birthdate __________

Assurance that home education will include the following, except that home education shall not be required to  include any concept, topic, or practice that is in conflict with the  sincerely held religious beliefs of the parent;

(5)

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(a)

language, reading, spelling, and writing;

geography, history of the United States and Ohio; and national, state, and local government;

(b)

mathematics;

(c)

science;

(d)

(e)

health;

(f)

physical education;

(g)

fine arts, including music; and

(h)

first aid, safety, and fire              prevention.

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(6)

Brief outline of the intended curriculum for the current year. Such outline is for informational purposes only.

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A List of:

(7)

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textbooks,

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correspondence and outside courses,

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commercial curricula, or

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other basic teaching materials that the parent intends to   use for home education. Such list is for informational   purposes only (attached).

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(8)

Assurance that the child will be provided a minimum of  nine hundred hours of home education each school year.

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(9)

Assurance that the home teacher has one of the  following qualifications;

(a)

a high school diploma; or

(b)

the certificate of high school equivalence; or

(c)

other equivalent credential found appropriate by the  superintendent; or

(d)

lacking the above, the home teacher must work under the  direction of a person holding a baccalaureate degree from a  recognized college until the child's or children's test  results demonstrate reasonable proficiency or until the home  teacher obtains a high school diploma or the certificate of  high school equivalence.