Parents Corner

Home Schooling – Parents are responsible for the complete education of their child. However you must be approved and submit regular updates about their academic progress. For more information, contact the Parent Support Office at 212-802-1607.

Home Instruction Services – A student who is in need of home instruction services due to an accident, illness, orthopedic or other medical condition which prevents school attendance should obtain a letter from their physician. The note should include a brief description of the conditions with some estimation of how long the student will need home instruction services.
 
The responsible Home Instruction borough office is the one in which the student lives or where he/she receives instruction and not where he/she attends school, if they are different. For more information, contact the Office of Home Instruction at 718-794-7200. You can review the Chancellor's Regulations A-170.
 
Office of Home Instruction – Chancellor’s Regulations
Basic things a parent should know if they want to apply for placement in home instruction:

1. Student must be medically/physically and/or emotionally/behaviorally/ psychologically unable to attend the customary school placement for an anticipated duration of at least six (6) weeks.

2. Requests for Home Instruction for medical/physical conditions must include a fully completed Home Instruction Referral Form, and a physician's request that includes the diagnosis and expected duration of the condition on doctor's or hospital's stationery. These referrals should be submitted directly to the Borough Office of Home Instruction.

3. Requests for Emotional/Psychological/Behavioral Reasons: All requests must be made to the appropriate Committee on Special Education (CSE). In general, a CSE approval for Home Instruction is a temporary authorization of an interim service plan during which time a more permanent and appropriate educational placement is sought. In some instances, the CSE may authorize Home Instruction to meet.