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HOME EDUCATION NOTIFICATION FORM
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OAC 3301-34-02 Statement of Purpose:
The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to prescribe conditions
governing the issuance of excuses 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 law.
OAC 3301-34-03 Notification
A parent who elects to provide home education shall supply the following
information to the superintendent:
- School year for which notification is made: ____________
- Name of parent, address, and telephone number (telephone number is
optional):
- Name, address and telephone number (telephone number is optional) of
person(s) who will be teaching the child subjects set forth in paragraphs
(A) (5) of this rule, if other than the parent:
- Full name and birthdate of child(ren) to be educated at home:
- ____ 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 sincerely held beliefs of the parent: (a)
Language, reading, spelling, and writing; (b) Geography, history of the
United States and Ohio, and national, state, and local government; (c)
Mathematics; (d) Science; (e) Health; (f) Physical education; (g) Fine arts,
including music; and (h) First aid, safety, and fire prevention.
- ____ Brief outline of the intended curriculum for the current year
(attached). Such outline is for informational purposes only.
- ____ List of textbooks, correspondence courses, commercial curricula, or
other basic teaching materials that the parent intends to use for home
education (attached). Such list is for informational purposes only.
- ____ Assurance that the child will be provided a minimum of nine hundred
hours of home education each school year.
- ____ Assurance that the home education teacher has one of the following
qualifications: (a) A high school diploma; or (b) The certificate of high
school equivalence; or (c) Standardized test scores that demonstrate high
school equivalence; or (d) Other equivalent credential found appropriate by
the superintendent; or (e) 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.
- The parent(s) shall affirm the above information supplied with his or her
signature prior to providing it to the superintendent.
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Signature
of Affirmation by Parent
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