Home Instruction Services
Contact: Valerie Lovelace
E-mail: valerie.lovelace@questar.org
Phone: 518.479-6854
Welcome to Questar III Home Instruction Services. This service is designed to support school districts and district residents who choose to instruct their children at home, in meeting the New York State Education Commissioners regulations for Home Instruction Part 100.10.
Questar III Home Instruction Services works with several districts in supporting students who are being schooled at home, accepting Letters of Intent, reviewing Individualized Home Instruction Plans (IHIP’s), Quarterly Reports and Annual Assessments as well as serving as a liaison between the District and homeschooling parents.
Veteran “homeschoolers,” well understand the regulations, filing requirements, and matters of compliance with assessment. However, should you have any questions or require assistance at any time during the year, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at valerie.lovelace@questar.org, or call me at 518.479-6854.
Getting Started
If you intend to home school your child(ren) during the 2011-2012 school year and you are located within any of the following school districts: Catskill, Greenville, Hoosick Falls or Wynantskill, please send two Letters of Intent (form provided via link below) within 14 days of commencing home instruction:
1) one to your local home school district and
2) one to Valerie Lovelace, Home Instruction Services, Questar III 10 Empire State Blvd Castleton, NY 12033
This will ensure timely processing of your documentation.
Ideally, you should consider reading all of the documents linked below prior to submitting a Letter of Intent. At minimum, you will want to read the Part 100.10 regulations and the Home Instruction IHIP form provided below immediately following submission of a Letter of Intent.
The following NYSED links provide helpful information:
- Part 100.10 of the Regulations of the New York State Commissioner of Education
- Questions and Answers
- New Requirements for the Provision of Special Education Services to Home-Instructed ("Home-Schooled") Students (PDF)
Questar III Home Instruction Documents:
The following documents are provided for your convenience. Required documents are indicated below. You may choose to use an alternate format for these documents if you prefer, provided all components listed within the Part 100.10 regulations are included.
- Welcome to Home Instruction
- Home Instruction Submission Checklist (Word)
- Home Instruction Letter of Intent (Required document) (Word)
- Individualized Home Instruction (IHIP) form (Required document) (Word)
- Home Instruction Sample Quarterly Report (Required document) (Word)
- Home Instruction Attendance Form (Required – Submitted only if requested) (Excel)
I look forward to working with you this year!
Sincerely,
Valerie Lovelace
Questar III Home Instruction Liaison