Click on the tabs below labeled Step 1, 2, 3, or 4 to access online fillable forms for each of the required documents. Be sure to click submit at the end of each form. If you do not receive a copy of the completed form via email, it was not successfully submitted. If needed, you can click on the form link again to complete or restart it.
Step 2: IHIP
- The IHIP must list the syllabi, curriculum materials, textbooks or plan of instructions to be used in each of the required subjects
- The IHIP must include: How many units you will cover this school year based upon; one unit means 6,480 minutes of instruction per year
- The IHIP must include: the dates in which you intent on submitting your quarterly reports.
- The IHIP must identify the name(s) of individual(s) providing instruction.
- The IHIP must include how you will cover the following topics each year K-12 as stated in the NY State Home School regulations:
- Patriotism and Citizenship
- Health education regarding alcohol, drug and tobacco misuse
- Highway safety and traffic regulations, including bicycle safety
- Fire and arson prevention and safety
FOR GRADES 1-6, PLEASE PROVIDE INSTRUCTION INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
- Arithmetic
- Reading
- Spelling
- Writing
- The English Language
- Geography
- United States History
- Science
- Health Education
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Physical Education
*You must include instruction in bilingual education and/or English as a second language where a need is indicated
FOR GRADES 7 and 8 PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
- English (two units- one for grade 7 and one for grade 8)
- History and Geography (two units – one for grade 7 and one for grade 8)
- Science (two units – one for grade 7 and one for grade 8)
- Mathematics (two units – one for grade 7 and one for grade 8)
- Physical Education (on a regular basis)
- Health Education (on a regular basis)
- Art (one-half unit)
- Music (one-half unit)
- Practical Arts (on a regular basis)
- Library Skills (on a regular basis)
The Units required are cumulative requirements for both seventh and eighth grade
FOR GRADES 9-12 PLEASE PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
- English (four units)
- Social Studies (four units)- One unit of American History, ½ unit of Participation in Government, ½ unit in Economics
- Mathematics (two units)
- Science (two units)
- Art and/or Music (one unit)
- Health Education (one-half unit)
- Physical Education (two units)
- Electives (three units)
The units required are cumulative for ninth through twelfth grades: For example, ELA one unit each for grades 9,10,11, and 12.’
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Step 3: Quarterly Reports
You must submit Quarterly Progress Reports to Questar III providing the following information:
- The total number of hours of instruction received during the quarter;
- A description of the material covered in each subject listed on the IHIP;
- Either a grade for the student in each subject, or a narrative evaluating the student’s progress; and
- If less than 80% of the course material set out in the IHIP was covered in any subject, the report must include a written explanation.
Step 4: Annual Assessment
An Annual Assessment Report must be submitted with the Fourth Quarter Report.
The Annual Assessment must include one of the following:
Grades 1-3
- A written narrative prepared by:
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A New York State Certified Teacher
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A Home Instruction Peer group review Panel
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Or other person, who has interviewed the child and reviews a portfolio of the child’s work
or
Commercially published norm-referenced achievement test
Grades 4-8
(Every other year)
- A written narrative prepared by:
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A New York State Certified Teacher
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A Home Instruction Peer group review Panel
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Or other person, who has interviewed the child and reviews a portfolio of the child’s work
or
Commercially published norm-referenced achievement test
Grades 9-12
Commercially published norm-referenced achievement test
- The test shall be selected by the parent from one of the following:
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The Iowa Test of Basic Skills
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The California Achievement Test
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The Stanford Achievement Test
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The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills
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The Metropolitan Achievement Test
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A State Education Department test
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Another test approved by the State Education Department
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