Cairo-Durham Central School District

Step 1:

Each student must attend instruction that is:

• Substantially equivalent to 180 days of instruction per school year (For grades 1-6 this is 900 hours per year, for grades 7-12 this equates to 990 hours per year)
• Absences are permitted on the same basis as the District’s attendance policy
• Records of Attendance must be maintained and made available to the District upon request
• Instruction provided at a location other than the primary residence of the student must be in a building that is in compliance with the local building code for health and safety purposes.

 

Step 2:

• 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:
  1. Patriotism and Citizenship
  2. Health education regarding alcohol, drug and tobacco misuse
  3. Highway safety and traffic regulations, including bicycle safety
  4. Fire and arson prevention and safety

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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

Step 3:

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.

Commercially published norm-referenced achievement test

The test shall be selected by the parent from one of the following

 

• The Iowa Test of Basic Skills
• The California Achievement Test
• The Stanford Achievement Test
• The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills
• The Metropolitan Achievement Test
• A State Education Department Test
• Another test approved by the State Education Department

Grades 1-3

1. A written narrative prepared by:

• A New York State Certified Teacher

• A Home Instruction Peer group review Panel

• 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

Commercially published norm–reference achievement test

or

(Every other year you may use)

A written narrative prepared by:

• A New York State Certified Teacher

• A Home Instruction Peer group review Panel

• Or other person, who has interviewed the child and reviews a portfolio of the child’s work