Pupil Services
Homeschooling
Homeschool Information
As a partner with parents/guardians in supporting excellence in education, the East Aurora Union Free School District supports a parent/guardian in their decision to homeschool their child. To that end, you will find information below on the requirements for homeschooling.
Letter of Intent to Homeschool
A Letter of Intent to Homeschool must be submitted to the Pupil Services Office, on an annual basis. This letter of intent is due on July 1st (prior to the onset of the school year).
Parents who determine to commence home instruction after the start of the school year, or who establish residence in the school district after the start of the school year, shall provide written notice of their intention to educate their child at home within 14 days following the commencement of home instruction within the school district.
Individualized Home Instruction Plan
Upon receipt of the letter of intent to homeschool, the district will provide parents/guardians information from section 100.10 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and a form on which to submit an individualized home instruction plan (IHIP) for each child of compulsory attendance age who is to be taught at home.
Parents/guardians have 30 days to submit an IHIP to the district for approval. The IHIP must include the following:
the child's name, age and grade level;
a list of the syllabi, curriculum materials, textbooks or plan of instruction to be used in each of the required subjects listed;
the dates for submission to the school district of the parents' quarterly reports as required. These reports shall be spaced in even and logical periods; and
the names of the individuals providing instruction
The district will notify parents/guardians once the IHIP has been approved. The following files can be used as templates to complete your child's IHIP:
Quarterly Reports
On or before the dates specified by the parent in the IHIP, a quarterly report for each child shall be furnished by the parent to the school district. The quarterly report shall contain the following:
the number of hours of instruction during said quarter;
a description of the material covered in each subject listed in the IHIP;
either a grade for the child in each subject or a written narrative evaluating the child's progress; and
a written explanation in the event that less than 80 percent of the amount of the course materials as set forth in the IHIP planned for that quarter has been covered in any subject.
The following files can be used as templates for your child's quarterly reports:
Annual Assessment
At the time of filing the fourth quarterly report as specified in the IHIP, the parent shall also file an annual assessment in accordance with NYSED Regulations.
Please contact the Pupil Services Office at (716) 687-2328 for more information.
For more information: NYSED 100.10 Home Instruction Regulations