Are home-based programs on the same calendar as the public school?
No. A home-based program must cover no less than 172 days of instruction, averaging 4 instructional contact hours per day.These days can be covered over a 12 month period. A district may ask for a NOI to be sent when it begins a school term. Reasons given usually include their accountability for students residing in their district. This can usually be resolved by the parent sending in the NOI with the date classes are to begin specifically noted. However, nothing in statute demands that a parent send in a NOI in August or September, only 14 days prior to the beginning of the program.
