Does the Chicago Public Schools system provide a teacher?
No. Once a parent/legal guardian identifies their child as home schooled it is the parent’s responsibility to provide the child with an education “at least commensurate with the standards prescribed for the public schools” as stated in the Illinois School Code. What does “commensurate education” mean? In order to satisfy the “commensurate education” standard, among other things, “there must be an organized, coherent plan for educating the children in a home school using appropriate materials and teaching methods.” 1991 Ill. Atty. Gen. Op. 92. Home school instruction must include the language arts, mathematics, the biological, physical and social sciences, the fine arts and physical development and health in the English language. Can the local public school supply the parent/legal guardian with a copy of the curriculum and instructional materials? Yes. Once the parent/legal guardian has started home schooling, they can contact their neighborhood school and request the school books for t
