Home Instruction

The Warren County School Board recognizes that when the requirements of Va. Code § 22.1-254.1 are complied with instruction of children by their parents is an acceptable alternative form of education under the policy of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Any parent of any child who will have reached the fifth birthday on or before September 30 of any school year and who has not passed the eighteenth birthday may elect to provide home instruction in lieu of school attendance if the parent

holds a high school diploma;
is a teacher of qualifications prescribed by the Board of Education;
provides the child with a program of study or curriculum which may be delivered through a correspondence course or distance learning program or in any other manner; or
provides evidence that the parent is able to provide an adequate education for the child.

Home Instruction or Home schooling is one alternative to school attendance. In Virginia "any parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person having control or charge of a child" may provide home instruction as prescribed by https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter7/section22.1-254.1/ of the Code of Virginia.

If you elect to provide home instruction for your child(ren) please notify Warren County Public Schools of your intent by submitting a Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction with the proper documentation. When a parent elects to provide home instruction for their school aged child it is up to the parent to provide the curriculum; no student on home instruction will be granted a diploma from Warren County Public Schools.

Please follow the links below for more information on home instruction. For additional information, you may also consult the Virginia Department of Education's guidelines for home instruction.

A Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction is to be submitted no later than August 15th with all documentation required.

Evidence of Educational Achievement as prescribed in §22.1-254.1 of the Code of Virginia no later than August 1st of each year following the year of home instruction.

Once all information is received and in compliance with the Code of Virginia an acknowledgement of compliance is sent to the parent/guardian.

All required documentation for both the Annual Notice of Intent as well as Annual Evidence of Progress may be submitted via email to:homeinstruction@wcps.k12.va.us You may also mail or fax (see contact information below).

RETURN TO: Warren County Public Schools, Home Instruction

210 North Commerce Avenue, Front Royal, VA. 22630

Email: homeinstruction@wcps.k12.va.us

Fax: 540-636-4195 Phone: 540-635-2171

Visit the WCPS Home Instruction Website at https://www.wcpsva.org/homeinstruction

Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction

Warren County Public Schools Policy

Declaration of policy; requirements for home instruction of children

Evidence of Progress Requirement

A parent who elects to provide home instruction to a child who is over the age of six as of September 30 of the school year shall provide the superintendent by August 1 following the school year in which the child has received home instruction with either:

evidence that the child has attained a composite score in or above the fourth stanine on any nationally normed standardized achievement test or an equivalent score on the ACT, SAT or PSAT test or
an evaluation or assessment which the superintendent determines to indicate that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress, including but not limited to:

(a) an evaluation letter from a person licensed to teach in any state, or a person with a master's degree or higher in an academic discipline, having knowledge of the child's academic progress, stating that the child is achieving an adequate level of educational growth and progress; or
(b) a report card or transcript from a community college or college, college distance learning program or home-education correspondence school.

In the event that evidence of progress as required in this subsection is not provided by the parent, the home instruction program for that child may be placed on probation for one year. Parents shall file with the superintendent evidence of their ability to provide an adequate education for their child and a remediation plan for the probationary year which indicates their program is designed to address any educational deficiency. Upon acceptance of such evidence and plan by the superintendent, the home instruction may continue for one probationary year. If the remediation plan and evidence are not accepted or the required evidence of progress is not provided by August 1 following the probationary year, home instruction shall cease and the parent shall make other arrangements for the education of the child which comply with Va. Code § 22.1-254.

The requirements for Evidence of Progress shall not apply to children who are under the age of six as of September 30 of the school year.

Deadline Dates

VDOE Home Instruction Handbook

AP and PSAT Testing

AP & PSAT Tests for Homeschooled Students

If you have a child who is eligible to take either the AP test or the PSAT test (10th and 11th grade only PSAT test) for possible college admission or for any other reason, such testing can be arranged through the Counseling Department at Warren County High School or the Counseling Department at Skyline High School. If you have questions regarding these tests, please call the Director of School Counseling, at Warren County High School at 635-4144 or the Director of School Counseling, at Skyline High School at 631-0366. Home school parents must pay the same fees as public school parents.

If you need financial assistance with the fee payment, please contact the office of the Assistant Superintendent for Administration at 540-635-2171, extension 34242 before contacting your Director of School Counseling.

Please contact your school counselor if you plan to register for either of these tests. The deadline for registration is September 2, 2024.

Additional Information

Please call the high school counseling department in your zone to find out which AP tests are being tested this year.

Warren County High School: 540-635-0366

Skyline High School: 540-635-4144

PSAT cost is $18 payable to SHS or WCHS. Each student will test in their perspective zone. There is a $40 charge for an unused test. The counseling office needs to know by September 2nd for ordering of PSATs.

AP tests are $98 each payable to SHS or WCHS. There is a $40 fee for late exam ordering, late testing, canceling and unused exams. We have a preferred ordering deadline for AP exams of

September 2nd for fall and March 3rd for Spring.

Home Instruction