SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS

5400 Curriculum, Instruction, and Parent/Guardian Involvement

5416 Homebound and Hospitalized Instruction

The District will provide an enrolled student with instruction in the student’s home, hospital, or licensed treatment facility if both of the following requirements are met:

A. the student’s parent/guardian submits a homebound/hospitalized instruction form which includes verification by a licensed physician of a medical condition that requires the student to be hospitalized or confined to the home during regular school hours for a period longer than 5 consecutive school days. A student who is able to attend school for part of the day is not eligible for homebound instruction; and

B. the student is physically able to participate in instruction while hospitalized or confined to the home.

Homebound instruction is not intended to replicate the classroom experience. For most students, the District will provide a minimum of 2 45-minute sessions per week with a certificated teacher. For students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the District will provide a minimum of 2 nonconsecutive hours per week with a certificated teacher. Homebound instruction may be supplemented with a variety of in-person and distance learning services, as determined appropriate by the Superintendent or relevant educational team.

For students with disabilities under IDEA, the District will consider whether the student’s homebound instruction constitutes a change in placement and whether an IEP Team meeting should be convened.

The District will provide homebound and hospitalized instruction consistent with state law and MDE guidance.

Legal authority:

MCL 388.1709; Mich Admin Code R 340.2(11), 340.2(12), 340.1746; Providing Homebound and Hospitalized Educational Services for Michigan Public School Pupils, as amended; Michigan Pupil Accounting Manual

Date Adopted: 08/09/2021

Date Revised: