Frequently Asked Questions

• What is Home and Hospital? The Home and Hospital Center provides education for Baltimore County students who are unable to attend school for a minimum of four weeks due to physical or emotional crisis. Students will receive their instruction either through teleclass teaching, individual tutoring, or Hospital Center classes.
• Who is eligible for Home and Hospital Services? Any student who is unable to attend school due to physical or emotional crisis is eligible for services. Referral forms can be obtained from the guidance department at your home School.
• Does a student have to be out of school four weeks before they are eligible? No. If a doctor or school anticipates that a student's absence may be for a period of several weeks, the referral process may begin.
• What is the difference between Home and Hospital and home Schooling? Home Schooling is a school program administered at home by the student's parent or guardian. The student on home Schooling is not enrolled in a Baltimore County School. Home and Hospital is a temporary service available to any county student who is unable to attend his/her school due to physical or emotional crisis. Referral forms are available at your home School.
• Who are the teachers at The Home and Hospital Center? There are currently eight certified full-time Baltimore County teachers assigned to The Home and Hospital Center. Other hourly teachers are hired as the need arises.
• Do I ever get to meet my teachers? Yes. Your teachers will visit you to bring materials and for individual tutoring when necessary. A parent or guardian, 21 years or older, must be present when your teacher visits.
• Will I be doing the same work as my classmates in my home School? If you are placed on the teleclass program, you will enter into the unit currently being taught in teleclass. This unit may or may not be the same one your classmates are receiving. If you are receiving one-to-one instruction at home, your teacher will contact your regular teacher for materials and instruction. In treatment facilities, usually the parents(s) bring work from the home School.
• Do students graduate from Home and Hospital? No. Although some students may be using the Home and Hospital service for an extended period of time, they graduate from their home School.
• Who gives the Home and Hospital student a grade? Home and Hospital students receive a grade from their Home and Hospital teacher. That grade is sent to the parent and to the home School. The home School teacher averages the grade earned at Home and Hospital with the grade earned at the home School. If the student was in Home and Hopital for the entire quarter, then the home School teacher will place that grade on the report card. Excused and unexcused absences will also be noted. Home and Hospital follows the Baltimore County Public Schools attendance policy for grading as indicated in the Behavior Handbook.
• How do I turn in my work? Each teacher has different requirements. Some teachers grade oral responses. Others require written work to be sent to the school using electronic mail, fax, or US postal service. Work may also be hand-delivered or picked up by the teacher.
• How can a student be taught over the telephone? Baltimore County Home and Hospital Center uses a conference call system. Students in the same subject or grade make a telephone call to their assigned teacher at a scheduled time. All the students can hear their teacher and their classmates talking. The class is then conducted like a regular class using Baltimore County Curriculum guides.
• Which classes are taught over the telephone? The Academic Profile page lists the subjects currently being taught over the telephone. Every effort is made to teach students the courses that are required for graduation.
• Do we observe the same holidays as the Baltimore County School system? Yes, we do observe the same holidays. Home and Hospital also observes professional study days that are system-wide and noted in the school calendar.
• What do we do about snow days or late openings? The Home and Hospital day begins at 8:00 a.m. If county schools open one hour late, Home and Hospital begins at 9:00 a.m. If county schools open two hours late, Home and Hospital begins at 10:00 a.m.
• What do we do about early closings? The Home and Hospital Center doesn't always follow the Baltimore County schedule for early closings. Contact your teacher at your regular time unless you've been told differently.
• Do I have to take final exams? Yes. Usually the exams will be taken at your home School, unless there are extenuating medical circumstances. It is the student's or parent's responsibility to contact the home School and make arrangements for the student to take the final exams.
• Why does it take so long for a student to get on the program? The length of time depends on how long it takes the parent, the doctor and the guidance counselor to accurately complete and submit the required referral forms to the Home and Hospital administrator.
• What do I do about the work I missed from my home School before placement at Home and Hospital? A student is responsible for completing his work at his home School until he/she begins Home and Hospital instruction.
• Will I take the functional test or MSPAP while receiving service from Home and Hospital? Home and Hospital does not administer standarized testing. You must contact your guidance office to make arrangements to take these tests at your home School.

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