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Program Description
The Home and Hospital program is usually a short-term or intermittent
instructional service. The educational services provided to
students enable them to continue their academic work while
preparing for their eventual return to school. Instructional
programs provided are: teleclass teaching, home teaching,
or a combination of the two.
Teleclass teaching provides academic instruction as well
as social interaction. Each subject is taught via a conference
call. Students are provided with speaker phones and books
in their homes or hospital rooms. They are able to talk with
and hear the teacher and the other students in the class.
Some higher level math and science classes offer computer
to computer teaching. Teleclass teachers follow the Baltimore
County Curriculum.
The home teaching program is provided by full-time and part-time
teachers who instruct students on an individual basis in a
home or hospital setting. Teachers are liaisons between the
students, the parents, and the regular schools in helping
the students maintain the pace of their regular classes. The
Baltimore County Curriculum is followed.
* All programs provide differentiated instruction and supports
for special needs students.
Student Eligibility
A student is eligible for Home and Hospital services if:
- The student resides in Baltimore County and has a physician's
verification of a medical disability or an emotional crisis
that prevents attendance in a school-based program. There
must be an anticipated absence of four or more weeks. This
means that a student must expect to be out of school for
four or more weeks. The student does not have to be absent
for four weeks before services are provided.
- The student expects to have frequent intermittent absences
due to a chronic illness, and has a physician's verification.
- The student is admitted to a hospital located in Baltimore
County.
- The student is from another Maryland jurisdiction or another
state and is a patient in a Baltimore County hospital or
therapy center. Fees for instruction are billed to the public
school system where the student's parent(s) reside even
if the student attends a private or parochial school.
Location of Service
- Home: Instruction is most often provided in the student's
home. For home visits, a parent, guardian or designated
supervising adult, 21 years of age or older, must be present
during the entire visit.
- Other settings: Some students are instructed while in
the hospital. Facilities such as libraries, group homes,
therapeutic centers or other Baltimore County schools can
also be utilized.
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