Parent Responsibilities

Referral: As soon as you learn that your child will be absent from school for at least four weeks, contact your child's guidance counselor. The counselor will complete the Referral for Home Teaching. Obtain a copy of the Application for Instructional Program for Homebound or Hospitalized Student from your child's guidance counselor. Have your physicians complete the form. You must also sign it, and have the physician mail or fax it to Home and Hospital Center. As soon as Home and Hospital Center receives both referral forms, your child will be scheduled and contacted promptly by the Home and Hospital Center personnel. Chronically Ill Program: Obtain the books and work from the regular school teacher to have available for the home teacher. Chronically ill students are not generally assigned to telephone classes. Ensure that a supervising adult is present during the home visit and that the tutor and the student have an appropriate place for instruction. Teleclass: Monitor your child's attendance in the assigned classes. Monitor assignments that are to be mailed in. Assignments are posted on SchoolNotes.com. Ensure that a supervising adult is present during home visits that are scheduled for extra help or enrichment. Also ensure that the tutor and the student have an appropriate place for instruction. Home Teaching: Ensure that a supervising adult is present during the home visit and that the tutor and the student have an appropriate place for instruction. Call the Home and Hospital Center or the tutor before the scheduled home visit if your child is too ill to meet with the teacher. Absences: Call the Home and Hospital Center (410-887-3222) before the scheduled class time if your child is unable to participate in the day's lesson. Excused absences include sickness, a doctor's visit, and a death in the family. Try to schedule appointments around your child's class time. For pregnant students, please notify the Home and Hospital Center when your daughter delivers her baby. She is entitled to be absent for five school days after the birth of the baby. Termination of the Program: Obtain a written note from your child's doctor indicating the date that your child may return to regular school. This note must be given to the guidance counselor or school nurse before your child attends any classes. Notify the teachers at Home and Hospital Center that your child will be returning to regular school.