CO-SER 507

Homeschool Coordination

Employees of the BOCES will coordinate the process of confirming the competence and substantial equivalency of instruction being provided to homeschool students. BOCES employees will coordinate the process as described below, but it will remain the responsibility of the local school superintendent to determine competence and substantial equivalence of instruction to be provided to home schooled students residing in their district.

As part of this service, Ulster BOCES staff will:

• Review all IHIPS referred by a component school district for compliance with Commissioner’s Regulation 100.10 and notify the superintendent of delinquent or unacceptable reports.
• Review quarterly reports referred by the school district for compliance with the Commissioner’s Regulation 100.10 and notify the superintendent of delinquent or unacceptable reports.
• Review annual assessments referred by the school district for compliance with the Commissioner’s Regulation 100.10 and notify the superintendent of delinquent or inappropriate assessments.
• Respond to requests from districts or parents for assistance or information they are unable to obtain elsewhere.