This is general information concerning special education services to home study students. For more information go to: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/board/rules/2360.pdf

Rule 2368.2 Home Study Placements (for special education services)

Students who have been determined to be eligible to receive special education and related
services and who are enrolled with the State Department of Education in programs of home schooling, pursuant to 16 V.S.A. §166b, may receive services pursuant to a services plan to the same extent as children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in independent schools. Representatives of home study students with disabilities shall be consulted with respect to childfind, child-count, special education evaluations, and provision of services in the same way as are representatives of independent schools.

Other rules that apply:

Rule 2368.1.5 Services Determined

(a) Prior to making any decision that affects services for independent school children with disabilities, a school district shall consult with representatives of independent schools where resident children attend with respect to—

(1) Which children will receive services;
(2) What, how and where services will be provided; and
(3) How the provided services will be evaluated.

(b) The consultation shall give appropriate representatives of the independent schools referenced in subsection (a), above a genuine opportunity to express their views about how services will be provided, where and to whom.

(c) The school district shall make the final decisions with respect to the services to be provided to eligible children placed in independent schools by their parents.

Rule 2368.1.6 Services Plan

If services are to be provided by a school district to a child enrolled unilaterally by his or her parent in an independent school, the school district shall develop a services plan that describes the specific special education and related services to be provided. With respect to the services to be provided, the services plan must be developed, reviewed and revised consistent with the requirements for IEPs in Rules 2363 – 2363.10.

Rule 2360.3.4 Comprehensive Child-Find and Child-Count System

(5) Each school district shall annually inform the public regarding the availability of special education services for children with disabilities who are three through twenty-one years of age, including:

(iii) Children attending private/independent schools or who are enrolled in home study programs;

Rule 2362.2.4 Evaluation and Procedures

(f) The EPT, where appropriate, shall assess all student characteristics and other factors that may have a significant influence on eligibility, services to be offered or accommodations to be made, including, but not limited to:

(14) Observation:

(A) For an individual with a suspected learning disability, a classroom
observation pursuant to this rule is required; for all other categories of
disability such an observation is optional. When the evaluation plan provides for an observation, such observation shall be conducted in accordance with the following requirements.

(bb) Students who are enrolled in a program of home study or who receive instruction delivered in a home, hospital, preschool or childcare setting may be observed in their instructional environment by trained personnel. This observation shall be reported in writing to the EPT.