6173 Homebound and Hospital Education Programs.docx

Policies

Middletown Public Schools                                                                                      No. 6173

Student Teachers

HOMEBOUND AND HOSPITAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

Homebound and hospital instruction shall take place on the specific recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools or the Superintendent’s designee. This recommendation shall be  based on a special need or a physician’s diagnosis and statement that a student will be absent  from school for more than thirty (30) consecutive days. (Contagious diseases are excluded  under the provisions of this Policy).

1. The home atmosphere shall be conducive to learning. Special conditions recommended by  the physician shall be observed.

2. The minimum number of hours of instruction shall be four (4) hours per school week at the elementary level of education and five (5) hours at the secondary level of education unless  fewer hours are recommended.

3. Homebound instruction shall be coordinated with the work of the regular class in conformity with Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1993 (Policy #6172.35) so that return to school will require little readjustment, or so that the long-term homebound instruction may approximate the regular education curriculum to the highest degree possible.

4. A record of homebound teaching activities shall be maintained. The decisions regarding  grading and materials remain the responsibility of the Middletown Public Schools.

Revised and Approved, October 17, 1996

Updated – April 15, 2010

Review - January 22, 2026

3 Year Review Due - January 2029