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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 22:14:44+00:00

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"Alternative educational program" means an educational program, in a non-school setting other than home schooling, which addresses the standards identified in the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards.
"Department" means the department of education.
"Employment" means suitable, lawful full-time employment of a minimum of forty hours per week.
"Home schooling" means a viable educational option where a parent instructs the parent's own child.
"Local public school" means the school the child would be enrolled in if the child was not excepted from compulsory school attendance.
"Parent" means the natural or legal parent, guardian or other legal custodian of child.
"School age child" means a child who will have arrived at the age of at least six years, and who will not have arrived at the age of eighteen years on or before December 31 of any school year.
§8-12-5 Procedures for exceptions due to disabilities. (a) A parent whose child is physically or mentally unable to attend school, deafness and blindness excepted, shall complete and submit Form 4140, Exceptions to Compulsory Education, to the local public school.
(b) A parent whose child is physically or mentally unable to attend school, deafness and blindness excepted, shall also submit sufficient evidence of the identified disabilities to the local public school. A certificate from a duly licensed physician shall be sufficient evidence.
(c) The district superintendent may approve withdrawal from school for exceptions due to identified disabilities.
4140, Exceptions to Compulsory Education, to the local public school for the principal's recommendation as to whether the exception should be granted. The form shall then be submitted to the district superintendent for approval.
(b) A family court judge may also approve an exception due to employment.
(c) The student to be exempted from attendance shall be employed full-time for a minimum of forty hours per week.
§8-12-7 Procedures for exceptions due to family court order. (a) Approval for exceptions due to family court order shall be authorized by a family court judge.
(b) The approval of the family court judge shall be obtained on Form 4140, Exceptions to Compulsory Education, and submitted to the local public school.
§8-12-8 Procedures for exceptions for alternative educational programs, other than home schooling.
(a) The parent of a child requesting a compulsory attendance exception for an alternative educational program other than home schooling shall complete and submit Form 4140, Exceptions to Compulsory Education, to the local public school.
to be offered at the appropriate development stage of the child.
(B) A secondary school curriculum may include the subject areas of social studies, English, mathematics, science, health, physical education and guidance.
(5) A list of textbooks or other instructional materials which will be used. The list shall be in standard bibliographical format. For books, the author, title, publisher and date of publication shall be indicated. For magazines the author, article title, magazine, date, volume number and pages shall be indicated.
(d) The superintendent or the superintendent's designee may approve withdrawal from school where an appropriate educational program other than home schooling is developed for the child in accordance with the plans and policies of the department.
(e) A request for an exception for an alternative educational program other than home schooling shall be renewed annually.
(b) A narrative progress report and report card from the professional staff or tutor of a child's alternative educational program shall be submitted by the family to the local public school principal at the end of each school year. More frequent progress reports may be requested by the principal.
(c) The narrative report shall include statements of progress in each of the subject areas as well as development in social awareness and understanding of self, understanding of the problems of the society and the culture, and independence in learning. Copies of tests or assignments, if available, shall be attached to the narrative report. Grades for courses shall be submitted. The principal shall judge the adequacy of progress of a child. If progress is not satisfactory, the principal shall meet with the parent to discuss the problems and establish a plan for improvement.
(d) If progress is not satisfactory, the principal may recommend to the district superintendent that the exception be rescinded.
§8-12-10 Instructional personnel of alternative educational programs, other than home schooling.
(a) Instructional personnel in the alternative educational program shall be qualified to provide appropriate education to the child served.
(3) Official transcripts verifying educational background.
§8-12-11 High school diploma, alternative education programs, other than home schooling.
(a) A child in an alternative educational program other than home schooling who wants a high school diploma shall comply with the requirements outlined in Department of Education Regulation No. 4540.2, High School Graduation Through the Adult Schools.
(3) Signature of the parent.
protect families from unfounded accusations of educational neglect or truancy.
(c) If a child's annual progress report has been submitted as stated in §8-12-18(b), notification of intent to home school need not be resubmitted annually, except in cases where the child is transferring from one local public school to another, for example, transition from sixth grade to an intermediate school. Then the parents shall notify the principal of the child's new local public school.
§8-12-18 Testing and progress reports of home-schooled children. (a) Test scores shall be required for grades identified in the Statewide Testing Program, grades three, five, eight, and ten. A child is eligible to participate in the Statewide Testing Program at the local public school. The parent is responsible for securing necessary details from the principal of the local public school. The parent may elect to arrange for private testing at the parent's own expense. The tests used shall be comparable to the appropriate criterion or norm-referenced tests used by the department in the grades concerned. The parent may request and the principal may approve other means of evaluation to meet the Statewide Testing Program requirements.
(C) Representative tests and assignments including grades for courses if grades are given.
(c) When tests are administered under the Statewide Testing Program for grades three, five, eight, and ten, the parent may choose to have the child participate in the school's testing program and have the results serve as a means of assessing annual progress for that year.
Satisfactory performance on the Hawaii State Test of Essential Competencies (HSTEC) is also required.
(3) Take and achieve a satisfactory score on the General Educational Development (GED) test.

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