Presenter: Marina B. Sanguenza, PhD SSHT – IV, ANHS Home school Provider Refers to a learning center or institution that provides home school services, it must be accredited by the DepEd. Affiliate school or Partner school Refers to a public school or DepEd recognized private school with a home school provider may tie up to enroll students, share a school i.d. and access the LIS. Home Schooling is the education of children and learners at home by parents, guardians or tutors Home School coordinator Is a teacher or personnel designated to do coordination and monitoring, and to ensure data and information management of schools offering home school program. It may be assigned by the school principal or by the home school provider. To provide learners with equal access to quality basic education in a home-based learning environment to be facilitated by parents, guardians or tutors. Instruction Individualized instruction is the usual mode of education delivery For socialization, group study sessions and focus group discussions among learners and other activities may be organized. Home schooled learners may be: 1. Enrolled in public school elementary and secondary school offering home school 2. Enrolled with a home school provider 3. Enrolled in an affiliate or partner school of a home school provider 4. Taught at home by parents or tutor following the DepEd K to 12 curriculum or the curriculum of the home school provider based another country. Home schooling is essentially done in a home/house. Parent/guardian supervise the program for his child. It may also be done in a learning center or affiliate school where learning can be facilitated. Science, mathematics, sports, arts and technicalvocational tools, equipment and facilities should be made available when the curriculum requires it. Learning materials consistent with the basic education curriculum will be provided. These may include text, non-text, supplementary materials and ICT based materials such as self-learning instructional materials, learning activity packages, online or digital modules, textbooks or blended technology learning materials from the home or other sources may be used. Can be parents, guardians, or tutors. They shall carefully monitor the work and progress of the learners. Home school teacher must coordinate closely with the school provider and take part in relevant trainings and capacity building especially on delivering curricular content and instruction to home schoolers. Home Schooling may be implemented in all public and private elementary and secondary schools. Implementing schools shall ensure that the following conditions are met prior to its implementation: 1. Available learning resources 2. Assigned adult who will take charge of the academic progress of the learner. 3. Home school coordinator 4. Partners who can provide laboratories and other services for the program implementation (i.e. Senior High Schools) 5. Strong community – school partnership All learners shall be tracked through Learner Information System (LIS). LRNs shall be issued in accordance to the existing policies and regulations. The effectiveness of the home school learning option shall be regularly evaluated through the following indicators: 1. Number of learners enrolled in the program vis-à-vis passing or promotion rate. 2. Number of homeschooling parents and tutors Formulates policies relevant to the implementation of the home schooling program Develops and releases the manual operations Provides appropriate assessment for smooth transition to formal school which includes PEPT and A & E Provides technical assistance to home school implementers at the regional level for effective program delivery. Recognizes and issues accreditation to home school providers Provides technical assistance to division office on home schooling Consolidate reports and manage concerns on the Learner Information System and the Learner Reference Number Provide technical assistance to school offering home school program THANK YOU!