How to Home School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, a home-based private educational program is a program of educational instruction provided to a child by the child's parent or guardian or by a person designated by the child's parent or guardian, according to state law. Homeschools must comply with mandatory attendance laws. Homeschooled children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who turn 6 years of age by Sept. 1 and who are under the age of 18 years of age must attend school. Homeschools also must must comply with other state regulations.
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Things You'll Need
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's reporting form (PI-1206)
- Grade appropriate reading curriculum
- Grade appropriate language arts curriculum
- Grade appropriate math curriculum
- Grade appropriate health curriculum
- Grade appropriate science curriculum
- Grade appropriate social studies curriculum
Instructions
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Complete and submit the Home-Based Private Educational Program PI-1206 form to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction no later than Oct. 15 of the current school year. This is a required form homeschools must complete for reporting purposes. The form asks for the number of students attending the homeschool, and you must indicate on the form if you are in compliance with the requirements of (a) through (e) Wisconsin Statutes 118.165(I). Starting with the 2010-2011 school year, the form can be filled out and submitted online.
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Comply with requirement (a) of Wisconsin Statute 118.165(I) which states that the primary purpose of the home school is to provide private or religious-based education.
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Comply with requirement (b) of Wisconsin Statute 118.165(I). This requirement states that the home-based education must be privately controlled.
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Comply with requirement (c) of Wisconsin Statute 118.165(I) that requires 875 hours of instruction per school year.
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Comply with requirement (d) of Wisconsin Statute 118.165(I) that requires sequential instruction in the subjects of reading, math, language arts, science, social studies and health.
Parents who reside in Milwaukee and other Wisconsin communities can enroll their homeschooled high school students in a local public high school on a part-time basis without jeopardizing their home school status. Students may take up to two courses per semester at a local high school.
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Comply with requirement (e) of Wisconsin Statute 118.165(I), which states that the program must not be used to circumvent the mandatory attendance requirements.
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Tips & Warnings
To find home school families near you, contact the Wisconsin Parents Association, District 14--Milwaukee County representative. As of December 2010, the contact person is Susan Rozanski, 414-771-9388.
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Comments
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Thank You so much for the information, but I want to ask one more question; can I transfer from a public high school to homeschool? and after I submit the form , do they going to contact me?
