Home Education

With this option, the family provides 172 days of instruction, averaging 4 hours per day. The home-based program should include (but not be limited to) reading, writing, speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science, and instruction in the Constitution of the United States. For more information please visit the Colorado Department of Education Home School website.

The District wishes to assist parents as needed through the process of establishing a home-based educational program. Please contact the Home Education office if you have any questions about home schooling, the letter of intent, or testing requirements.

The first step in beginning a home-based educational program for your student is to provide notification to the District. This Notification of Intent to Home School is required by Colorado State Law (C.R.S. 22-33-104.5).

With this option, the District receives part-time funding to provide 180 hours, per school year, of instruction in a public school setting. The home education family provides the remaining hours of instruction in their home-based educational program. If you are interested, please contact the school you wish to attend part-time.  It is at the school's discretion to approve or deny a Dual enrollment application.  A Dual Enrollment form must be completed by parent and taken to school for signature by neighborhood school principal (or designee).  A notification to home school form must be turned into the Home Education department for classes taught at home.  Students may only dual enroll at the beginning of a grading period. Students must be in attendance a minimum of 90 hours per semester. Please see Dual enrollment application and notification to home school form on right hand side of this website.

Enrichment School Options

Cloverleaf Home Education, Academy Charter School, and Platte River Academy have 1 day/week enrichment programs. With this option, the District receives part-time funding to provide 180 hours of instruction, per school year, in a public school setting. The home education family provides the remaining hours of instruction in their home-based educational program. If you are interested, please contact the school or program you wish to attend part-time.

Cloverleaf Enrichment School (K-12)

Academy Charter School (K-8)

PRA Classical Academy (K-8)

According to Colorado Home School Law, “Each child participating in a home-based education program shall be evaluated when such child reaches grades three, five, seven, nine, and eleven. Each child shall be given a nationally standardized achievement test to evaluate the child’s academic progress, or a qualified person shall evaluate the child’s academic progress . . . If test results submitted show that a child participating in a home-based education program received a composite score on said test which was above the thirteenth percentile, such child shall continue to be exempt from the compulsory attendance requirement.