Homeschooling is a parent-initiated educational alternative to compulsory school attendance.
If you are a parent or legal guardian, you must accept complete responsibility for the education of your child while they are being homeschooled. The Department is responsible for ensuring that satisfactory progress is made in the education of the homeschooled child and carries out this responsibility by reviewing your child’s annual progress report and monitoring student progress through the required tests at grades three, five, eight and 10.
FAQs
Where do I submit my notice of intent to homeschool?
ʻO An Hoʻokoe i ka palapala hoʻonaʻauao koi (Puka 4140) (PDF) or a letter of intent to homeschool should be sent to the principal of your child’s designated home public school.
What is required to begin homeschooling my child?
Form 4140 must be completed and sent to your child’s designated home public school. A letter of intent, signed by the parent, can be used in place of Form 4140.
When can I begin homeschooling my child?
Homeschooling may begin as soon as the signed Form 4140 or letter of intent is sent to your child’s designated home public school.
He aha ka mea e pono ai e hoʻokomo i ka palapala o ka manaʻo?
Ka inoa o kāu keiki, ka helu wahi, ka helu kelepona, ka lā hānau a me ka pae papa, a me ka pūlima makua a me ka lā i pūlima ai.
Pono au e hoʻouna i nā moʻolelo ʻē aʻe?
Parents are not required to officially enroll and un-enroll students in order to homeschool their child; therefore, no birth certificate or proof of residency is required.
How do I know if the school has acknowledged my intent to homeschool?
The school and complex area office acknowledge the notice of intent submitted by the parents by sending the parents the original Form 4140 after it is signed by the principal and complex area superintendent; or by writing “acknowledged” on the bottom of the parent’s letter of notification along with the signature of the principal and complex area superintendent. Signed copies of Form 4140 or the letter of intent are kept on file at the school and district office.
Pono au e hoʻouna i nā moʻolelo olakino i ke kula kaiāulu?
Health records are not required for homeschooled children. It is not necessary for the homeschooled child to submit the TB (tuberculosis) test clearance or Form 14 (Student Health Record).
Pono kaʻu keiki e komo i nā loiloi makahiki?
Students who are homeschooled may participate in the Smarter Balanced assessment(s) and Hawaiʻi State Assessment (HSA) Science assessments or the HSA Alternate assessments at the request of the parent or guardian.
Do I need to re-submit intent to homeschool annually?
No. The only time a new Form 4140 or a new letter of intent to homeschool needs to be resubmitted is when the child transitions from elementary to intermediate/middle school or intermediate/middle school to high school, or if the child moves to another neighborhood.
Pono au e waiho i kahi haʻawina i ka 'Oihana?
ʻAʻole pono ʻoe e hoʻouna i kā lākou haʻawina i ka 'Oihana a i ʻole ke kula o ka moʻolelo no ka loiloi ʻana ke ʻole he kumu kūpono i ke kula e manaʻoʻiʻo ai aia paha ka mālama ʻana i ka hoʻonaʻauao. Aia iā ʻoe ke kuleana no ka mālama ʻana i ka moʻolelo o ka haʻawina i hoʻolālā ʻia no ke keiki. E hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka papahana a hoʻokumu ʻia ma luna o nā pahuhopu hoʻonaʻauao a me nā pono o ke keiki, e hui pū ʻia a maʻamau, e hāʻawi i kahi ʻano o ka ʻike hou a me nā mākau e pono ai, a e noʻonoʻo i nā makemake, nā pono a me nā hiki o ke keiki. Hiki i ke poʻo kumu ma ke kula o ka moʻolelo ke noi e nānā i ka haʻawina inā ʻaʻole lawa ka hōʻike makahiki e hōʻike i ka holomua ʻoluʻolu.
Who is qualified to teach homeschooling?
ʻO ka makua e aʻo ana i kāna keiki ma ka home e manaʻo ʻia he kumu aʻoaʻo kūpono me ka nānā ʻole i ka ʻike hoʻonaʻauao a i ʻole ke aʻo ʻana.
How do I know what to teach my child while homeschooling?
Na nā kula ke kuleana o ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā mākua i nā ʻāpana haʻawina e pono e uhi ʻia no kekahi pae papa. Hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka ʻike e pili ana i nā maʻamau a me nā pae no kēlā me kēia pae papa ma ka ʻaoʻao kumuhana kumuhana.
How can I end homeschooling?
Whenever you choose to terminate homeschooling, you are required to notify the principal of the school of record (school where intent to homeschool was sent). The child shall be re-enrolled in their designated home public school or a licensed private school unless a new alternative educational program is presented within five school days after the termination of homeschooling. Notification may be written or verbal.
What grade level will my elementary child be placed after homeschooling has ended?
For grades one through eight, the homeschooled child shall re-enroll at the appropriate grade level by birth date. For example, if the homeschooled child by birth date should be an eighth grader, then he/she is enrolled as an eighth grader.
Hiki iaʻu ke hoʻohewa i ka pae papa o kaʻu keiki i kākau inoa hou ʻia?
Ke kākau inoa ʻia ke keiki, inā he hopohopo ko ke kula a i ʻole ka makua e pili ana i ke kau ʻana i ka papa kūpono, a laila e loiloi ke kula i ka haumāna (e like me nā haumāna ʻē aʻe) a hana i nā hoʻololi e like me ke kau ʻana ma kahi papa ʻē aʻe. Pono ʻoe e ʻike a komo i ka loiloi, e like me ka hiki. ʻO ka hoʻoholo a ke poʻo kumu e pili ana i ke kau ʻana i ka papa.
Will my child receive a high school diploma at the completion of homeschooling?
Homeschooled students do not receive a high school diploma. A homeschooled student who wants to earn a high school diploma from the local public high school shall attend high school for a minimum of three full years to meet the graduation credit requirements.
Aia kahi ala e loaʻa ai kahi kaulike kula kiʻekiʻe?
Yes, a homeschooled student with a valid Form 4140 who has been receiving homeschool instruction for at least one semester may earn a high school equivalency credential and a Hawaiʻi Adult Community School Diploma from the Community School for Adults. To earn this high school equivalency credential, the student must attain a passing score on either the General Educational Development (GED) or HiSET test.
May my child apply to college after completing homeschooling?
Your child who is being homeschooled may participate in any college entrance examination, which is made available to all other students. The principal of your child’s designated home public high school shall, upon request, supply written acknowledgement that a child has been homeschooled in compliance with the requirements of Mokuna 12, Nā lula hoʻomalu o Hawaiʻi (PDF). The letter is written for homeschooled children whose parents have met the requirements of Chapter 12, i.e., submitted an annual progress report and test data for appropriate grade levels.