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.
常見問題解答
Where do I submit my notice of intent to homeschool?
一個 義務教育例外表格（表 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.
意向書中需要包含哪些內容？
您孩子的姓名、地址、電話號碼、出生日期和年級，以及家長的簽名和簽名日期。
我還需要提交其他記錄嗎？
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.
我需要向附近的學校提交任何健康記錄嗎？
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).
我的孩子需要參加年度評估嗎？
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.
我需要向該部門提交課程表嗎？
除非學校有合理理由相信可能存在教育忽視，否則您無需將他們的課程提交給教育部或學校進行審查。您有責任記錄孩子的計畫課程。課程應根據教育目標和兒童的需要進行結構化和連續性設計，提供一系列最新的知識和所需的技能，並考慮兒童的興趣、需求和能力。如果年度報告不足以顯示令人滿意的進展，學校校長可能會要求查看課程表。
Who is qualified to teach homeschooling?
在家教導孩子的父母無論其教育背景或訓練如何均應被視為合格的指導者。
How do I know what to teach my child while homeschooling?
學校有責任告知家長特定年級應涵蓋哪些基本學習單元。有關每個年級的標準和基準的資訊可以在 主題標準頁面.
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.
我可以對我重新入學的孩子的年級提出質疑嗎？
一旦孩子入學，如果學校或家長對適當的年級安排有疑慮，那麼學校將評估該學生（就像評估其他學生一樣）並做出相應的調整，包括安排在另一個年級。您應該盡可能地了解並參與評估。校長關於年級劃分的決定是最終決定。
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.
有沒有辦法獲得高中同等學歷？
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 第 12 章，夏威夷行政法規 (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.