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Mount Lebanon reviews home‑education policy; notarized affidavit, portfolio and evaluator deadlines outlined
Summary
At its Sept. 8 policy meeting the Mount Lebanon School District reviewed proposed policy 1.37 on home education, which requires a notarized affidavit filed with the superintendent before the program begins and annual documentation including portfolios, evaluations and supervisor certification deadlines.
The Mount Lebanon School District reviewed draft policy 1.37 on home education programs during its Sept. 8 public policy meeting, outlining registration, documentation and oversight requirements for students of compulsory school age who are educated at home.
The draft specifies that home education is conducted by a supervisor chosen by the parent or guardian and that a notarized affidavit must be filed with the superintendent before a home education program begins and annually thereafter on or before Aug. 1. Dr. Friess summarized that the affidavit must include “certification that the supervisor of the home ed program and all adults living in the home and persons having legal custody of the child or children in the home education program have not been convicted of criminal offenses” and other information required by law.
Why it matters: the policy sets the district’s procedural requirements for recognizing home education programs, the district’s role in maintaining…
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