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Board reinstates Homeschool Assistance Program; administration to develop handbook, hire part‑time instructor
Summary
The board voted to reinstate a homeschool assistance program (HSAP). Administration will prepare a handbook, advertise for a certified teacher paid on an hourly basis, and return with program details. District staff said the program is structured to roughly break even under current state funding rules.
The Nevada Community School District Board of Education voted July 7 to reinstate a Homeschool Assistance Program (HSAP) and directed administration to create program materials, advertise for a certified, hourly instructor and return with operational details.
Administrators told the board the program model shared by neighboring districts typically pays a certified teacher about $35 per hour, up to two hours per student per week, and that state funding for a homeschool assistance participant is 0.3 full‑time equivalent (FTE) per student. “If we have a homeschool student enrolled in this…
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