Tool Search: Home School
The Home School tool allows users to record and track students whose families have chosen a home education option. In North Dakota, home education is defined as a program of education supervised by a child's legal guardian. The legal guardian is responsible for selecting materials, determining an educational philosophy, and overseeing the method, manner, and delivery of instruction.
Home School Program Information EditorRead - View Home School records.
Write - Edit existing Home School records.
Add - Add new Home School records.
Delete - Remove Home School records.
Refer to the Tool Rights article for more information on Tool Rights and their functionality.
Use the Federal/State Program Updater to import existing Home School student records or update records for multiple students.
Add/Modify a Home School Record
- Click the New button. The Program Information editor displays.
- Enter the applicable information for the student.
- Click the Save icon when finished.
- Click Print to display a PDF view of the student's Home School records.
- Modify existing Home School records by clicking anywhere in the appropriate record row and making the necessary adjustments. Save when finished.
- End a record by clicking anywhere in the appropriate record row and add an End Date. Click Save when finished.
Program Information Field Descriptions
| Field | Description | Location |
| Start Date (Required) |
Start date for the record. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > startDate Database Location: homeSchool.startDate |
| End Date | End date for the record. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > endDate Database Location: homeSchool.endDate |
| Program Days |
Number of days a student has been enrolled in a Home School program. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > programDays Database Location: homeSchool.programDays |
| Parent Qualification | Qualification of the parent/legal guardian in a homeschool environment.
| Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > qualification Database Location: homeSchool. qualification |
| Monitoring | Indicates the monitoring that was provided.
| Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > monitoring Database Location: homeSchool.monitoring |
| Testing Type | Indicates how the test was administered.
| Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School >testingType Database Location: homeSchool.testingType |
| Test Name | Name of the test used in the Home School setting. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School >testName Database Location: homeSchool.testName |
| Score | The student's test score. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > score Database Location: homeSchool.score |
| Other Test Name | Name of the test used in the Home School setting. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School >otherTest Database Location: homeSchool.otherTest |
| Test Exemption | Indicates if the student was exempt from taking the test. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School > exempt Database Location: homeSchool.exempt |
| Comments | Additional information about the Home School record. | Ad Hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > Home School > Home School >comments Database Location: homeSchool.comments |
District Defined Elements
District-specific data elements are established using the HomeSchool attribute (screen location) in the Custom Attribute/Dictionary tool.
- Fields do not display in the Home School Editor. Users must select the record to see this detail.
- The header for this section will not be displayed until district-defined elements are added.
