Hospital Homebound Services

Hospital Homebound Services should be viewed as a temporary intervention and are not intended to replace the classroom experience. The purpose of Hospital Homebound Services is to meet the student’s special educational needs during confinement to the home or hospital. Every attempt is made to maintain continuity of curriculum and learning by providing an appropriate instructional program. This continuity is attained by parents, home school personnel, and Hospital Homebound personnel working together to meet the needs of the student who is ill.

Students are eligible for Hospital Homebound:

• Student has 15 days of absences, does not have to be consecutively
• Student anticipates missing 15 days of school
• Student is confined to home or hospital
• Student has a documented medical or psychiatric condition
• Student is well enough to participate in their education
• Student’s health does not endanger the health or safety of the instructor or other students the instructor teaches

Services are provided in a variety of ways:

• Home Packets
• Virtual Education
• Teleclass Instruction
• In Home Instruction
• Part Time School
• Combination of any of these services

Placement is determined by an IEP committee based on the medical needs of the student.

Services are provided by teachers who are certified in their subject area as well as certified in Exceptional Student Education.