Children excused from school attendance by the Superintendent of the Winton Woods City School District and children enrolled in nonpublic schools are not the direct educational responsibility of the District. However, the Board of Education believes public school programs are available to all residents of the community if they choose to participate. Therefore, the Board allows part-time enrollment and participation in school activities by children educated in nonpublic schools or at home in accordance with A.C. 3301-34-01 – A.C. 3301-34-06.

The Superintendent shall develop and implement administrative guidelines which ensure that, prior to the approval of a part-time enrollment request, all requirements specified in the State Department of Education regulations, U.S. Department of Education regulations and the conditions established in existing Board policies have been met.

For purposes of this policy, "home educated" is education directed and delivered by the parent or guardian of a child who is of compulsory school age and not enrolled in a public or a nonpublic school; and "nonpublic school" is defined as a school (chartered or not chartered) that operates wholly or in major part outside the system of public schools operated through local, State, and Federal public resources and under the Ohio Department of Education.

Part-time enrollment is allowed without regard for the child’s status as home educated or enrolled in a nonpublic school, and the District assumes no responsibility for the education of the child enrolled part-time except for the courses in which the child is enrolled.

The content of instruction provided in the District is determined by District curricula and courses of study approved by the Board. The District cannot endorse any religious doctrine.

A part-time enrolled child is entitled to special education and related services under IDEA, classroom accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and/or District Intervention Assistance Team services subject to applicable eligibility requirements and parent consent.

During classes or other school activities, children are under the direct supervision of employees of the District.

The child enrolled part-time is subject to all policies of the Board (including those pertaining to enrollment, immunizations, grading, attendance, fees, conduct, and student dress code) and to all procedures (including those pertaining to medical emergency information, program eligibility, reporting absence, consequences imposed for discipline) of the school and the District. Attendance, ethnic, and performance data for each child enrolled in public schools in Ohio are collected for building, District, and State reports.

Adopted 1/23/06