reentry at the beginning of a term, but not less than 18 weeks following their exemption. Exceptions to reentry shall be addressed by the Board. a. Citizenship violations: Students who have received unsatisfactory citizenship grades in a public or private school must meet with the principal/designee of the receiving school to determine a plan for clearing all citizenship failing grades. b. Clearing citizenship failing grades: All citizenship failing grades must be cleared prior to admittance to District schools. 3. The District recognizes that parents are ultimately responsible for their children’s educational program. The following services will be offered to assist approved home schools by the District. a. Schools may lend the home school student basic textbooks, study guides and other materials, based on availability, similar to that which other students receive. There may be fees for some of these materials, but they will be equivalent to what all students are required to pay. Fee waivers are available to qualifying applicants. b. Home school parents shall have the opportunity to consult with principals, teachers and counselors to help them succeed in directing the education of their children. Under existing dual enrollment laws, parents may enroll students in classes they choose not to teach in the home. c. Home school students who qualify under state and federal law for special services will be able to receive those services only in the public school system. d. Home school students may be eligible to participate in school activities such as field trips, club, special programs, sports, dances, driver’s education, and other extra-curricular activities. Home school families may be required to provide supervision when requested by the principal or designee. Violations of safe schools policy will result in denial of future participation in school activities as determined by District authorities. Any fees required for participation shall be equivalent to what all students are required to pay. e. Whereas District policy requires a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for participation in all extra-curricular activities, the District shall provide reasonable equivalent criteria to measure academic performance for home school students. The criteria for home school students who desire to participate in extra-curricular activities shall be established one full term before the qualifying term ends. For example, 9th grade eligibility will be determined by evaluation of 8th grade competencies. Testing and other criteria to award credit will be jointly agreed upon by the parents, students, and local school officials. f. A student moving from home school to public school within the District is subject to evaluation. Assessment may include, but is not limited to, CRT, SAT, Utah Core Curriculum Performance Assessment, quarter, semester, or yearend tests. Such evaluation is to be determined by local school administrations in cooperation with the student and parents to determine the best placement based on the student’s educational, social and emotional needs. g. High school graduation credit may be granted for home school experiences. All credit requirements must be outlined annually by the students, parents, school principal and counselor. Some classes such as band, chorus, shop, labs, driver’s education, etc. may require regular attendance and participation to earn credit in those subjects. i. Students shall be awarded a local high school diploma or completion certificate, provided they meet the following requirements:
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