Overview

Parents or guardians have the option of homeschooling their children. The Chicago Public Schools request that parents or guardians who choose to homeschool their children provide the following documents:

1. The Statement of Assurance provided by the Chicago Public Schools
2. A letter to CPS which describes the manner in which you will be instructing your child at home
3. A copy of the Data Analysis and Progress Reporting Form that was mailed to the State Board of Education.

Please send the forms and letters to:

Office of P-12 Management
Chicago Public Schools
125 S. Clark St.
10th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60603

(773) 553-2150

In addition, the Illinois Data Analysis and Progress Reporting Form should be mailed to:

Illinois State Board of Education
100 N. First St.
S-284
Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001

These two documents should be filed annually for each child.

Goals

• Claim or reclaim the values of the individual family
• Develop a deep sense of commitment for the family
• Enable the family to learn together
• Individualized learning focuses on the needs, learning styles, personality and interests of the child

Program benefits

• Provide an alternative to the traditional classroom
• Provide parent-directed education
• Parents and students set the pace for learning
• Parents and students can learn together
• No set schedule

Resources

Two forms are requested to be submitted annually if you plan to home school your child. These forms are listed below.

 Statement of Assurance

Illinois State Board of Education - Data Analysis and Progress Reporting

POLICY ON HOME-SCHOOLING

Illinois Learning Standards