Homeschool benefits: Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District
Central Valley Home School, a K-8 public charter in the Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District, pairs you with a credentialed teacher and provides curriculum options, a Chromebook, ballet and guitar lessons, STEAM bins, a Makerspace, and field trips. You teach at home as a partner with the school, and enrollment starts with the school's online contact request form.
Who qualifies
Is in grades K-8
Central Valley Home School (CVHS) serves students in kindergarten through grade 8.
Enrolls in the charter
Your child becomes a student of CVHS, chartered through the Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District, instead of an independent private homeschooler.
Partners with a CVHS teacher
A credentialed teacher works with you on curriculum choices, pacing, research topics, and courses of study.
What the program gives you
The list comes from the Programs and Benefits section of Central Valley Home School's website.
- Credentialed teacher partner
- Included
- Curriculum
- Multiple options
- Chromebook
- Provided
- Ballet and guitar lessons
- Offered
- STEAM bins and Makerspace
- Offered
- Field trips and assemblies
- Offered
The school's site lists no instructional fund amount, service area, or meeting schedule, so ask about all three before you enroll.
How to enroll
- Before you enroll
Send a contact request
Fill out the Enrollment Contact Request Form on the CVHS website, or email principal Lisa Regier at lregier@kesd.org.
- After the school contacts you
Ask about the details
Confirm which counties CVHS serves, how often you meet with your teacher, and what work samples and testing the charter requires.
- After enrolling
Plan with your teacher
Choose curriculum from the school's options and set pacing with your credentialed teacher.
What it includes
Included
- Credentialed teacher support
- Curriculum options
- A Chromebook
- Ballet and guitar lessons
Not included
- Independent private homeschool status
- High school grades
Good to know
Your child is homeschooled only in part
Your child learns at home with you as the teacher but is enrolled in a public charter school. CVHS describes itself as a partner to parents who homeschool their children.
Who to contact about enrolling
The school office at 1776 6th Avenue Drive, Kingsburg, answers enrollment and program questions.
lregier@kesd.org 559-897-6740 Enrollment Contact Request Form
Homeschool rules and statewide help in California
For the home-based private-school pathway, file the Private School Affidavit during the October 1–15 annual filing period. New schools may use the online filing system during its separate August 1–June 30 opening window. Other legal pathways have their own rules.
California sets these rules:
- Subjects: The private-school pathway must provide instruction in English in the branches of study required for public schools; the parent chooses the materials and course sequence.
- Testing: California does not impose a statewide standardized-testing requirement on private-school students.
- Records: Private schools must keep the records required by California law, including attendance and faculty information.
- Teachers: Private-school instructors must be capable of teaching; California does not issue a separate homeschool-parent credential.
Read the California homeschooling guide See statewide programs in California
Questions parents ask
- Who chooses the curriculum at CVHS?
- You do, with help. CVHS offers multiple curriculum options, and master teachers help with curriculum selection, pacing, and courses of study.
- Does CVHS give families a spending budget?
- Not that its website describes. Call 559-897-6740 and ask whether there are instructional funds and how purchases are made.
- What enrichment does CVHS offer?
- CVHS offers ballet lessons, guitar lessons, STEAM bins, a Makerspace, field trips, and assemblies. Past trips include the State Capitol and Fresno State.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Local classes cover the subjects they offer. We teach the remaining subjects, so a local class can stay part of the year without becoming the whole curriculum.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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