Homeschool benefits: Clinton County R-III School District
Under Missouri's Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), a homeschooled child who lives in the Clinton County R-III School District can play Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) sports and join school-sponsored activities without taking public school classes. Before the first practice, you file a current physical, the annual participation forms, proof of insurance, and parent contact information.
Who qualifies
Lives in the district
Your child must reside within the Clinton County R-III School District boundaries.
Homeschool or family-paced student
Homeschool, full-time virtual, and family-paced education (FPE) students qualify if they meet all MSHSAA and district eligibility rules.
Makes the team
Your child completes any tryouts and meets the same team or activity selection criteria as enrolled students.
Not serving an ineligibility period
A child who left the district for eligibility reasons waits 12 months before joining.
What your child can join
The terms come from Clinton County R-III's Senate Bill 63 guidance for homeschool, virtual, and family-paced students.
- MSHSAA-sanctioned athletics
- Open to residents
- Other school-sponsored activities
- Open to residents
- Public school classes required
- None for most
- Marching Band
- Marching Band class required
- FFA
- Agriculture class required
- FBLA
- Business course required
The guidance lists no participation fee. Ask the athletic director whether your child's sport or activity charges one.
How to join a team
- Before tryouts
Contact the athletic director
Email Hunter Adkins, the Athletic Director and Activities Coordinator, to say which sport or activity your child wants to join.
- Before the first practice
File the paperwork
Turn in a current physical that meets MSHSAA guidelines, all annual district, athletic, and activity forms, proof of insurance, and parent contact information.
- At the start of the season
Join ParentSquare
Coaches and sponsors post announcements on ParentSquare, so register and turn on notifications.
- Every week
Answer the academic check
A missed response or unsatisfactory progress makes your child ineligible until it is resolved.
- Each school year
Renew the forms
Participation forms are annual, so file them again before the next season.
What it includes
Included
- MSHSAA-sanctioned athletics
- School-sponsored extracurricular activities
- Coach and sponsor updates on ParentSquare
Not included
- Prom and other school dances
- Events not sanctioned by the district or MSHSAA
- Class-based activities without the required class
Good to know
Resident homeschoolers can play on teams
If you live in the district, your child can try out. SB 63 took effect August 28, 2025, and lets homeschool students join MSHSAA athletics and school-sponsored activities after tryouts and the required paperwork.
Some activities require a class
Most activities need no class. If a class is essential to the activity, your child must take it: Marching Band needs the band class, FFA needs an Agriculture class, and FBLA needs a Business course.
Who to contact about joining
Hunter Adkins, the Athletic Director and Activities Coordinator, answers questions about homeschool participation under SB 63, and the Central Office takes calls.
hunter.adkins@ccr3.k12.mo.us 816-539-2183 SB 63 guidance
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Missouri
No annual homeschool registration required. If withdrawing from public school, a written notice requesting removal from its rolls documents the change.
Missouri sets these rules:
- Subjects: For students under 16, offer at least 1,000 hours of instruction: 600 in reading, language arts, math, social studies, science, or related courses, including 400 at the regular homeschool location. The statutory hours and recordkeeping rules do not apply at age 16 or older.
- Testing: Missouri does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: For students under 16, keep a subject and activity record, a work-sample portfolio, and progress evaluations, or equivalent written or credible evidence.
- Teachers: No state teaching-license or degree requirement for a homeschool instructor.
Read the Missouri homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Missouri
Questions parents ask
- How does the district check grades for a homeschooled athlete?
- It sends parents a weekly academic eligibility check. Your child must show satisfactory progress, and a missed check makes your child ineligible until it is resolved.
- Can my child go to prom?
- No. SB 63 does not cover prom, other school dances, or events the district or MSHSAA does not sanction.
- What insurance do we need?
- Proof of insurance, of a type the district does not name. Ask the athletic director what proof it accepts before the first practice.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Your child can use our lessons between practices and games. The next lesson is ready when they are, without a class time to miss.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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