Homeschool benefits and savings in Staunton
Staunton City Public Schools lets home-instructed students in grades 6-12 enroll part time in its schools under School Board Policy JECB. File your Notice of Intent with the division first, then ask Student Services Coordinator Tina Capuano how to request a course.
Who qualifies
Is home instructed in Staunton
Your child must be receiving home instruction reported to Staunton City Public Schools, which covers children who are 5 by September 30 and not yet 18.
Is in grades 6-12
Part-time enrollment is open to home-instructed students in grades 6 through 12.
Has filed the required papers
Give the division evidence that you meet one of the home instruction criteria, a Notice of Intent, and a list of subjects for the coming year.
What you can take
The terms come from Staunton City Public Schools' home instruction page and the Code of Virginia section it links to.
- Grades that can enroll part time
- 6-12
- Rules for part-time enrollment
- Policy JECB
- Notice of Intent due
- By Aug. 15
- Evidence of progress due
- By Aug. 1
- Ages covered by home instruction
- 5-17
The page does not list courses, request deadlines, tuition, transportation, or activities, so ask Student Services about each before you plan around a class.
From filing to taking a class
- By August 15
File your Notice of Intent
Send the Notice of Intent, proof that you meet a home instruction criterion, and your list of subjects to the division. Staunton posts a Notice of Intent form online.
- Before the term
Ask about a course
Contact Student Services to request part-time enrollment and learn the steps under Policy JECB.
- During the year
Attend part time
Your child takes the approved course at a Staunton school while you continue home instruction.
- By August 1
Send evidence of progress
Submit evidence of academic progress for the year just finished.
What it includes
Included
- Part-time enrollment in Staunton City schools
- Grades 6-12
Not included
- Students in grades K-5
Who to contact about part-time enrollment
Student Services Coordinator Tina Capuano handles home instruction filings and part-time enrollment questions.
tcapuano@staunton.k12.va.us 540-213-2279 Home instruction
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Virginia
You must file the annual notice of intent by August 15. If you move into a Virginia division or begin after the school year starts, notify the division as soon as practicable and complete the filing within 30 days of the notice.
Virginia sets these rules:
- Subjects: Provide a curriculum and include a list of the coming year’s subjects with the annual notice. The home-instruction statute does not require the public-school curriculum.
- Testing: Submit evidence of progress by August 1 after the school year. Children under six on September 30 of that school year are exempt from this assessment requirement.
- Records: Submit the annual notice, subject list, proof of a qualifying route, and required evidence of progress. Keep copies; no routine portfolio or attendance-log filing is required.
- Teachers: Qualify through a high-school diploma, Board-prescribed teaching qualifications, providing a curriculum or program of study, or evidence that you can provide an adequate education.
Read the Virginia homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Virginia
Questions parents ask
- Is there tuition for a part-time class at a Staunton school?
- The home instruction page does not say. Ask Tina Capuano in Student Services before you enroll.
- What goes in our home instruction filing?
- A Notice of Intent, proof that you meet one of the home instruction criteria, and a list of subjects for the coming year, due by August 15.
- Can an elementary student enroll part time?
- No. The page limits part-time enrollment to home-instructed students in grades 6-12.
- Where do we send our Notice of Intent?
- The division office is at 116 West Beverley Street, Staunton. You can also email the Student Services Coordinator, who handles home instruction filings.
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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