Withdrawing from Public School

School Withdrawal Steps Withdrawing from Public School: Before withdrawing your child from public school there are four important steps to follow. If the appropriate steps are not followed, the school will most likely assume that your child is truant. First, familiarize yourself with Illinois laws that apply to homeschools: Illinois Homeschool Laws Second, write a letter to withdraw your child from the public school. See sample withdrawal letters: Letter Sample #1 Letter Sample #2 Print at least two copies of your letter, one for the school’s permanent records and one for your own permanent records. Third, deliver the letter to your child’s school in one of these three ways: Go to the post office and mail the letter “return receipt requested ...
Posted Jul 23, 2020, 6:12 PM by Adhoc Admin

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Sample Letter for Already Withdrawn Student Your name Address City, State, Zip Date Principal's Name Local Public School Address City, State, Zip Dear Principal's Name: This is to follow up on our conversation from date, that our child, child's full name, was withdrawn from attendance at public school's name. Child's name was transferred to your home school's name ^help, which is a non-public school. Child's name will receive instruction in the branches of education taught in the public schools and in the English language. All instruction will be in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 105, Section 26-1 of the Illinois School Code, commonly known as the Compulsory Attendance Law. OPTIONAL: You will be receiving a letter ...
Posted Jul 23, 2020, 6:15 PM by Adhoc Admin

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Records Request Sample *This letter should be written on your school’s letterhead, which will include the school name, address and phone number.* Principal's Name Today’s date Name of Public School Address City, State, Zip Dear Principal's Name: This is to notify you of the enrollment of child's name in your home school's name as of date. In compliance with Chapter 1, Section 375.75 of the Illinois Administrative Code, we are writing to request that a Certified Copy of child's name's records be forwarded to us. This letter also meets the requirements of Section 2-3.13a of the Illinois School Code as changed by Public Act 093-0859 requiring written notification of successful transfer ...
Posted Jul 23, 2020, 6:16 PM by Adhoc Admin

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Sample Letters to Schools: Chicago If you have received letter/calls from your local CPS school after withdrawing your child, try sending the letter below. Please be aware that the CPS website does have the following wording: State Documents Please be aware that the State of Illinois Board of Education requests that parents and guardians of home-schooled children complete the Home Schooling Registration form and email it to hsregist@isbe.net. CPS Documents It is CPS' policy to request parents or guardians who choose to homeschool their children to provide proof that they have registered their children with the Illinois State Board of Education by providing a copy of the Home Schooling Registration form for each child. In addition, if parents choose to educate ...
Posted Sep 22, 2020, 10:45 PM by Adhoc Admin

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