PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION FOR ACCESSING HOME AND HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION (2017-2018)

Your student may be eligible to receive Home or Hospital Instruction Services if he or she is unable to attend school due to a medical condition for: (1) 2 or more consecutive weeks; or (2) on ongoing intermittent basis consisting of anticipated absences of at least 2 days at a time, multiple times during one school year, totaling at least 10 days of absences. Eligibility for Home and Hospital Instruction Services will be determined when all necessary paperwork is completed and returned to your student's school counselor, who will work with the Special Services Department to confirm eligibility and make tutoring arrangements.

Requesting Homebound Tutoring:

The following forms are required to request homebound tutoring:

• Parent Consent - Includes basic student and parent/guardian information and requires a parent/guardian’s signature verifying their request for the student’s participation in Home or Hospital Instruction.
• Medical Certification - Completed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches (M.D. or D.O.).  Must include:  diagnosis, types of services prescribed, anticipated length of time the student is expected to be absent from school, doctor’s original signature.  
• Release of Confidential Information - This is required by law to allow authorized school personnel to receive any necessary reports or information during the student’s absence from the school.

Returning to School After Extended Homebound Leave:

When your student is cleared to return to school by his/her physician, the school's team can best support his/her reintegration into the learning environment with the provision of the Medical Clearance form.  While not required, this form is completed by a physician (M.D. or D.O.) licensed to practice medicine in all its branches and returned to your student's school counselor before the s/he returns to school from full time home or hospital instruction.  This form will also allow the student’s IEP or 504 team, and/or LST, the opportunity to review your student’s needs to ensure an appropriate plan of support is put in place upon his/her return to school from full-time home or hospital instruction.  

As agreed to on the Parent Consent Form, please be aware of the following:

• Your child may be entitled to a minimum of one full hour (60 minutes) of instruction each day that the District is in session or 5 hours per week. (A physician can certify that the student should receive less than 5 hours per week.)
• If your child is determined eligible, an adult must be present in the home when tutoring takes place; most often, this is a parent or guardian. The homebound instructor may not meet with any student alone, and is directed to leave should an adult who knows the student not be present.  
• Once home and hospital instruction begins, your child may return to school only after a physician completes a Medical Clearance Form and that form is returned to the Office of Student Services.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child’s participation or eligibility in home and hospital instruction, please feel free to call any of the following persons or me to assist you.

Libertyville High School -
Claire DiBella, LHS Homebound Coordinator - claire.dibella@d128.org  847-327-7207
Veronica Rojas, LHS SpSrv. Administrative Assistant - veronica.rojas@d128.org, 847-327-7113

Vernon Hills High School-
Kristin Narayan, VHHS Homebound Coordinator - kristin.narayan@d128.org@d128.org   847-932-2231
Abigail Silva, VHHS Sp. Srv. Administrative Assistant - abigail.silva@d128.org 847-932-2028