or HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION CONDUCTED IN THE HOME ( HB) ( ICITH)

HOW LONG CAN A STUDENT BE ON..  Homebound instruction?  Instruction Conducted in the Home?

WHERE IS INSTRUCTION PROVIDED FOR..  Homebound instruction?  Instruction Conducted in the Home?

WHO PROVIDES INSTRUCTION DURING..  Homebound instruction?  Instruction Conducted in the Home?

HOW AND WHEN IS A STUDENT DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR..  Homebound instruction?  Instruction Conducted in the Home?

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE..  Homebound instruction?  Instruction Conducted in the Home?

Students with IEPs who are receiving Homebound Instruction or Instruction Conducted in the Home must be reported to the Bureau of Special Education. All students may receive Homebound Instruction services if they are excused from compulsory attendance under 22 PA. code §11.25 due to temporary mental or physical illness or other urgent reasons.

Homebound Instruction services may not exceed 3 months unless the LEA requests approval from PDE to extend the provision of HB Instruction, which shall be reevaluated every 3 months. Instruction Conducted in the Home is restricted to students whose needs require full time special education services and programs outside of the school setting for the entire day.

Homebound Instruction is delivered in the student’s location (e.g., home, hospital, treatment facility). If it is determined that either HB Instruction or ICITH is needed for a student who receives special education services, instruction must be provided by a certified special education teacher.

Placement decisions for Instruction Conducted in the Home is determined by an IEP team and requires a signed Notice of Recommended Educational Placement (NOREP)/Prior Written Notice (PWN). Instruction Conducted in the Home (ICITH) is limited to the student’s home.

Homebound Instruction (HB) requires a doctor’s note indicating a medical or psychological issue. The duration of Instruction Conducted in the Home (ICITH) is for the length of the IEP (the IEP can be reviewed at any time).

Legal Basis for ICITH Instruction conducted in the home is included in the definition of special education located in the federal regulations (34 CFR §300.39(a)(i)), and is recognized as a placement option on the continuum of alternative placements for students with disabilities (34 CFR § )

Legal Basis for Homebound Instruction § Temporary excusals due to illness or other urgent reasons. (a) A principal or teacher may, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of mental, physical or other urgent reasons, excuse a student for nonattendance during a temporary period, but the term ‘‘urgent reasons’’ shall be strictly construed and does not permit irregular attendance. A school district shall adopt rules and procedures governing temporary excusals that may be granted by principals and teachers under this section. Temporary excusals may not exceed 3 months.

§ Temporary excusals due to illness or other urgent reasons. (b) A school district, area vocational technical school, charter or independent school may provide students temporarily excused under this section with homebound instruction for a period not to exceed 3 months. A school district, area vocational technical school, charter or independent school may request approval from the Department to extend the provision of homebound instruction, which shall be reevaluated every 3 months. When a student receives homebound instruction, the student may be counted for attendance purposes as if in school. A school district shall be reimbursed for homebound instruction provided to a student under section of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § ).

§ Temporary excusals due to illness or other urgent reasons. (c) A school district shall adopt policies that describe the instructional services that are available to students who have been excused under this section. The policies must include statements that define the responsibilities of both the district and the student with regard to these instructional services. Homebound Instruction Policy