About our Services:

• Non-Covered Conditions
  Suspensions, Expulsions, Pregnancy, Contagious Illnesses
• We provide approximately 3 hours of instruction per week.
• We provide contact between the school, the home, and the medical community.
• We take the work to students and return completed work to the school.
• We can often work with Intermittent students at school after a period of absences in order to help them catch up on their assignments. They are often too ill to work when they are out of school. We try to take them out of connections-type classes in order to work with them.
• We can attend SST meetings, IEP meetings, planning meetings, and parent conferences if you need our input.
• We can't cover all subjects. We concentrate on academics.
  Elementary: Math & Reading
  Middle & High: Math, Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, & Science

There are 2 types of Hospital/Homebound services: Regular H/H and Intermittent H/H.

Regular Homebound Service

For students that are anticipated to be out of school for 10 or more school day due to accident, surgery, etc.
**You do NOT have to wait until they have missed 10 days to make application

A 2-page Regular Homebound form is required in order to place a student in this program.

• The school completes the first page (Principal must sign)
• The parents signs the top part of  2nd page
  (Includes the medical release -- VERY IMPORTANT!)
• The physician completes the last portion of the 2nd page. The physician that is actually treating the condition must complete it.
• The form is returned to us for review and investigation. If everything checks out and the diagnosis is a covered condition, then the form will be approved.
• We notify the school and request work from teachers.

** If the student is absent beyond the originally anticipated time, an extension from the physician is required. It can't be extended based on the parent's request alone.

Intermittent Homebound

Students with chronic illnesses such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, etc. that requite intermittent absences may be placed in this program.

Forms required:

• The 2-page Regular Homebound Form
• The 1-page Intermittent Homebound form completed by the physician

** At a minimum, an annual medical update is required for chronic conditions. Floyd County Schools may request medical documentation in addition to the H/H referral forms for Intermittent H/H students out of school for periods of 10 consecutive days or more, or for less periods of consecutive absences if additional voluntary H/H services are being pursued as outlined in the student's IEP, IAP, SST Plan, or 504 Plan.

How does having a student on Homebound affect absences?

Students are NOT counted absent as long as they receive 3 hours of weekly instruction.

Regular Homebound students

Upon a students return to school, you will receive an attendance record sheet.

• As long as the student participated in the homebound program, you will be asked to count them present for the covered H/H period
• If the partially participated in the program, the dates for which you can count them present will be indicated
• If they did not participate in the program, you will be asked to count them absent

Intermittent Homebound Students

At the end of the school year, you will be sent the same attendance record sheet.

Special Situations

Students with mental/emotional problems are NOT automatically placed in the Hospital/Homebound program upon receipt of a referral.

• A Student Support Team is formed and a meeting must be held.
• Often, a better plan can be put in place. Most of the mental health physicians in town prefer an option that doesn't require the student to be taken completely out of school. We always try to meet with the referring physician to get their input into the planning process
• We can provide support services during transitions

Special Education Students referred for Homebound services must have an IEP addendum written BEFORE services can begin. This usually requires an IEP meeting .

It is possible for students in out-of-town hospitals to receive H/H services during their hospitalization. Scottish-Rite,  Shriners' Hospitals, and some of the psychiatric facilities have on-staff teachers that work with us. We can assist you in contacting them. Don't hesitate to go ahead and send work with the student if you know about the hospitalization ahead of time.

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