Nebraska Department of Education (NDE)
Exempt School Program Office
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D. Forms [continued] Page
D17. What is the “dates of operation” (calendar) information? ............................................. 12
D18. What are the requirements for attendance? .................................................................. 12
D19. What is dual enrollment? ............................................................................................... 13
D20. What is a partial school year or mid-school year enrollment? ...................................... 13
D21. What must be taught? .................................................................................................... 13
D22. What kind of records do I need to keep? ........................................................................ 14
D23. Do I need to provide a copy of the immunization records to NDE? .............................. 14
D24. How do I find out in which school district I reside? ...................................................... 14
D25. I want to add a child to the exempt school roster, but have already filed and
received the Acknowledgement Letter; what do I need to submit? ............................. 14
D26. I want to withdraw my child from a Nebraska approved or accredited school to
home school in the middle of the school year. Can a mid-year filing be done? .......... 15
D27. How do I prorate the instructional hours left? .............................................................. 15
D28. Do I have to wait until I receive the Acknowledgement Letter before
I begin homeschooling? .................................................................................................. 15
D29. For a mid-school year filing, when can I withdraw my child? ...................................... 15
D30. I am allowing my child to discontinue attending the exempt school once he/she
turns age 16. Do I need to notify NDE? ....................................................................... 16
D31. My child is not yet age 18, but has completed the program of instruction offered
by the exempt school (or has graduated). Do I need to notify NDE? .......................... 16
E. Birth Certificate
E1. Do I need to provide my child’s birth certificate? .......................................................... 17
E2. What does "certified" copy mean? .................................................................................. 17
E3. How do I obtain a "certified" birth certificate for my child? .......................................... 17
E4. Will I receive the certified (original) birth certificate back? ......................................... 17
E5. Is a copy of the certified birth certificate acceptable? .................................................. 18
E6. Do I provide the birth certificate each school year? ...................................................... 18
F. Miscellaneous
F1. Is there a State diploma for exempt school students? ................................................... 19
F2. Can I home school one of my children and send the other(s) to an approved or
accredited public or private school? .............................................................................. 19
F3. Can a foster child or other ward of the state attend an exempt school? ....................... 19
F4. Do public school districts provide standardized testing for exempt school students? . 20
F5. I am going to home school for a while, and then plan on re-entering my child
back into an approved or accredited public or private school.
How will my child be placed? ........................................................................................ 20
F6. Can my child take some courses at the local public or private school while
also being home schooled? ............................................................................................. 20
F7. I am home schooling my child who is interested in playing high school sports.
Where can I find out if this is possible, and obtain more information? ...................... 20
F8. Can an exempt school student participate in local public or private school activities
such as music, drama, etc.? ........................................................................................... 20
F9. I have a child receiving services through an individualized education plan (IEP)
and I am considering homeschooling my child. Where can I get more information? 21
F10. I am home schooling my child who has special needs, where can I receive more
information about how to access services for a student with special needs? ............... 21