In short, no. Public schools can set the requirements for credits earned in their high school program. As long as all requirements regarding the transfer of credits from HBPEP’s apply equally to all HBPEP students entering the school, public schools may set their own rules regarding the transfer of credits. If you suspect your public […]

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There is nothing in Wisconsin law that requires public schools to accept credit transfers from HBPEP’s. The institutionally-driven mission and purpose of public schools does not neatly align with the parentally-driven mission and purpose of homeschools, and each institution gets to set their own rules for the administration of school credits. If a previously homeschooled […]

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Under Wisconsin law, public schools must provide a free education to every student residing in the district (Wisconsin Constitution, Article X, Section III). School districts cannot refuse to accept students transferring from an HBPEP. When a student transfers from an HBPEP to a public school, there are no requirements under the law that the parent […]

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You are not required to provide anything to the school. The school will already have access to your previous PI-1206 Homeschool Report. You are not required nor expected to provide a school calendar, curriculum, grades, tests, or any other documentation. Remember that doing more than the law requires sets precedents and puts the rights of […]

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If your child returns to conventional school (public or private) in the MIDDLE of the school year, you must log back into the DPI HOMER web site and adjust your PI-1206 Homeschool Report to change the number of students enrolled in your homeschool to reflect an accurate count. If your child returns to conventional school […]

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Under Wisconsin law, a homeschool or Home Based Private Educational Program (HBPEP) is a legal category of school, equal to a public school or private school for the purpose of fulfilling Wisconsin’s compulsory attendance requirement (Wis Stat 115.001(3)(g); 118.165(1)). […]

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