
What is included in a “description of the curriculum”?Ī curriculum description includes a list of all the subjects included in a plan of study.

This change will provide consistency in all school districts. The new language, which took effect July 1, 2012, requires a parent to “provide a description of the curriculum, limited to a list of subjects to be studied during the coming year….” Superintendents may no longer require course descriptions, outlines, textbook titles, explanations of methods, tables of contents, or scope and sequences. Two bills, initiated by HEAV to clarify the meaning of a “description of the curriculum,” passed both the House and Senate and have been signed by Governor McDonnell. Effective July 1, 2000, parents electing to provide home instruction shall provide such annual notice no later than August 15.

The law states the following : Any parent who elects to provide home instruction in lieu of school attendance shall annually notify the division superintendent in August of his intention to so instruct the child and provide a description of the curriculum, limited to a list of subjects to be studied during the coming year, and evidence of having met one of the criteria for providing home instruction as required by subsection A. Homeschool Resources: Counselors, Testers, and Tutors.
