Blue Ridge Community Unit School District No. 187:40-AP

Students

Administrative Procedure - Extra/Co-Curricular Participation by Home-Schooled Students

In order for a home-schooled student to participate in the co-curricular programs in the Blue Ridge Community Unit School District No. 18, the student must do the following.

  1. The student's home school classes must be from a fully accredited program approved by the building level administration. An annual nationally spring normed standardized test must be administered by the guidance department of the respective school that reflects grade equivalency and a national percentile ranking. The cost for the exam and the scoring will be the responsibility of the parent or guardian. The results must be shared with the principal in May of each year. Eligibility for continued participation will be based on grade level equivalency and a national percentile rank at or above the 25th percentile in the core academic areas (math, science, reading, English, social studies).
  2. The home school student must provide documentation that they have met Blue Ridge Community School District and either IHSA (By-law 3.011) or IESA eligibility standards for the previous semester in order to participate in the current semester.
  3. The home schooled student will be required to adhere to all IHSA or IESA rules and regulations, the Blue Ridge School District Activities Code, Blue Ridge High School or Blue Ridge Jr. High School rules and regulations and other participation requirements as stipulated by the Principal and the Athletic Director (i.e. physicals, insurance waivers, drug-testing policies, participation fees, cut policy and team specific rules).
  4. Eligibility checks for home school courses will be done each week, and it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to submit these eligibility reports by 9 a.m. each Monday to the Principal. High School and Jr. High students must be passing all classes on a weekly basis in order to participate.
  5. Home school participants must enroll and register with the appropriate school and will be responsible for fees applicable to the student's course work, which will include book rental and extra-curricular user fees. Credit will be granted to the student for successful completion of each class towards graduation requirements as outlined in the respective school handbook. Textbooks will be provided to the student and alternative texts, which run parallel with the course, must be approved by the Building Principal, in advance. True Assessment of the content areas must be provided in written form (written tests, quizzes, projects, research papers, etc.) to the principal, before final credit for the class will be granted.
  6. Home Schooled students participating in Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 athletics and other/or their parent(s) guardian(s) are responsible for transporting themselves to and from school for practice. Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 will provide team transportation.

ADOPTED:July 18, 2012

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