Homeschooling 101: Partnering with your school district for success

Photo/Laura Letizia

While homeschooling is a personal choice, homeschooling families should not feel that they are completely cut off from their school system when they need help.Homeschoolers should remember that they still pay taxes to support those school systems. Many school systems offer support services to homeschoolers that could include part-time school, testing services, special needs assessments and extra-curricular activities. 

 Columbus area public schools are becoming more and more willing to work with homeschoolers. Worthington Public Schools offers: achievement tests to replace end-of-year assessments if desired, as well as part-time enrollment. Students enrolled part-time can also participate in class-related field trips and co-curricular activities.

 In  Upper Arlington Schools, students can take a course or two in school. Students signed up for any course are then eligible to participate in extra-curricular activities.

 Students are also eligible for part-time enrollment in Westerville City Schools. Students in grades K-5 can enroll in 2 "specials" while students in grades 6-12 can enroll in up to 2 periods. Students can use their 2 periods to enroll in co-curricular classes such as band or choir. Those enrolled in 2 classes a day are also eligible for extra-curricular activities and clubs.They also offer special education testing, identification of disabilities and appropriate services, such as speech, that can be used for one of those two periods, if necessary. 

 Dublin City Schools allows students to enroll part-time. Students enrolled for at least 50% of the school day are also eligible for extra-curricular activities. Dublin will also help with schooling materials as long as there are available resources.

 For complete information on what your local district offers, contact your superintendent's office directly.

 Bexley City Schools
348 South Cassingham Road
Bexley, Ohio 43209
(614) 231-7611 - Phone
(614) 231-8448 - Fax
Email: frontdesk@bexleyschools.org

Columbus Public Schools 

270 E. State St
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 365-5888

Delaware City Schools 

248 North Washington St.

Delaware, Ohio 43015

(740) 833-1100

Dublin Schools 

7030 Coffman Rd.

Dublin, Ohio 43017

(614) 764-5913

Gahanna- Jefferson Public Schools

160 S. Hamilton Rd.

Gahanna, Ohio 43230

(614) 471-7065

 Grandview Heights City Schools 

1597 West Third Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43212

(614) 481-3600

 Hilliard City School District 

5323 Cemetary Road

Hilliard, Ohio 43026

(614) 777-2424

 New Albany - Plain Local Schools 

55 North High Street
New Albany, Ohio 43054

(614)855-2040

 Pickerington Local School District  

777 Long Road

Pickerington, Ohio 43147

(614) 833-2110

 Reynoldsburg City Schools 

7244 E. Main St.

Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068

(614) 501 - 1020

 Upper Arlington City School District 

1950 North Mallway Dr.

Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221

(614) 487-5000

 Westerville City Schools 

336 S. Otterbein Ave.

Westerville, Ohio 43081

(614) 797-5701

 Worthington City Schools 

200 E. Wilson Bridge Road

Worthington, Ohio 43085

(614) 883-3000