Home School

In order to qualify as homeschool eligible, a parent must either:
  a)  Be supervised by a certificated teacher who has contact with the child for one hour per week average per month,
  b)  Have earned the equivalent of 45 college-level quarter credit hours,
  c)  Have taken a course in home-based instruction at a post-secondary institution or vocational technical institute, or
  d)  Been deemed sufficiently qualified by the local superintendent.

An approved standardized test administered yearly by a qualified individual, or an annual academic progress assessment of the student’s academic progress written by a certificated person currently working in the field of education, must be administered yearly.
 
A parent must ensure that test scores or annual academic progress assessments and immunization records, together with any other records that are kept relating to the instructional and educational activities provided, are maintained.
 
The Washington Homeschool Organization (W.H.O.) makes an effort to keep a current list of persons offering to test or assess homeschoolers. 
 
The Puyallup School District provides a number of district-directed and/or state-mandated assessments at each grade level. If your student is in a grade level affected by the Puyallup School District assessment program, he/she may come to the school at the times scheduled for testing. Parents/guardians should contact the Building Assessment Coordinator of your student’s resident school for additional information, a schedule of the various assessments, and sign-ups, if interested in having your student participate in the testing program.

Ancillary services are any co-curricular service or activity, any health care service or activity, and any other services or activities, except “courses", for pre-school through twelfth grade students.
 
A student must meet the district’s prerequisites in order to participate in a sport or activity through his/her resident school.

Parent/guardian(s) wishing to avail themselves of ancillary services from the Puyallup School District must file a completed Declaration of Intent to Homeschool, along with Form 2166 F2, Optional Homeschool Information, to request ancillary services or part-time attendance (see below).

Students receiving instruction through an organization, agency, or private school need to submit an official transcript. The Puyallup School District has no obligation to accept credits earned outside the school district. Transcripts must be submitted prior to re-entering the school district, if requesting credit. Homeschool transcripts will not be accepted unless there is a homeschool declaration on file for the corresponding year(s) listed on the transcript, either with the Puyallup School District, or with the school district where the student resided while receiving home-based instruction.
 
Home-based instruction courses taken during the time a student is enrolled full-time in the Puyallup School District will not be accepted as credit toward graduation.

The Puyallup Parent Partnership Program (P4) is a K-8 program offered through Puyallup Digital Learning where guardians are the primary teachers at home. P4 is a public-school Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) program, so it does not qualify as home-based instruction and therefore a Declaration of Intent to Homeschool form is not required for students enrolled in this program.

P4 students have the choice of using the district grade level curriculum or our fully online curriculum. Our certificated teacher provides support and accountability, answering questions or offering trainings as needed, and we offer onsite classes designed to support the home learning experience (these classes may be held virtually at this time).

For more information, you may visit our website or call 253-864-5700.

Washington State Fair tickets will be available for pick-up at our district office located at 302 2nd St SE in Puyallup.

Each family may receive one adult ticket and one ticket for each student listed on the Declaration of Intent to Provide Home-Based Instruction form.

Distribution of Fair tickets will begin the Friday before the Puyallup Fair Day, or as tickets become available, usually during the first week of September.