Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

2. Decisions must be made by the General Education Homebound Committee
a. Consideration of physician’s information (In making these decisions the GEH
committee must consider the physician’s information. However, the physician’s
information is not the sole determining factor in the committee’s decision making
process).
b. If the decision is to provide general education homebound services, then the
committee must determine the type and amount of instruction to be provided to the
student and the subjects that will be taught on Homebound. Due to limited direct
instructional time from teachers, these types of classes may be deemed
inappropriate for Homebound Services by the committee: some electives, labs, AP
level classes, etc.
3. Requirements to Consider
a. Using the General Education Homebound Meeting Form (GH # 2) which
documents GEH committee decisions regarding whether or not a student is to be
served through GEH.
b. The GEH committee must review the Medical Evaluation Report from the
physician (GEH # 1) stating the student has a medical condition which requires the
student to be confined at home/hospital bedside for a minimum of four (4)
consecutive weeks.
c. The GEH committee must review data to help determine the number of hours per
week and the classes to be taught during Homebound Services such as: the health
of the student---is the student capable of maintaining the rigor of the subject matter
and course work as is or will it have to be significantly modified? What are the
critical subjects that Homebound could provide that can maintain the integrity of
the subject/course? Due to the severity of the illness/injury, in many cases four
hours a week (the minimum) may be the limit of direct instructional time a student
can attend without fatigue or detriment to the students health may occur; the length
of time the student will be on homebound---will it be long term or only for 4-6
weeks?; the student’s attendance---is the student able to attend school for even 1 or
2 periods a day to access classes and would this be better for the student than
Homebound Services?; grades---what are the current and past grades of the
student? If the student is not doing well, would it be best to drop the course until
the student can return to school?; is there a better way to obtain instruction in the
course--could the work and tests generated by the student’s general education
teachers be transported another way that would maintain the expectations of the
course? Is the general education teacher willing to support the student if the work
is transported back and forth? Could email for assignments be utilized? Could
PLATO be utilized (if the home has internet access?)
d. The GEH committee must document on the form (GEH # 2) the committee’s
decision regarding the type(s) and amount of instruction to be provided to the
student. This must include the designated amount of time per week that instruction
will be provided and for what subjects.
e. Documentation of the day(s) homebound instruction started and stopped.
Meeting to Return the Student to School
1. When the physician provides a medical release date to return to school, the GEH Committee
meets and completes the GEH form # 2 to dismiss the student from Homebound Services.
The parent could participate by phone if they wish.
2. File the General Education Homebound Summary Form # 3 and the General Education
Homebound Teacher Contact Log From # 5 along with the other General Education
Homebound Forms from the first meeting in the student’s cumulative folder.
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