Homebound Services
General Education Homebound
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The student is expected to be confined at home or hospital bedside (when the hospital is within Canutillo ISD boundaries) for a minimum of four weeks. The weeks need not be consecutive.
- The student is confined at home or hospital bedside for medical reasons only.
- The student’s medical condition is documented by a physician licensed to practice in the United States.
- a campus administrator,
- a teacher of the student, and
- a parent or guardian of the student.
Special Education Homebound
- The student is eligible for special education and related services as determined by an ARD committee.
- The student is expected to be confined at home or hospital bedside for a minimum of four weeks. The weeks need not be consecutive if the student is chronically ill and the local district policy allows for such.
- The student is confined at home or hospital bedside for medical or psychological reasons only.
- The student must have a medical or psychological condition that is documented by a physician licensed to practice in the United States.
Infants and toddlers from birth through age two may be placed in the homebound instructional setting if their individualized family services plan (IFSP) committees determine that placement is appropriate. Students aged three through five years may be placed in the homebound instructional setting if their ARD committees determine that placement is appropriate.
A student’s IFSP or ARD committee determines the amount of services to be provided to the student in this instructional setting. A student aged six or older who meets the four criteria above does not need to meet the criteria in the federal definition for other health impairment (OHI) to be eligible for homebound services. Neither does a student under the age of six for whom an ARD or IFSP committee has determined that the homebound instructional setting is appropriate.
In making eligibility and placement decisions, the ARD committee must consider information from the licensed physician. However, the documentation from the licensed physician should not be the sole consideration in the committee’s decision-making process.
The teacher serving a student (“homebound teacher”) while the student is in the special education homebound setting must be a certified special education teacher. Supplementing in-person homebound instruction with virtual instruction is encouraged for students in special education homebound programs where medically appropriate and to the extent that such instruction is consistent with students’ individualized education programs. Virtual instruction provided to students in special education homebound programs cannot be provided by a teacher concurrently instructing students in person.
For more information on special education homebound please visit page 102 of 2023–2024 Student Attendance Accounting Handbook.
Reference Documents
- Student Attendance Accounting Handbook
- General Education Homebound (GEH) Program (p. 67)
- Special Education Homebound Placement (p. 102)
- Homebound Examples (p.145)
- Pregnancy-Related Services (PRS) (p.205)
- Remote Conferencing Regular Education Students (p. 260)
- Remote Conferencing—Students Receiving Special Education and Related Services (p. 261)
- Remote Homebound Instruction—Regular Education Students (p.263)
- Remote Homebound Instruction—Students Receiving Special Education and Related Services (p.264)
- Texas Education Agency Homebound FAQ
- Texas Administrative Code for Homebound