Transcript Home Education Exchange - Shoreline School District

The Home Education
Exchange
Shoreline Schools
Parent Partner Program
The Home Education Exchange is a program
that provides home educated students in
grades K-12 the means to access Shoreline
School District resources under the direction of
their parents and with the support of district
staff.
The program is funded through the State’s
general education fund as defined by the State
Alternative Learning Experience (ALE)
Program under WAC 392-121-108, identified
as a Parent Partner Program, and is selfregulating.
The facilities located at the
Grace Cole Education Complex (old Kellogg)
fulfill the unique requirements for this program.
The program serves 103 full and part-time students
(96.97 FTE) in grades K-12.
Support includes on-site classes and workshops,
coordination of special events, field trips, education
planning and assessment. Members have access to
curriculum materials and equipment as specified in
their student learning plans.
Parents assume the primary role of teaching with
the support of program staff. Students follow a
written learning plan tied to the state learning goals.
Student Count by Grade Spans
Distribution by Gender
Distribution of In District Students and Out of District Students
The Home Education Exchange has three
Shoreline staff members.
Ron Jones
Program Coordinator - 1.0 FTE
Laura Brown
Homeschool Curriculum Specialist - .6 FTE
Trudi Grimes
HEE Specialist/Office Manager - .9 FTE
The program serves K-12 students and their
families. It is not a “drop-off” program, parents
are required to be on campus while the student
is attending.
Many parents bring their babies and toddlers.
The Home Education Exchange offers
individual support to families; providing help
selecting curriculum, obtaining materials, and
formulating student learning plans.
More than 35 classes & workshops are offered onsite.
Subjects range from core curriculum classes in
Reading, English, Writing, Math, Science and
History to classes in P.E., Art, Music, Drama,
Sewing, Cooking, Gardening, and Life Skills
Some classes are taught by “Contract Teachers”
typically teachers on leave or retired and other
qualified adults willing to teach a class once a week.
Shoreline Credits are not earned at the Home
Education Exchange and do not lead to a Shoreline
High School Diploma.
Weekly Schedule
The program occupies the “E”
Wing. Some rooms are
specialized for the subjects taught,
others are configured as general
purpose classrooms. A few spaces
are designated for common use
and others are set up for quiet
study areas. Toddlers and babies
typically stay in the Cedar Spring
Room. The gym and playground
are used daily.
A number of the rooms are designated for
specific subjects.
The Science Room was recently remodeled to
provide a full high school lab capability.
Nutrition Center with a full kitchen was also
added.
Our Sewing Room accommodates Life
Skills, English and Writing classes.
Our Art Room includes the History and
Social Studies classes.
The Drama Room is also used for large
group meetings and rainy day activities.
The Gym is used frequently for PE and
other large group activities.
The Cedar Spring Room is the Community
Room. Everyone from parents with babies and
toddlers to students from kindergarten to high
school regularly access the learning stations and
special activities.
The Science and Life Skills classes
maintain a year-round garden.
The Large Projects Room is used to
assemble projects that require a large
area for extended periods.
When weather allows, students take
advantage of the playground and field.
It’s about, learning, friends, and community,
The families value the facility for its privacy, safety, and sense of community.
The students and parents put a high value on homeschooling and want to
maintain a degree of separation from the all day public schools.