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Arlington Public Schools provides a program of homebound instruction for students enrolled in APS who are unable to attend school because of a documented medical condition of the student for an extended, limited period of time, or if a student’s medical condition causes intermittent absences of substantial lengths.
Students who will miss 15 consecutive school days or more of classroom instruction may be considered for homebound services. Approval of students for homebound instruction requires medical documentation submitted by an approved medical professional and information provided in consultation with the school team.
The application process starts with the parent/guardian contacting the school about the student’s medical need. Once those initial conversations have taken place, the formal process of applying for homebound instruction begins with a series of forms that the family submits to the school team and then the school team submits with additional information to the Office of Homebound Services.
The goal of homebound services is to keep the student current with classroom instruction during the standard school year and facilitate the student’s return to the current classroom setting. Homebound instruction is not intended to replace school services and is, by design, temporary. It is not remediation services and is not designed to provide students with time to make up previously missed assignments.
