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You will need to annually provide to your county school district's board of trustees evidence that your child will receive "equivalent instruction" and be instructed by any one of the following:

1) A teacher, other than the parent, who possess a NV teaching license OR

2) The parent, when a parent qualifies for a teaching license for the grade level to be taught OR

3) The parent, in consultation with a person who possesses a teaching license or who has provided instruction in the home for the grade level to be taught for at least three years OR

4) The parent, when the child is enrolled in an approved (licensed by the state board) correspondence program.

If option 3 above is used, the county board of trustees must waive the consultant requirement if after one year it has been demonstrated that your child has made "reasonable educational progress in his educational plan. "

To provide the above-noted "evidence", you must submit a request that your child be excused from compulsory attendance on the ground that your child will be given equivalent instruction, including

1) The home teacher and her qualifications as per 1-4 above

2) An educational plan including learning goals, teaching methods and a desciption of the instructional materials

3) A calendar including at least 180 days of instruction of "appropriate length"

4) A typical weekly instructional schedule

5) The child's birth certificate or other proof of his identity

The child must be tested by the local school district or its designee when in grades 2,3,5,7,8 unless enrolled in the aforementioned approved correspondence program. Non-correspondence students in grades 10 and 12 may opt for testing, other measures agreed to by the parent and county trustees or portfolio assessment. If your child attains a composite score at or below the third stanine on the test, you will need to provide to the local school board information describing the remedial measures you will pursue. Plan for no less than a core curriculum.