22 Pa. Code § 11.31 - Students not enrolled in public schools due to private tutoring
(a)
Private
tutoring requirements.
(1) The
instruction of students not enrolled in public schools due to private tutoring
by a qualified tutor under section 1327 of the Public School Code of 1949
(24 P. S. §
13-1327) must include for elementary
school level students: English, including spelling, reading and writing;
arithmetic; geography; the history of the United States and Pennsylvania;
science; civics, including loyalty to the State and National government; safety
education, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and
prevention of fires; health, including physical education and physiology;
music; and art.
(2) For secondary
school level students, the instruction must include: art; English; health;
mathematics; music; physical education; science; and social studies, including
civics, world history, United States and Pennsylvania history.
(3) The instruction may include, at the
discretion of the tutor, economics, biology, chemistry, foreign languages,
trigonometry or other age appropriate planned instruction as contained in
Chapter 4 (relating to academic standards and assessment).
(4) The instruction must be given during the
school year for a minimum of 180 days of instruction or for a minimum of 900
hours of instruction for an elementary level student and a minimum of 990 hours
of instruction for a secondary level student as the equivalent of 180 days of
instruction.
(b)
Documentation regarding private tutoring.
(1) School district approval is not required
to commence private tutoring.
(2)
The parent shall provide written assurance that the instructional requirements
listed in this section have been met.
(3) When a superintendent receives a
complaint that a student is not being provided instruction for the time
prescribed or that a student is not making satisfactory progress in the
tutoring program, the superintendent may request evidence of student academic
progress and documentation that instruction is provided for the required number
of days and hours.
(4) Evidence of
satisfactory progress may include samples of student work, assessments,
progress reports, report cards and evaluations.
(5) Documentation of instructional time may
include logs maintained by the tutor or parent, attendance records or other
records indicating the dates and time instruction was provided.
Notes
The provisions of this § 11.31 amended under section 1317(a) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 367(a)); and sections 1327, 1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§ 13-1327, 13-1330, 13-1372, 15-1511 and 26-2603-B).
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