Rhode Island

[PARENT/GUARDIAN FULL NAME] [STREET ADDRESS] [CITY, RI ZIP] [DATE] To the School Committee of the Town/City of [TOWN], through the Superintendent of Schools: **Letter of Intent and At-Home Instruction Plan — presented for approval under R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 16-19-1 and 16-19-2** I am the parent/guardian of [STUDENT FULL NAME], age [AGE], residing in [TOWN]. I present this plan for a course of at-home instruction and request the school committee's approval before instruction begins on [START DATE]. 1. **Period of attendance.** The period of attendance will be substantially equal to that required by law in public schools: [NUMBER] days / approximately [HOURS] hours of instruction, from [START DATE] to [END DATE]. 2. **Attendance registers.** I will keep a register of the student's attendance, made the same as the registers kept by the public schools, and will return it to the school committee, the superintendent of schools, truant officers, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as required by § 16-19-2. 3. **Required subjects, taught in English.** Reading, writing, geography, arithmetic, the history of the United States, the history of Rhode Island, and the principles of American government will be taught in the English language substantially to the same extent as these subjects are required to be taught in the public schools, using [CURRICULUM / MATERIALS BY SUBJECT]. 4. **Thorough and efficient instruction.** The teaching of the English language and the subjects above will be thorough and efficient. 5. **Evaluation of progress.** I propose that the student's academic progress be evaluated by [METHOD — e.g. testing in the required subjects at regular intervals at (home / the public school), or another method], for agreement with the school committee as part of this approval. Signature: ______________________________ [PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE] Printed name: [PARENT/GUARDIAN FULL NAME] · Telephone: [PHONE]