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Sponsor Statement for SB 346
School District Correspondence Study

An Act relating to statewide school district correspondence study and state supported home schooling programs.

SB 346 allows continued success in operating statewide correspondence and home school study programs, with the goal being to maintain parental freedom, individuality and innovation.

Statewide correspondence study programs provide the opportunity for quality education at a lower cost. SB 346 supports quality education by:

1. Holding correspondence schools to the same certification standard as charter schools by extending the certification period from one year to ten years with a requirement for recertification in case a program falls below the state average for students' performance on benchmark exams two years in a row.
2. Providing correspondence and home school study programs with the ability to set their own parameters for monitoring students.
3. Confirming that school districts have the authority to approve or disapprove correspondence curriculum materials.

Correspondence and home schools have been successful in providing educational experiences tailored to individual students. This legislation reaffirms that parents and local school districts have the freedom and flexibility to choose program curricula and materials suited to their students.

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