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When School Comes to You: How Houston ISD Teaches Your Child at Home

Homebound Instruction for Students in Special Education (Houston, TX)

If your child is temporarily unable to attend school due to medical reasons, did you know they may still receive instruction at home? This is an officially supported service in Houston ISD. Let’s break it down.

What Is Homebound Instruction?

Houston ISD’s Community Services Homebound Program is designed for students in grades K–12 who are unable to attend school for a minimum of four weeks due to medical or psychological reasons. Services are provided at home or in the hospital by qualified, certified teachers.
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Who qualifies?

  • Students who are medically unable to attend school (e.g., due to surgery, long-term illness, mental health needs).
  • The need must be documented by a licensed U.S. physician.
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Eligibility Checklist

If you’re considering homebound services for your child, here’s what needs to happen:

  1. Medical Documentation
    • A physician must state that the student needs to be homebound for at least 4 weeks.
  2. Referral Process
  3. ARD/IEP Committee Review
    • The ARD/IEP team (including the parent, teacher, administrator, and medical advisor) will consider homebound placement.
    • The placement must be written into the IEP.
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  4. Temporary Service with a Plan for Return
    • Homebound instruction is not permanent. The IEP must include start/end dates and a re-entry plan for transitioning back to campus.
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Contacts & Next Steps

** To refer or discuss homebound services, contact your school nurse or principal’s designee.**

Then, to move forward, these are your points of contact:

What to Do Next

  • Call your school’s nurse or principal’s designee and explain that you’re requesting homebound instruction due to medical necessity.
  • Make sure the physician’s note clearly states the need for at least four weeks of homebound placement.
  • Ask the school to call on Dr. Smith, Ms. Williams, or Ms. Arnett-Brooks to get your referral packet started.
  • Request an ARD/IEP meeting ASAP to finalize the homebound plan, including goals, start/stop dates, and re-entry back to school.

Urdu

Agar aap ka bacha medical wajah se school nahi ja sakta, to kya aap jaante hain ke usay ghar par bhi taleem mil sakti hai? Ye Houston ISD ka official program hai.

Homebound Taleem Kya Hai?

Houston ISD ka Community Services Homebound Program un students ke liye hai jo grades K–12 me hain aur kam az kam 4 hafton tak school nahi ja sakte medical ya psychological wajah se. Ye taleem qualified teachers ghar ya hospital me de sakte hain.

Kaun Qualify Karta Hai?

  • Wo students jo medical wajah se school nahi ja sakte (jaise surgery, lambi bemari, mental health ki zarurat).
  • Condition ek licensed U.S. doctor ke note se document honi chahiye.

📌 Zyada maloomat: communityservices.houstonisd.org

Eligibility Checklist

  1. Medical Documentation
    • Doctor ka note jo yeh bataye ke student ko kam az kam 4 hafton ke liye homebound taleem chahiye.
  2. Referral Process
    • School nurse ya principal ke representative se rabta karein.
  3. ARD/IEP Committee Review
    • ARD/IEP team (parent, teacher, admin, doctor) decide karegi.
    • Placement IEP me likhna zaroori hai.
  4. Temporary Service with a Return Plan
    • IEP me start/end dates aur wapas school jane ka plan shamil hoga.

Contacts for Homebound Services

Special Education Homebound:

  • Ms. Melloney Arnett-Brooks

General Education Homebound Grades K–5:

  • Dr. Jimmie Smith Jr.

General Education Homebound Grades 6–12:

  • Ms. Malikka Williams

📞 Phone (sab ke liye): 713-967-5285
📧 Email: hisdhomebound@houstonisd.org

Parents ke Next Steps

  1. Apne school ke nurse ya principal ke representative ko call karein aur medical zarurat batayein.
  2. Doctor ka note dein jo 4 hafton ka homebound placement clearly likhe.
  3. School se kahen ke wo upar diye gaye district contacts se referral packet shuru karein.
  4. ARD/IEP meeting mangwayen jisme goals, start/stop dates aur wapas school jane ka plan final ho.

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