Home School Program

CCS offers a our program to home-educated students K-5 through 12th grade.  This program is coordinated by Mrs. Donna Borgerding, who oversees the curriculum, work, and grades.

Please click here for a schedule of Tuition and Fees for the CCS Home School Program.
Click here for a printable list of program guidelines.

Program Guidelines for 2011-2012

1.  Community Christian School will offer our program to home-educated students, K-5 through twelfth.

2.  All home-educated students must abide by CCS student conduct code while at home or when attending school-sponsored activities.

3.  All 7th-12th grade students entering the CCS homeschool program for the first time must complete enrollment forms, provide transcripts or report cards of previous years, and interview with the administrator or assistant administrator of CCS.

4.  All home-educated students must abide by dress code and standard of CCS when representing or attending any school activity.  Any Junior High or High School student not abiding by CCS dress code when attending any school function will receive 5 demerits.  If a student should accumulate 25 demerits he/she will be dismissed from the CCS Home School program.

5.  Home-educated students in Elementary, Junior High, or High School can participate in ACSI academic meets such as Math Olympics, Science Fairs, etc.

6.  Elementary home-educated students will be allowed to participate in special events such as Land Run activities and other events as requested by coordinator.

7.  Junior High and High School home-educated students may participate in all CCS sports programs.  Students will pay the regular activity fee and sports fee for any sport played.  Home-educated students will also abide by same eligibility requirements as outlined by CCS.

8.  High School home-educated students will only be allowed to play for CCS, not in conjunction with other organizations.  If a home school student withdraws in order to play sports with another organization, they will not be allowed to return to CCS the following year.

9.  Junior High and High School students must enroll in August or January, at the beginning of each semester and pay a full semester's fees to play any sport.  If for any reason the student withdraws after the sport is completed, they will not be allowed to re-enroll the following school year in the home school program.

10.  Junior High and High School home-educated students will have the opportunity to try-out for Cheerleader upon meeting all CCS eligibility requirements.  Home-educated students will pay all extra fees associated with cheerleadiing.

11.  High school home-educated students will be able to participate in special activities.  (Sports Banquet, class trips, senior trip, Jr./Sr. banquet, etc.)  *Senior Trip:  Any student desiring to attend the senior trip of Community Christian School must have been enrolled in the home school program for no less than four (4) consecutive semesters of his/her junior and senior year and be in good standing.  Home school students must be considered on an individual basis if entering from another home school program.  Home school students will be responsible to pay the full cost of the trip.  Home school students will abide by all dress and behavior standards set by the school for the senior trip.

12.  Full-time CCS students desiring to transfer into the CCS home school program and graduate with a CCS transcript, must transfer prior to the 3rd week of the first semester of their junior year.

13.  No student will be allowed to join the CCS home school program and participate in athletics their senior year unless previously home schooled their entire junior year.

14.  Home-educated students in grades 7th-12th may take advantage of an upper division math, science, or foreign language class by attending CCS for daily instruction.  Students may not enroll in more than two classes a year.  Additional fee will be charged to attend classes taught by a CCS Instructor.

15.  All home-educated students will have an opportunity to take the SAT test at no extra charge.  Coordinator will schedule a date for test to be given.

16.  Home-educated students will be able to graduate with a Community Christian School Home-School Diploma if all course requirements are completed and approved by CCS administration. **Full-time CCS students desiring to transfer into the CCS Home School Program and graduate with a CCS diploma must transfer prior to the 3rd week of the first semester of their junior year.**

17.  Home-educated students in High School may purchase books or rent books from CCS. Elementary students need to purchase all books.  (Most of these books are consummable and cannot be resold.)

18.  Attendance by the home-school teacher is required at our Back-to-School training, held each year in August.  Attendance is also required at quarterly meetings with the coordinator.  Record of attendance, grades, and schoolwork will be briefly reviewed.  Idea sharing and asking questions, as well as providing training and helps, can be done at this time.

19.  Copies of the following need to be turned in to the home-school coordinator at the end of the school year:

• Attendance records
• Grades
• Final Exams (High School)

20.   Home-educated students will be ranked individually and will not be able to participate as Valedictorian or Salutatorian due to different curriculum.

Please click here for a schedule of Tuition and Fees for the CCS Home School Program.  If you have any questions, please contact us.