Homebound Instruction

Homebound Instruction is for students unable to attend school due to various physical, behavioral, or emotional difficulties.  A Homebound Application must be approved by the Director of Special Services prior to this service being provided. To be considered, the homebound application must be completed & signed by an MD, DO, psychiatrist, or psychologist.

Homebound Instruction is not the preferred method of providing instructional services to students.  As a rule, it is more difficult for students to succeed academically when placed on Homebound Instruction as opposed to receiving regular instruction in the classroom.  The Hallsville School District offers a wide variety of courses in mathematics, language arts, practical and social sciences, upper-level courses, foreign languages, Basic Business, art, music, etc.  Students may find the homebound instructor is not as well versed in the subject areas as are classroom instructors specializing in that area. Homebound Instruction is usually limited to core subject areas.  Students may need, academic assistance  provided by the regular classroom instructor in addition to Homebound Instruction, if possible.

If approved, Homebound Instruction will be provided according to the current school year calendar.  Instruction will not be provided during Christmas vacation, spring break, school holidays, or during the summer.  The time allowed by the Missouri State Department of Education for their reimbursement is five hours weekly. Therefore, assignments left by the homebound teacher must be completed between visits. However, IEP Teams have some flexibility in determining weekly hours.

The length of time approved for Homebound Instruction varies depending primarily on the student's condition.  In the event Homebound Instruction needs to be extended beyond the original approved application time, written notification from the attending physician, psychiatrist, or other state-required professional must be submitted to the school district prior to the possible extension of homebound services.  It then must be approved again.

Homebound Application 

Directions for Application: 

1. Fill out the Homebound Services Packet by clicking each fillable field within the form and typing in your information. ( If you are not seeing fillable forms after opening the form in your browser, start on step 2)

2.  You will need to download the file by right-clicking the document and selecting "Save As." Once the file is saved you can open it from where you saved it and go back to step 1.

3. After filling out the form, click the print button at the bottom of the last page.

4. Once the document is printed, you can take it to be signed by an MD, DO, psychiatrist, or psychologist. 

5. Mail the document to or provide a copy to your Building Principal or Counselor: