Many questions arise in Rhea County concerning Home School Students. There are two types of Home Schools in Tennessee – Independent and Church Related.

Independent Home Schools are conducted by parents. At the elementary level, grades K-8, the parent must have a high school diploma or its equivalent. The students must be registered for Independent Home School in the Superintendent’s Office. These students must take the TCAP test in grades 5 and 7 in the public school they would normally attend. At the secondary level, grades 9-12, the parent must have a Bachelor’s Degree, and the student be registered in the Superintendent’s Office. Students in the 9^th grade must take the appropriate End of Course Test with the public high school students. Courses at the 9^th grade level requiring an End of Course Test are English 9 and Physical Science.

Church Related Home Schools are conducted by a parent who is associated with an organization that conducts church-related home schools, as defined by TCA

49-50-801. Students registered with a church-related school in grades K through 8

do not have to register with the Superintendent’s Office. They will take their standardized test at the church-related school. All students in grades 9-12 enrolled in a church-related home school must register in the Superintendent’s Office. These students in grades 9-12 must take the appropriate End of Course Test with the public school students. At this time those courses are English 9, Physical Science, Math Foundations II and U.S. History.

If you have further questions, please contact Dallas Smith at the Rhea County Schools Department of Education at 775-7813.

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