Special Education Policy
PHA is a supplemental program to families who are legally homeschooling. We are not a school and do not have the resources that full-time schools have. As a supplement for homeschoolers, we currently are not prepared to adequately meet the educational needs of children that require significant support beyond general education. We are unable to serve students who need an aide due to academic or behavioral needs. Students who need an aide for a medical need, such as Type-1 diabetics, can be considered for admissions if the family can find an aide.
Because we are a hybrid program, there is significantly more opportunity to customize to each child on the days at home. Additionally, because we have small class sizes, short lessons, and time for activity and play, many issues with attention and activity which many young children experience can be resolved through our hybrid model and learning approach. A slower-or faster-than-average learner can be accommodated with consistent and adequate instruction on home days. We strive to avoid labels and simply encourage each child to be challenged from his or her current level and work hard and celebrate each success for him or her.
If your child has a special needs diagnosis, we expect that you meet with us so that we can determine if and how we can help meet your child’s needs through our hybrid program. There is a spot on the application for you to let us know if there is a need, and we will follow up with you to gather more detailed information. We do expect all parents to champion for the needs and rights of their child(ren). It is not in PHA’s purview to acquire outside resources/supports for our students. If parents are not willing to provide/gain outside supports that will help their child(ren) to thrive in our program, then PHA has the right to terminate its services.