Home School Access To IDEAL-NM Courses

How can homeschool students access IDEAL-NM courses?

Homeschool students have two options for enrolling in IDEAL-NM courses:

1) Enroll directly through IDEAL-NM and pay the course enrollment fees directly to IDEAL-NM. IDEAL-NM is not a school and as such, cannot award credit for courses completed. If credit for courses is desired, a home school student must enroll through a school/district.

2) Enroll through a school/district and pay the course enrollment fees to the district. If a home school student is enrolled at least half-time (per enrolling district policy), the school may cover the enrollment fees. If enrolled full time per enrolling district policy, the home school student becomes a public school student and as such must take the required New Mexico Standards-Based Assessment (NMSBA). Other local school and district policies may apply.

Home school course fees:

$250 per semester course seat (.5 cedit course) for general education courses

$300 per semester course seat (.5 credit course) for Advanced Placement courses

Parents and students are advised that IDEAL-NM courses are taught by highly-qualified New Mexico teachers. Students will receive high levels of teacher instruction and assistance. IDEAL-NM eLearning courses are rigorous, and meet or exceed state content standards with benchmarks and performance standards.

Home school students are also advised not to postpone course assignments and get behind in their classes. Courses must be completed on time; extensions are rarely granted.