Home School Access To IDEAL-NM Courses

Home school students are encouraged to contact their local public school district to enroll in IDEAL-NM courses.

Home school students enrolling in one or two IDEAL-NM courses per semester will be required to pay the local district $250 per course, $200 of which pays for IDEAL-NM eTeaching costs and $50 of which is retained by the district to provide registration and support services. Districts may waive $50 of the fee if they provide no support services.

Home school students enrolling in three or more IDEAL-NM courses per semester become public school funded students and, thus, will not be charged course fees.

Home school students may enroll directly with IDEAL-NM by paying $250 per semester course seat, $50 of which provides for support services normally provided by public schools; e.g., registration assistance, student progress monitoring, and communication with parents.

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.