Home Education Exchange

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The Home Education Exchange
Shoreline Schools Parent Partner Program
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The Home Education Exchange is a program that
provides home educated students in grades K-12
the means to access Shoreline School District
resources under the direction of their parents
and with the support of district staff.
The program is funded through the States general
education fund as defined by the State
Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Program
under WAC 392-121-108, identified as a Parent
Partner Program, and is self-regulating.
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The facilities located at the Grace Cole
Education Complex (old Kellogg) fulfill the
unique requirements for this program.
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The program serves 103 full and part-time
students (96.97 FTE) in grades K-12. Support
includes on-site classes and workshops,
coordination of special events, field trips,
education planning and assessment. Members have
access to curriculum materials and equipment as
specified in their student learning
plans. Parents assume the primary role of
teaching with the support of program staff.
Students follow a written learning plan tied to
the state learning goals.
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Student Count by Grade Spans
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Distribution by Gender
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Distribution of In District Students and Out of
District Students
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The Home Education Exchange has three Shoreline
staff members. Ron Jones Program Coordinator -
1.0 FTE Laura Brown Homeschool Curriculum
Specialist - .6 FTE Trudi Grimes HEE
Specialist/Office Manager - .9 FTE
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The program serves K-12 students and their
families. It is not a drop-off program, parents
are required to be on campus while the student is
attending.
Many parents bring their babies and toddlers.
The Home Education Exchange offers individual
support to families providing help selecting
curriculum, obtaining materials, and formulating
student learning plans.
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More than 35 classes workshops are offered
on-site. Subjects range from core curriculum
classes in Reading, English, Writing, Math,
Science and History to classes in P.E., Art,
Music, Drama, Sewing, Cooking, Gardening, and
Life Skills Some classes are taught by Contract
Teachers typically teachers on leave or retired
and other qualified adults willing to teach a
class once a week. Shoreline Credits are not
earned at the Home Education Exchange and do not
lead to a Shoreline High School Diploma.
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Weekly Schedule
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The program occupies the E Wing. Some rooms
are specialized for the subjects taught, others
are configured as general purpose classrooms. A
few spaces are designated for common use and
others are set up for quiet study areas. Toddlers
and babies typically stay in the Cedar Spring
Room. The gym and playground are used daily.
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A number of the rooms are designated for specific
subjects. The Science Room was recently
remodeled to provide a full high school lab
capability.
Nutrition Center with a full kitchen was also
added.
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Our Sewing Room accommodates Life Skills, English
and Writing classes.
Our Art Room includes the History and Social
Studies classes.
The Drama Room is also used for large group
meetings and rainy day activities.
The Gym is used frequently for PE and other large
group activities.
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The Cedar Spring Room is the Community Room.
Everyone from parents with babies and toddlers to
students from kindergarten to high school
regularly access the learning stations and
special activities.
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The Science and Life Skills classes maintain a
year-round garden.
The Large Projects Room is used to assemble
projects that require a large area for extended
periods.
When weather allows, students take advantage of
the playground and field.
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Its about, learning, friends, and community,
The families value the facility for its
privacy, safety, and sense of community. The
students and parents put a high value on
homeschooling and want to maintain a degree of
separation from the all day public schools.