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UIL Homeschool Participation

 
 
 
 

 

The Texas Leadership Public Schools District is excited to announce that homeschool students can now participate in UIL Academics & Athletics this school year.

 

HERE'S HOW: 

Texas House Bill 547 gives school districts the option to allow homeschooled students residing within district boundaries to participate in UIL activities as a member of the district's teams/activities/events.

 

Click the button below to read and answer all questions, and submit any required documents. Please note that UIL Homeschool Participation at Texas Leadership will not include Varsity level.

 

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with any questions you might have.

 

Thank you for your interest in our UIL Homeschool Participation program!

 

 
 
- PLEASE READ THROUGH UIL's FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -
 

Academic Eligibility: 

  • Provide proof of residency, social security card and birth certificate.

  • Every non-enrolled homeschool student is required to take a nationally recognized, *norm-referenced test* and achieve a score that is considered grade-level or higher. At Texas Leadership Public Schools District we use the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. It will cost $15.30 for your student to take this online test, which will be proctored on the Abilene, Arlington / Cedar Hill or San Angelo campus or at our administrative offices.

  • In order to maintain academic eligibility, the homeschooled family must periodically (in accordance with Texas Leadership’s grading calendar - every 6 weeks) provide written verification to the school stating that the student is receiving a passing grade in each course or subject.

 

Participation Requirements:

  • Each academic, music, or sport season will require a deposit of $50. At the completion of the season, once all uniforms/equipment, and all school-owned materials are returned at the end of the season, you will receive this deposit back.
  • Homeschooled students must participate in all required activities of the sport/event/activity they are a part of, unless otherwise approved by the appropriate coach or UIL sponsor. This includes participation in all in-season and offseason (year-round) school class-period practices, workouts, and/or meetings.
  • Homeschooled students must abide by the rules and regulations as provided in the Texas Leadership Student Code of Conduct.
  • Homeschooled students must ride district-provided transportation to games/events.

 

Restrictions:

  • A homeschooled student is not permitted to participate in a sport/event/activity during the remainder of any school year during which the student was previously enrolled in a public school.
  • Homeschooled students are not permitted to participate in more than one athletic period during the day. (UIL rule for all enrolled students.)