Enrollment in the Parent Partnership Program / Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) and home-based instruction (homeschool) are different educational models. P3 students are full-time public school students enrolled in the district. The program might sometimes feel like homeschooling, but it's governed by a different section of state law.  

Parent Partnership Program ALE includes the following:

• Is a public education enrollment option authorized under WAC 392-550
• Subject to all state and federal rules and regulations governing public education
• Curriculum and instructional materials meet district standards and are free from sectarian control or influence
• Learning experiences are:
  • Supervised, monitored, assessed, and evaluated by a certificated teacher
  • May be planned in collaboration with the student, parent, and teacher
  • Provided via a Written Student Learning Plan (WSLP)
  • Provided in whole, or part, outside the regular classroom.

Home-based Instruction includes the following:

• Instruction is developed and supervised by the parent or guardian as authorized under RCW 28A.200 and 28A.225.010.
• The parent has filed an annual Declaration of Intent with the district.
• Students are neither enrolled nor eligible for graduation through a public high school unless they meet all district and state graduation requirements.
• Students are not subject to the rules and regulations governing public school, including course, graduation, and assessment requirements.
• The public school is under no obligation to provide instruction or instructional materials, or to supervise the student’s education.