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Private Instruction Private Schools Children who are instructed in a private, full-time day school are exempt from public school attendance (California Education Code [EC] Section 48222). Private schools must offer instruction in the several branches of study required in the state's public schools. The California Department of Education is not empowered to license, evaluate, recognize, approve, or endorse any private elementary or secondary school or course. The State of California does not accredit public or private schools. Some schools, however, have elected to be accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). For information regarding whether a specific private school has been accredited by WASC, contact WASC, at (650) 696-1060. Additional information is also available on the WASC Accrediting Commission for Schools Web site at http://www.acswasc.org. Private school owners/administrators are subject to local city and county ordinances (e.g., health, safety, zoning, business license, and so forth) that may be applicable to the operation of private schools. There is no requirement in the EC for a teacher in a private school to hold a state teaching credential. Private school authorities are required to obtain a criminal record summary on every applicant for employment in a position requiring contact with minor pupils except a parent or legal guardian working exclusively with his or her children. Private school authorities cannot employ a person before the criminal record summary is received, and they cannot employ an applicant who has been convicted of a serious or violent felony unless the applicant has a certain certificate of rehabilitation and a pardon. Private schools are also prohibited from hiring any person who would be prohibited from employment by a public school district pursuant to any provision of the EC because of his or her conviction for any crime. On and after July 1, 1999, no person who would be prohibited from employment by a private school because of his or her criminal conviction record may own or operate a private school offering instruction on the elementary or high school level. (EC Section 44237, as amended, provides further information regarding these restrictions on hiring and private school ownership or operation.) Persons possessing a valid California teaching credential, and certain others specified in the statute, are exempt from this requirement because the criminal record check is part of the credentialing process. California private schools serving kindergarten through grade twelve are required by state law to file an informational affidavit with the School Improvement Division of the CDE each year between October 1 and October 15. Full-time private schools with physical addresses in California should file on the Private Schools Affidavit Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/rq/affidavit.asp. In the 2005-06 school year, 3,724 private elementary schools and high schools (with six or more students), enrolling 594,597 students, filed affidavits. This affidavit is not a license. The affidavit is necessary for the 116
pupil's exemption from public school and for the school to be eligible to receive the appropriate records from the pupil's last school of attendance. School districts have the responsibility to ensure that all school-age children in the district either are in attendance at a public school or are legally exempt. For further information, contact the Elementary Education Office, at (916) 319-0878. The California Private School Directory lists all private schools with an enrollment of six or more students that have filed the informational affidavit. It is published annually on the Private Schools Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps/rq. Tutoring Tutoring is a statutory exemption from the compulsory public school attendance law (EC sections 48200 and 48224). The tutor (who may be any person, including a parent/guardian) must have a valid teaching credential for the grade level being taught, and instruction must be in the branches of study required in the public schools. Tutoring must be provided for at least three hours per day for at least 175 days per year. For more information regarding private instruction, contact the Elementary Education Office, at (916) 319-0878 or by e-mail at privateschools@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is also available on the Private Schools Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ps. Private School Enrollment as a Percent of Total Enrollment in California Schools, 1995-96 Through 2005-06 Enrollment Private school enrollment Year Total Public school Private school* as percent of total 2005-06 6,906,693 6,312,096 594,597 8.6 2004-05 6,913,275 6,322,217 591,056 8.5 2003-04 6,898,379 6,298,774 599,605 8.7 2002-03 6,897,391 6,298,905 598,486 8.7 2001-02 6,853,886 6,244,403 609,483 8.9 2000-01 6,778,994 6,147,375 631,619 9.3 1999-00 6,699,459 6,050,895 648,564 9.7 1998-99 6,592,414 5,951,612 640,802 9.7 1997-98 6,472,857 5,844,111 628,746 9.7 1996-97 6,349,968 5,727,303 622,665 9.8 1995-96 6,227,976 5,612,965 615,011 9.9 Source: CBEDS data collection, Educational Demographics, October 2005 and 2005-06 Private School Affidavits *Includes only private schools with six or more students. 117
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