Colorado Law: Homeschool Vs Private School
Enrollment in Aero Ridge Christian Academy satisfies the Colorado Homeschool law
C.R.S. 22-33-104.3 (C) (D) as long as students are schooled 172 days and 4 hours per day, per year.
Aero Ridge Christian Academy meets 104 of these days and families are responsible for educating their children for the remaining 68 days to make up the difference at home and/or in a homeschool enrichment program.
If parents refer to the school calendar and complete the work sent home for Friday and Monday work, the remaining 68 days will be met.
Enrollment in Aero Ridge Christian Academy also satisfies the Colorado Private School Laws below:
Every child who has reached the age of six years on or before August 1 of each year and is under the age of seventeen years shall attend public school. However, compulsory school attendance law is satisfied if, at an independent, private, or parochial school, a child is enrolled for a minimum of one hundred seventy-two days and is provided with a basic academic education (a sequential program of instruction). C.R.S. 22-33-104.
The basic academic educational program at the private school is a sequential program of instruction that shall include, but not be limited to, communication skills in reading, writing, and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, and science. C.R.S. 22-33-104 (2)(b).
Instruction on the use of the United States flag and information about the honor of the flag shall be given. C.R.S. 22-1-107.
All public and private schools located within the state of Colorado shall give regular courses of instruction in the United States Constitution.
Whenever requested by the board of education of the school district in which the private school is located, the person or corporation in charge and control of any school other than a public school shall certify in writing a statement containing the name, age, place of residence, and number of days of attendance of all children of school age, during the preceding month, who attended the school. C.R.S. 22-1-114.
While your student is enrolled in Aero Ridge Christian Academy, a private school program, should you require guidance or legal advice for homeschooling, HSLDA (HomeSchool Legal and Defence Association is a wonderful and recommended resource https://hslda.org/legal/colorado
Cited Sources:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/non-public-education/regulation-map/colorado.html
https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool_attendancelaw