FAQs

From Highway 101 take the Sanborn Road exit, 326B. Turn West following Sanborn for several blocks, eventually crossing Abbott Street. Turn right on Blanco Circle . MCOE is located at the end of Blanco Circle.

From Highway 68 (Monterey-Salinas Highway) turn right at Blanco Road (Nob Hill and Star Market intersection). Go about six blocks to the first signal light (Blanco Circle). Turn left onto Blanco Circle. MCOE is located at the end of Blanco Circle.

Monterey County first offered homeschooling support in 1988 at the request of three homeschooling families who helped design the original program. In the summer of 2000, this outstanding program became the first charter school to receive sponsorship of the Monterey County Office of Education.

No. MCHCS is a tuition-free public charter school. Students will be provided with all necessary student texts, teacher editions, and selected educational materials and resources, as well as basic consumable school supplies.

A credentialed teacher will meet weekly with students and homeschool parents to plan and create, implement, and monitor an individualized learning plan (ILP) that is developed based on each student's interests, needs, and abilities. Your teacher will also review and evaluate student progress.

Maintenance of individual student progress files, state-required attendance records, official student transcripts, annual standardized testing, and graduation from 8th and 12th grade (with high school diploma for graduating seniors).

Numerous field trips and workshops to supplement core curriculum, bi-monthly a school bulletin, and the opportunity to elect representatives to the MCHCS Charter Advisory Board (CAB), which in many ways functions as the school's governing body.

Families that are interested in the our school must first attend an information meeting. (If we have a waiting list, you must attend an information meeting in order to be placed on our waiting list.) Information meetings are held on (approximately) a bi-monthly basis. At the information meeting, you will learn specific details about the programs offered by MCHCS. After the meeting, parents who would like to proceed with enrollment will receive an enrollment application packet. Families that complete the enrollment process are then assigned a teacher (pending the availability of an enrollment slot) and are formally admitted into the MCHCS program.

After enrolling in the MCHCS program, families are assigned a resource teacher who will work with them on a weekly basis. The resource teacher assists families in the design, implementation, and maintenance of an individualized learning program (ILP). The parent(s) then accepts the responsibility of being the primary deliverer of their child's educational program. Thus, parents must be able to assist in the development of lesson plans, deliver instruction to their child, and correct and access their child's work. The parent, thus, takes on the role of a classroom teacher and must be able to devote a minimum of six hours per day towards the ongoing development of their child's education.

Independent study is exclusively for students in grades 9-12. Students meet with a teacher for at least one hour a week. Often students who are credit deficient and/or are in need of academic intervention will be required to attend intervention courses on campus. Students are given work in all core subjects and are required to work "independently" at home. Attendance primarily based on whether or not the student is meeting his/her weekly workload.

In order to be eligible for independent study, a student must pass the MCHCS Independent Study Placement Test.

Please call the main office at (831) 755-0331 to schedule an appointment.

Our Values
We are a group of educational professionals committed to supporting families who choose to educate their children at home. We believe that the home is every child's most important "school." We respect the right and ability of families to educate their children in their homes. We honor the concern and dedication of families who choose this highly demanding but tremendously rewarding task.

Mission Statement
Monterey County Home Charter School provides a safe, positive, and dynamic non-classroom-based learning environment that challenges students in a nurturing and supportive fashion. MCHCS provides each student with individualized, state-standard-aligned resources best suited to match their specific needs, skills, and interests. This approach encourages students to reach their highest academic potential and provides them with the skills necessary for transition to post-secondary education and training, college, and to the establishment of a successful career.

Our Philosophy
We believe that the home is every child's most important "school." We respect the right and ability of families to educate their children at home. We honor the concern and dedication of families who choose this highly demanding but tremendously rewarding task.