Madison City Schools

In accordance with School Board Policy, Madison City Schools (MCS) provides homebound services to students who are unable to attend school for medical and/or mental health reasons for six weeks or longer. Homebound Services are meant as a short-term intervention and do not in any way supplant attendance in a regular school for an extended period of time. 

Homebound services are only for students currently enrolled in the Madison City School System who must be temporarily confined at home or in a health care facility.

The purpose of homebound instruction is to sustain the continuity of instruction due to a child’s medical needs or exclusion due to disciplinary reasons, as well as to facilitate the student’s return to school. 

Eligibility for homebound services requires that written documentation from a treating physician or psychiatrist be presented to MCS prior to consideration for services. In addition, a student may become eligible for homebound services based upon a finding by the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Team that homebound services are necessary and appropriate for the student. IEP/504 Teams may, in accordance with state and federal guidelines, remove a student from regular attendance and place them on homebound services.

For more information, please contact Melissa Robertson, Special Education Coordinator, at mcrobertson@madisoncity.k12.al.us or at 256-464-8370, ext. 10807.