Home Schooling or Competent Private Instruction is private instruction that is provided to a child in Iowa. The Mississippi Bend AEA Home Schooling program offers information and support to the parents, guardian or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age who chooses to educate their child outside the traditional public school setting Iowa Code section 299A.1. In March 2025, the Mississippi Bend AEA Home School Testing addresses the compliance requirement for Home School baseline and annual testing by providing an (ISASP) Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (formally known as Iowa Assessment) testing time and site for parents and school districts. The testing dates for 2024-25 will be March 25 and 26, 2025 and will be held at the Mississippi Bend AEA.
Homeschool Testing Info (PDF)
Iowa Department of Education Private Instruction Handbook
Iowa Department of Education Home School Website
MBAEA Contacts:
Dr. Anne Budde
Coordinator of Student Programs
Bettendorf
Phone: 563-344-6449
Amy Long
Administrative Assistant
Bettendorf
Phone: 563-344-6416