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Home School UIL Participation

Texas House Bill 547 gives school districts the option to allow homeschooled students residing within district boundaries to participate in UIL activities as members of the district's teams/activities/events. 

To express interest in registering your homeschool student(s) in Weatherford ISD athletics, please send all information to Assistant Athletic Director Michael Swenson at [email protected]. 
 

Weatherford ISD has allowed homeschool students to participate in UIL activities for several years, provided they meet the following guidelines:

Academic Eligibility: 
  • Provide proof of residency.
  • All homeschooled students must demonstrate grade-level academic proficiency on any nationally recognized, norm-referenced assessment instrument, such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Stanford Achievement Test, California Achievement Test, or Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills. WISD will accept these assessment results if they are administered and reported by a third party. Results must be current, meaning within the previous school year, and should be submitted no later than the end of the first six weeks' grading period of the participating year. 
 
Participation Requirements:
If a homeschool student's zoned campus does not allow UIL participation, the student may participate at the nearest school that does allow homeschool participation.
 
  • Birth Certificate
  • Class Schedule for courses enrolled in during the year
  • Name of Curriculum and copies if possible (digital preferred)
  • Documentation of credits
  • Address Verification
  • Any other documentation
  • Physical
  • Rank One Paperwork (include this in the email message to [email protected])
    • First and Last Name
    • Date of Birth
    • Campus at Weatherford ISD
    • Grade in Currently
    • Home Address
    • Vaccination Record
 
Restrictions:
  • A homeschooled student is not permitted to participate in a sport/event/activity during the remainder of any school year during which the student was previously enrolled in a public school (WISD and/or other public district).
  • A homeschooled student is not permitted to participate in more than one athletic period during the day. (UIL rule for all enrolled students.)
 
For more information regarding UIL policies and procedures, please refer to the UIL website.