Home Instruction Process

Home Instruction Notification Process

To use the new online Home Instruction Notification Process system, parents/guardians will access the system through their PWCS ParentVUE account.

Parents should select instructions for existing families when any of the following are true:

  • The parent has a student(s) currently enrolled in a Prince William County school or program.
  • The parent has a student(s) who was previously enrolled in a Prince William County school or was previously evaluated at a central office location.
  • The parent had a parent account at any time in PWCS.

Please select the button below that applies to your family.


Before beginning the online Home Instruction notification process, parents/guardians are encouraged to review the following Home Instruction options to choose from to ensure the correct selection is made.

Home Instruction Annual Verification

Students who received full-time Home Instruction in the previous school year who will resume receiving full-time Home Instruction in the current school year.

Home Instruction Discontinue

  • Students who are discontinuing Home Instruction to attend a PWCS school full-time.
  • Students who are discontinuing Home Instruction to attend school outside of PWCS.

Home Instruction Enrollment (Full-Time)

  • Students new to Prince William County who will receive full-time Home Instruction.
  • Students returning to Prince William County from outside of the district who will receive full-time Home Instruction.
  • Students currently receiving partial Home Instruction who will begin receiving full-time Home Instruction.
  • Existing PWCS students who are transferring from a PWCS school to receiving Full-Time Home Instruction.
  • Existing PWCS students who are transferring from a PWCS school to receiving full-time Home Instruction.

Home Instruction Enrollment (Partial)

  • Students new to Prince William County who will receive Partial Home Instruction, and maintain a part-time enrollment status at a PWCS school.
  • Students returning to Prince William County from outside of the district who will receive partial Home Instruction, and maintain a part-time enrollment status at a PWCS school.
  • Existing PWCS students who are transferring from full-time enrollment to part-time enrollment at a PWCS school and will begin receiving partial Home Instruction.
  • Students currently receiving full-time Home Instruction who will begin receiving partial Home Instruction.