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Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) is the mandatory academic service component of a district’s Pregnancy Related Services (PRS) program. CEHI ensures that eligible students continue to receive academic instruction when a documented medical necessity prevents them from attending classes on a district campus during the pregnancy, prenatal, or postpartum periods.

Key Features of CEHI

• Instructional Setting: CEHI is delivered face-to-face by a certified teacher at the student’s home or hospital bedside. This ensures continuity of instruction and supports academic progress during periods of medically necessary confinement.
• Certified Personnel: CEHI must be provided by a certified teacher employed by the district. Substitutes may be used; however, they must also hold valid teaching certification. The certified teacher is responsible for maintaining detailed instructional logs.
• Instructional Logs: Teachers must document the actual amount of CEHI provided, including dates, times, and instructional content. These logs are essential for compliance, funding, and ensuring instructional quality.

Attendance and Funding

• PRS Coding and Funding: Districts may only code a student as receiving PRS in the attendance accounting system—and thereby receive the 2.41 PRS weighted funding—if CEHI is included as part of the services provided.
• Absence Reporting: Students who are not attending school and are not receiving CEHI or Special Education (SPED) homebound services must be marked absent in accordance with the attendance accounting guidelines.

Compliance Reminder

Districts must not claim PRS funding or code students as PRS unless CEHI is actively being provided. CEHI is the foundation of the PRS program and is essential for both instructional continuity and funding eligibility.

The On-Campus PRS CEHI Waiver provides flexibility for districts to deliver Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) on campus during the postpartum recovery period, as an alternative to the standard requirement of providing instruction at home or hospital bedside. This waiver is a modification of  and the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook, Section 9.

View the State Waiver Application

For assistance with the waiver process, please contact: Waivers@tea.texas.gov

Purpose of the Waiver

The On-Campus PRS CEHI Waiver allows districts to meet the needs of eligible students by offering individualized instruction in a school setting during the postpartum period, while still maintaining the integrity and intent of CEHI services.

Waiver Duration

Based on the district’s submitted application and justification, the waiver may be approved for a period of one, two, or three school years.

District Responsibilities Under the Waiver

To maintain compliance and instructional quality, districts approved for the waiver must:

• Provide transportation to and from the on-campus CEHI setting, as needed.
• Serve students at home if medically indicated by a licensed practitioner.
• Preserve the intent of individualized instruction, ensuring face-to-face, eye-to-eye engagement.
• Limit group size to a maximum 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio for on-campus CEHI.
• Ensure the four (4) hours of CEHI are met through direct, teacher-facilitated instruction rather than relying on self-paced computer-based programs.
• A certified teacher providing PRS for students in Special Education programs must have a certification in Special Education.
• The school system must have procedures in place to evaluate the effectiveness of the waiver toward meeting the district’s or campus’s goals.

Required Information (to be entered on the waiver application)

• School System Contact: First and last name, phone number, and email address.
• Date of Board Approval: This must match the date listed on the board agenda or minutes submitted as supporting documentation.
• School Year(s) Requested: Waivers may be requested for up to three school years.
• Supplemental Information: As outlined in Appendix 2 of the waiver application.

Supporting Documentation (to be submitted with the application)

• A board agenda from the meeting at which the waiver was approved, or
• Board meeting minutes with signatures from the meeting where the waiver application was approved.

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The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) provides detailed guidance on how to serve pregnant students who are also eligible for special education services. Specifically, refer to:

• Chapter 4 – Special Education
• Chapter 9 – Pregnancy Related Services (PRS)

These chapters outline the procedures for coordinating Compensatory Education Home Instruction (CEHI) with special education homebound services, ensuring that students receive the appropriate instructional support and are accurately coded for attendance and funding purposes.

For a visual overview of the decision-making process, view the Pregnancy Services Determination Flow Chart.

Support services are optional, yet vital, components of a district’s Pregnancy Related Services (PRS) program. These services are designed to complement academic instruction and provide holistic support to pregnant and parenting students throughout the prenatal and postpartum periods.

Support services may be offered:

• While the student is pregnant and attending classes on a district campus.
• During the prenatal or postpartum periods when the student is medically confined to home or hospital and receiving CEHI.
• While the student is recovering from delivery and receiving CEHI services.

In all cases, support services must be delivered in a way that enhances the student’s well-being without disrupting academic instruction, whether the student is on campus or receiving CEHI at home or in a hospital setting.

Districts that provide support services in conjunction with CEHI may begin coding students as PRS in the attendance accounting system on the first day support services are delivered, making them eligible for the 2.41 PRS weighted funding.

Examples of Support Services

Districts may choose to offer a variety of services tailored to the needs of pregnant and parenting students, including:

• Counseling services, including the initial session when the student discloses the pregnancy.
• Health services, such as care provided by the school nurse or certified athletic trainer.
• Transportation for the student or their children to school, child care facilities, health services, or community agencies.
• Parenting and life skills instruction, including topics like child development, home and family living, and job readiness training.
• Child care for the student’s children.
• Schedule modifications to accommodate medical or parenting needs (see Section 9.18, Quality Control).
• Case management and service coordination, including assistance in accessing services from government agencies and community organizations.

These services are intended to reduce barriers to education, promote student stability, and support both academic and personal success.