FAQS

Janet Cox was born and raised in Idaho and is the mom of 13 kids. She started educating her kids at home back in 2005 when her oldest son was ready to start Kindergarten. It was a one year experiment that turned into a wonderful lifestyle of learning together, working together, and growing together. Janet has been very involved in the home education community and loves building the things her kids need and bringing other families along for the journey. She has worked with various home education programs over the years and became a certified K-8 teacher. Janet is looking forward to building out what her kids need at this time specifically a connected community, fun learning opportunities, and a chance to share their best work and see what other students are doing. 

IHLA stands for Idaho Home Learning Academy, a statewide public charter school offered through Oneida School District. IHLA works with educational service providers (like Home Ed 360) to provide virtual education options for families who choose to learn at home. IHLA is accredited through Cognia and provides all special education services for students enrolled in their program. To participate in Home Ed 360, families will enroll with IHLA and choose Home Ed 360 as their educational service provider for the 2026-27 school year. For more information about IHLA, please visit the IHLA website.

PR2TA stands for Payette River Regional Technical Academy. It is a statewide charter school based out of Emmett, Idaho. PR2TA will be providing CTE (Career Technical Education) classes and Home Ed 360 will be providing the core classes for our high school students. They are an accredited school and students will be able to earn a diploma if they need all high school graduation requirements. 

Those wanting to enroll in PR2TA after Oct 1st will be enrolled starting the 2nd semester. 

Students who will be in kindergarten through 8th grade for the 2026-27 school year and reside in Idaho will be eligible to enroll in the K-8 program through IHLA. Students in 9th - 10th grade for the 2026-27 school year who reside in Idaho will be eligible to enroll with PR2TA for high school.  

Enrollment for the 2026-27 school year is still open. School starts August 24, 2026.

The links to sign up are on the sign up page. Enrollment for the following school year usually opens in Feb/Mar for returning families and April for new families. 

Students signing up for PR2TA after October 1, 2026, will be enrolled starting the 2nd semester.

Yes, each student will receive a supplemental learning fund that can be used to purchase secular educational resources, classes, technology needs, and more.

K-8 Students:

Each K–8 student will receive $1,900* in supplemental learning funds for the 2026–2027 school year, distributed as follows:

• $450 available July 15, 2026

• $500 available September 15, 2026

• $950 available January 19, 2027

Families in the K-8 program will purchase items directly through TheoPay or the SFT platform. An Appeal Form is required for single items over $600 or for single PE items over $150. You can find that form here: IHLA Supplemental Learning Fund Appeal Request Form. For internet service reimbursement, please complete this form here: IHLA Internet Reimbursement Form

High School Students:

Each high school student will receive $2,000* in supplemental learning funds for the 2026–2027 school year, distributed as follows:

• $850 available July 15, 2026

• $150 available September 21, 2026

• $1,000 available January 19, 2027

Families in the High School program will submit direct orders by completing this form here: High School Direct Order Request. A special request form is required for single items over $600 or for single PE items over $150. You can find that form here: Special Request Form (High School Only). We will be reimbursing for internet service only beginning in September 2026. All invoices and payment confirmations are to be submitted through Schoology (please do NOT submit internet reimbursement requests through the K-8 or High School programs). Receipts need to show the vendor’s name, contact information, an itemized breakdown of charges, and the total paid. The months August 2026 - May 2027 are eligible for reimbursement. 

*Supplemental learning funds based on enrollment status.

**NEW for the 2026-27 School Year**

All virtual educational programs in the state of Idaho will be using Direct Orders only. Legislation has made it mandatory for all programs to make this change. We will not be offering reimbursements in 2026-27, except for internet, which we can still reimburse. Idaho Home Learning Academy (IHLA) is excited to announce a new direct buy platform for enrolled students to use supplemental learning funds to enrich their education.

Please complete this short Google form if you are interested in becoming a vendor: 

Vendor Application Form

If you are a parent wanting to refer a vendor, please fill out this form:

Parent Referred Vendor Form

Students will be required to take the state required testing. 

Yes. We will offer several online resources that families can opt into using some of their learning funds. If you have favorite resources you would like to have us consider please let us know what those are on the registration form. Some of the resources we will be offering include Aleks math, Mystery Science, Lexia, Miacademy, IXL, CTC Math, Beast Academy, Prodigy Math, Glitterbombers, iBricks, and Touch, Type, Read, and Spell. Additional resources will be added based on interest from families. 

**NEW for the 2026-27 School Year**

All virtual educational programs in the state of Idaho will be using Direct Orders only. Legislation has made it mandatory for all programs to make this change. We will not be offering reimbursements in 2026-27, except for internet, which we can still reimburse. Idaho Home Learning Academy (IHLA) is excited to announce a new direct buy platform for enrolled students to use supplemental learning funds to enrich their education.

Please complete this short Google form if you are interested in becoming a vendor: 

Vendor Application Form

If you are a parent wanting to refer a vendor, please fill out this form:

Parent Referred Vendor Form

Mastery based education is when students move onto new concepts after showing they have learned a topic vs after completing a specific number of pages or problems. 

No. There will be provided curriculum and activities, but families can always substitute learning from other learning resources. 

We want to help parents cover the learning goals easily while engaging students. Each month there will be areas of focus in the provided curriculum that are aligned with learning goals. There will be weekly mini lessons and resources posted in Schoology for each subject-- a 15-20 minute webinar style presentation on a topic. Students can watch them and complete the activity OR  OR report on other learning from their own curriculum. The guided activities (also optional) will go along with the topic and the showcase/activity/field trip will also be related to that topic whenever possible.   

The guided lessons are like an open-and-go co-op lesson. You can do this activity or substitute something else from your own curriculum to submit in Schoology.  We also offer in person learning activities twice each month. These are also optional. If you participate in an activity, the teachers may take a picture and submit it for you. If you don't, you would need to upload a 2nd work sample for that month. 

Throughout the year we will provide lessons, guided activities, and in-person learning activities to cover all the science and social studies learning goals. If you attend and participate, we will do the submission work for you. (You will still need to submit something from the guided activity.) If you prefer to just show learning from your chosen learning resources, that is an option as well. 

We love to have parents get involved to help us create the best program for families. If you have special skills or talents you think would be helpful please let us know! If you have ideas for what your children need, we would love to hear them. Please email Janet Cox.

If you have a question that isn't addressed in the FAQs, please reach out to our team! They will be happy to assist you.