Home School  Resource Center

Library Collection & Programs

New Mexico State Public Education Department

Jemez Area Groups

Thanks to donations from local home-schooling families and other patrons, the library has a small collection of home-schooling materials available for a check-out period of 9-12 months:

• Text books from various publishers for grades K-12
• Reproducible workbooks
• Consumable workbooks (protected by  copyright - one time use)

The library's collection includes helpful materials such as:

• teaching & education books, audiotapes, and videos to assist in core subjects such as reading, math, history, and Spanish
• a good sized non-fiction collection in both the (children's & adult sections) of biographies, history, gardening, animal care, and most subjects 
• study guides for GED and college entry exams
• fiction books for all ages and reading levels
• you can also request books via Inter-Library Loan (see About Us for details)
• Library Programs are frequently well-attended by home-schooling families
• Home Education Magazine (back issues may be checked out)

• Internet access if free     

There are some state laws governing home-schooling in New Mexico.  Home-schooling falls under the category of "Alternative Education".  The PED website includes the following information under the Alternative Education page:

• Home School Operator's Procedure Manual
• On-line Registration for Homeschoolers
• List of Family Schools in New Mexico (programs for 1/2 day public school, 1/2 day homeschool)
• information about other alternatives such as Charter, Private, and 4-Day schools.

The PED Alternative Education dept can be reached at: 505-827-6909.

LAHE (Los Alamos Home Educators) is a large group of homeschooling families which welcomes new members and has many group events in the Los Alamos Area. *

Albuquerque has many Homeschooling Groups.  One which has had participation from local home-schoolers is called H2O.*

*  The Rio Rancho Library has a nice HomeSchooling page which includes contact information for many groups: http://ci.rio-rancho.nm.us/library/HomeSchooling.HTM

Small informal groups are often formed in the Jemez for home-schooling coops, field trips, or other events.  A good way to meet other home-schooling families is to attend library programs and community events and just ask around.