Families should be aware that the REACH program is publicly funded basic education and therefore is subject to all the requirements of basic education. The difference between the REACH program and Home Based Instruction (homeschooling) is that the REACH program is public education. This means the program must meet district, state and federal expectations and all instruction must be supervised, monitored, assessed, evaluated and documented by a certificated teacher employed by the school district. In Home Based Instruction (homeschooling), the family is entirely responsible for providing the curriculum and instruction.