The Home Education Partnership Program (HEP) is designed to provide families of K–8 students the opportunity to combine the best aspects of home-schooled learning and the public schools. Students are enrolled in the Griffin School District (G.S.D.) and are given the opportunity to choose from a variety of classes and workshops, which support and supplement the parent’s teaching. Enrolled families meet on a predetermined, regular basis with an experienced educator/advisor. This advisor is knowledgeable in home-schooled instruction, setting goals, developing objectives, suggesting alternatives, recommending resources, and assessing progress.