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Abstract
The parameters of this research study were confined to the Denver metropolitan area, and a convenience survey method eras used to obtain data that revealed the attitudes of public school administrators and home school educators relating to the current climate of cooperation and the propensity for cooperation and partnering in the future. The data indicated that principals in the Denver metropolitan area are already offering many services and educational opportunities to home school students and families: the data further indicated that Denver principals are willing to offer many more services and programs than are currently available or accessed by home school families. A substantial percentage of surveyed parents indicated that they would enroll their children in public school in the future, and the services that they want to access from public schools are closely aligned with what principals are currently offering or willing to offer to home school families. The data also indicated that principals in the Denver area are empathetic to the needs of home school families and understand parents' concerns and issues relating to safety, curriculum, and peer pressure in public schools. This research project, although limited in scope, produced some encouraging and optimistic data about an existing, cooperative climate and the propensity for the expansion of cooperation and partnering between home school families and public schools in the Denver metropolitan area.
