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Requirements for Home Schooled Running Start Students
In order for a home-school student to participate in Running Start, they will need to make sure to enroll with their local public school district first.
The Office of Superintendent for Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board for Community and Technical College (SBCTC) also require that all home-school Running Start students complete a Running Start Enrollment Verification Form (EVF) and have it signed by the student's public high school Running Start representative. A new EVF is required to be completed and submitted every term and is a requirement for all Running Start students*.
- You can download the Enrollment Verification Form on the Running Start Forms page.
- Students need a signature from a representative in their home district.
- The public high school representative varies from district to district.
- Although the home-schooled student is not likely to be taking courses at the public high school, it is still necessary for the public school representative to sign off on the EVF.
EVF Points of Contact by District
| School District | School | Telephone | Office Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Bethel High School Graham Kapowsin High School 253-800-6176 Spanaway Lake High School 253-800-5698 |
Bethel High School
Graham Kapowsin High School Spanaway Lake High School |
| Clover Park | Pamela Jones | 253-583-5154 | Clover Park School District 10903 Gravelly Lake Drive SW Lakewood, WA 98499 |
| Eatonville | MaryAnn Baker | 360-879-1212 | Eatonville High School 302 Mashell Avenue North Eatonville, WA 98328 |
| Enumclaw | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Enumclaw High School |
Enumclaw High School 226 Semanski Street South Enumclaw, WA 98022 |
| Federal Way | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Decatur High School Federal Way High School Thomas Jefferson High School Todd Beamer High School |
Decatur High School Federal Way High School Thomas Jefferson High School Todd Beamer High School |
| Fife | Teresa Bader | 253-517-1000 |
Fife School District |
| Franklin Pierce | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor. |
Franklin Pierce High School |
Franklin Pierce High School Washington High School |
| North Thurston | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor. |
North Thurston High School River Ridge High School Timberline High School |
North Thurston High School River Ridge High School Timberline High School |
| Orting | Gariann Frey | 360-893-2246 | Orting High School 320 Washington Ave N Orting, WA 98360 |
| Puyallup |
Shelly Teele |
253-841-8771 | Puyallup School District 302 2nd St. SE Puyallup, WA 98372 |
| Steilacoom | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Steilacoom High School |
Steilacoom High School 54 Sentinel Drive Steilacoom, WA 98388 |
| Sumner-Bonney Lake |
Megan Gaines Malia Nogi |
Megan Gaines Malia Nogi |
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District 1202 Wood Avenue Sumner, WA 98390 |
| Tacoma | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (usually assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Foss High School Lincoln High School Mount Tahoma High School Silas High School Stadium High School |
Foss High School Lincoln High School Mount Tahoma High School Silas High School Stadium High School |
| University Place | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Curtis High School |
Curtis High School 8425 40th Street West University Place, WA 98466 |
| White River | Maiden Greene | 360-829-3814 | White River School District 240 North A Street Buckley, WA 98321 |
| Yelm | High school counselor at the school the student would be attending. Please contact high school to arrange a meeting with a counselor (assigned alphabetically by student’s last name). |
Yelm High School |
Yelm High School |
Updated June 2026
* Students in the Puyallup School District, in the Steilacoom Historical School District, or at Bonney Lake High School only need to submit an EVF to Pierce College for the summer term. They will still need to check in with their high school representative each term but they will not need to provide an EVF to Pierce College for the fall, winter, and spring terms.