newbie Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 When applying for college apps, do we put homeschooler if dd is w/K12 International Academy. Or is she private schooled? This will change Sat requirements. I think she is homeschooled, b/c she is at home and I work w/her. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 I pay myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) I pay myself. ETA: I'd like to change my answer. I googled, and this is apparently different than plain old K12, which provides curriculum to homeschoolers and charter schoolers. She is a private schooled student. Edited September 28, 2009 by angela in ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 Aaaah, second question, if you had to forward all recs. and transcripts from Icademy, would the college still consider you a homeschooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 Do you file the CA private school paper? Does the state consider her a private school at home - or do they recognize the K12 as a legal alternative to public school to avoid truancy crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 27, 2009 Author Share Posted September 27, 2009 I havent filed any papers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I havent filed any papers. She is a private school student - not a homeschooler.... in my opinion anyway! LOL!! The K¹² International Academy is a private, diploma-granting school serving students in the U.S. and around the world in grades K-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Thanks, Tracy, gosh it is so on the fence. Any more help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 She's enrolled in an accredited diploma providing school that fulfills her legal compulsory attendance requirements, and you don't file the paperwork to create your own private school in CA, and you aren't using a CA Charter school.... But i'd double check with the counselors at K12 - you are paying for them, use them! (i read they offer that on the website! :lol: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) No, she is enrolled in the academy. You pay for that academy the same as you pay for private school. If you were just using the curriculum, you'd be homeschooling. There is a difference. She's getting THEIR curriculum and eventually THEIR diploma. She's THEIR student. It is important not to blur the lines between school at home and homeschooling. Edited September 28, 2009 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I havent filed any papers. FYI--even though your dc is enrolled with that school, you still need to file a private school affidavit. In Calif, children must be enrolled in a public school or a private school or tutored full-time by a credentialed teacher. Private schools must file a PSA annually; technically, your dd is truant, since you haven't filed the PSA. The PSA is filed between October 1 and 15, online, and it's free. Here's the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 FYI--even though your dc is enrolled with that school, you still need to file a private school affidavit. In Calif, children must be enrolled in a public school or a private school or tutored full-time by a credentialed teacher. Private schools must file a PSA annually; technically, your dd is truant, since you haven't filed the PSA. The PSA is filed between October 1 and 15, online, and it's free. Here's the link. Since they are doing her attendance and they have many Cal students, you dont think they already take care of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I just heard a speaker mention that in TX hs is considered a private school. She said it is okay to check the private school box on the college apps. Since some colleges require additional documentation for homeschoolers you can skip that extra step by checking the private school box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 FYI--even though your dc is enrolled with that school, you still need to file a private school affidavit. In Calif, children must be enrolled in a public school or a private school or tutored full-time by a credentialed teacher. Private schools must file a PSA annually; technically, your dd is truant, since you haven't filed the PSA. The PSA is filed between October 1 and 15, online, and it's free. Here's the link. Sounds to me that the private school would file the PSA, not the student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Since they are doing her attendance and they have many Cal students, you dont think they already take care of that. I would not assume that. Is this "academy" a private school that you pay, or is it a government-funded public school program? If it's the former, it is not likely that they file an affidavit; you need to call and ask to be sure. If it's the latter, then it's a public school, and your dc is legally considered a public school student, not a homeschooler, and you don't have to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoe Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yes, if it is an accredited school you do not need to file with the state. And I think that answers the ? as to if you are homeschooling or not. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 (edited) Yes, if it is an accredited school you do not need to file with the state. And I think that answers the ? as to if you are homeschooling or not. :) That is not true. California only "recongizes" private schools which file private school affidavit in the state. If, for example, someone enrolled her dc in ABeka Academy, which is accredited, she would still have to file her own private school affidavit in Calif (or enroll with a California-based Private School Satellite Program). ETA: To put it another way, using verbage from the California Ed. Code (Section 48222 of the Ed. Code), a student is exempt from public school attendance if he is tutored full time by a credentialed teacher or he is enrolled in a private school which has filed an affidavit in the state of California. Edited September 28, 2009 by Ellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Sounds to me that the private school would file the PSA, not the student. The private school would do that only if it were actually based in California. Distance-learning schools do not have the resources to find out and comply with homeschooling laws in all 50 states. It is up to the parents to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 If she is talking all of her classes there then she is their student. If you are using just a class or two from them then she is homeschooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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