angela&4boys Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) ...would you kindly brief me on the requirements? We do have an HSLDA membership, but I'd really appreciate a resident's thoughts. TIA! Edited December 28, 2009 by angela&4boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 In TX there are none. I withdrew my dd in mid-third grade and used the letter from the THSC website that stated my intent to homeschool. I haven't done anything with my son but my understanding is that I need to send a letter by the time he's 6. Just sent to the school district headquarters. That's it. No testing, no record keeping. Of course I do some of that for my own self. You are supposed to teach math, grammar, history, science and good stewardship, and my curriculum covers all this and more, so I save examples of their work to show this, but I have no concerns that anyone will be knocking on my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I live in NC. The requirements are very easy. The teacher must have a high school diploma. You must school 180 days and do annual testing. That's it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Technically, "at least nine calendar months of the year, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations." That means you could have fewer than 180 days. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmac Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 In TX there are none. I withdrew my dd in mid-third grade and used the letter from the THSC website that stated my intent to homeschool. I haven't done anything with my son but my understanding is that I need to send a letter by the time he's 6. Just sent to the school district headquarters. That's it. No testing, no record keeping. Of course I do some of that for my own self. You are supposed to teach math, grammar, history, science and good stewardship, and my curriculum covers all this and more, so I save examples of their work to show this, but I have no concerns that anyone will be knocking on my door. This is accurate about Texas but I will note that if you never enroll your child in school to begin with, you never have to notify anyone of your intent to homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I haven't done anything with my son but my understanding is that I need to send a letter by the time he's 6. Just sent to the school district headquarters. No, you don't have to notify anyone, ever. The only reason you needed to send that letter to your dd's school was so that they wouldn't think she was just truant; it isn't required by law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxMama Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I haven't done anything with my son but my understanding is that I need to send a letter by the time he's 6. No testing, no record keeping. You are supposed to teach math, grammar, history, science and good stewardship, This is correct EXCEPT you do not need to notify anyone that you intend to homeschool and the required subjects are reading,spelling, grammar, math and course in good citizenship taught in a bona fide manner. If your child is enrolled in PS you need to go through the proper method to withdraw them. The best information for Texas is at THSC.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 The law in SC is a bit interesting, but in practice, it's easy here. There are 3 options: (1) Homeschool through the district with district oversight. (Don't choose this.) (2) Homeschool through SCAIHS. Pricey to register with them, but you do get resources, some guidance counseling, and they keep records. You submit curriculum descriptions, grade reports to them. SCAIHS requires testing every year for children 3rd grade and up. (3) Use a third option group. (You can find some links through the "law in SC" link.) You register with a third-option group (different fees - generally relatively cheap), there'll be some records submitted to the group, but you keep all records. State requirements under all options are teaching 180 days covering reading, writing, math, science, social studies (adding in composition, literature in grades 7-12). Parents need a high school diploma and need to do over 50% of the teaching. Give progress reports (grades) semi-annually. Keep a portfolio of student's work (I've never heard of these being checked). Typing it all out, it looks rough - but it's really not. Links will also give more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela&4boys Posted December 28, 2009 Author Share Posted December 28, 2009 That's great info. They all look to have the equivalent of FL or less in terms of requirements. Thanks so much, ladies. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.love.lucy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I stand corrected ladies. Thank you!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisperry Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Technically, "at least nine calendar months of the year, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations." That means you could have fewer than 180 days. :-) Another tidbit about NC - the annual testing. You can do the Cat-C or the PASS test. Both are around $25 and can be administered by you. So EOG testing isn't costly or difficult. They do ask (but it isn't required) for you to turn in your attendance logs and EOG test scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 This is accurate about Texas but I will note that if you never enroll your child in school to begin with, you never have to notify anyone of your intent to homeschool. We've never been in the public school system, so we've never notified anybody of anything. If you move here, just don't enroll your children in PS and you're good. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 They do ask (but it isn't required) for you to turn in your attendance logs and EOG test scores. Yes, they can ask for test scores (and of course, you can test any time of the year; it is *annual* testing, not end-of-grade testing); they need to request test scores, as opposed to folks volunteering in the fall to submit them at some future date. They can ask for attendance records, but you *never* have to submit those as the law does not require it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 In TX there are none. I withdrew my dd in mid-third grade and used the letter from the THSC website that stated my intent to homeschool. I haven't done anything with my son but my understanding is that I need to send a letter by the time he's 6. Just sent to the school district headquarters. That's it. No testing, no record keeping. Of course I do some of that for my own self. You are supposed to teach math, grammar, history, science and good stewardship, and my curriculum covers all this and more, so I save examples of their work to show this, but I have no concerns that anyone will be knocking on my door. You don't even have to notify anyone if he's never been in school. My kids were hsed from the beginning and no one in the school system knows anything about them. Only if you are withdrawing do you have to notify someone - you can't just quit going to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 We don't have to give the EOG test as homeschoolers. We only need to give a standardized test.....are you calling them both the same? The school system gives both each year. I never turn in anything. I almost want them to show up and audit me! :D And attendance? Goodness....."Johnny, are you here today?" It just seems ridiculous. Dawn Another tidbit about NC - the annual testing. You can do the Cat-C or the PASS test. Both are around $25 and can be administered by you. So EOG testing isn't costly or difficult. They do ask (but it isn't required) for you to turn in your attendance logs and EOG test scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I live in NC. The requirements are very easy. The teacher must have a high school diploma. You must school 180 days and do annual testing. That's it! You also need to register your homeschool (using a Notice of Intent form) when your child is of compulsory school age, which is 7 in NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 It's very easy in Texas. If you have enrolled your dc in a Texas public school, you need to unenroll him. If you haven't already enrolled your dc in a Texas public school, you don't have to notify anybody about anything. There are no notification requirements, no testing requirements, no oversight requirements. This website may help: http://www.thsc.org/FAQ/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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