If you have to file a yearly notice of intent to homeschool

[Quiver0f10]

how long do you save these? I still have the ones from NH and we have moved to two different states since then :blush:

[Starr]

You can put everything in a notebook but I don't really worry more than a year back.

[Chris in VA]

You mean the one I send, or the reply?

I save the format for the one I send on my computer in Word. I print it out with changes every year, and I don't save the previous version.

 

I save the one they send for about 5 minutes before I toss it in the trash.

[Quiver0f10]

You mean the one I send, or the reply?

I save the format for the one I send on my computer in Word. I print it out with changes every year, and I don't save the previous version.

 

I save the one they send for about 5 minutes before I toss it in the trash.

 

We have to fill out a pre-formatted form every year. We don't receive anything back but we have to test inthe spring. I have kept copies of this form and the testing results.

 

I also have copies of the forms I made and sent in NH and Maine as well as any replies, copies of their portfolios and any replies. LOL. The file is getting a wee bit thick :lol:

[TravelingChris]

I think I have most if not all of them. If I looked for a long time, I could probably find the one from Ohio which was when my next week 21 year old was 6. I probably also have the paperwork from CA, NM, and know I do have the paperwork from FL and VA.

[Jackie in AR]

I still have copies of all the ones I've filed. This year, the local school district made a copy of the form I took in, stamped it, and gave it to me. I have that copy stuck in my file, too. I guess I'll keep all of them until all the dc are in college.

[Chris in VA]

I do keep test scores.

[Ellie]

I'm pretty sure you can toss the ones from NH. :D

[JVA]

I have a small 2-drawer file cabinet next to my school desk so I've got enough room to save them.....dating back to 1989 when my twins turned 7- compulsory age for that state at that time.... I've also kept all 5 kids' test scores. Not a big deal- they don't take up much room. I guess there is no legal reason to keep them all......maybe I'll show them to the kids one day..... :001_smile:

[abbeyej]

how long do you save these? I still have the ones from NH and we have moved to two different states since then :blush:

 

I've heard that for kids applying to the service academies, it can sometimes be useful to have *all* of the paperwork from past years. Perhaps Margaret or someone else with experience could comment?

 

I *think* I have all of ours so far, but I can't swear I could put my hands on them easily...

[elegantlion]

We file a LOI and we get a form letter back from the state. I keep copies of both in our permanent file for the year. I carry the letter we get from the state as my proof of homeschooling for discounts and such.

[cjbeach]

I have a homeschool binder for important paperwork like my intent to homeschool, follow-up reports, etc. This year I signed up under an umbrella school just to keep all bases covered and even at that the district still didn't "get it."

[Quiver0f10]

Thanks everyone. I am glad that I am not alone in saving all this paperwork and will keep my file going. :D

[LibraryLover]

I have copies from every year I have hs'd. I couldn't find one year's due to to an accidental delete. I contacted the school dept, and they had everything I had ever emailed them on file. I've never sent them anything in the mail or on actual paper. ;) Good they never had a system failure in all those years. lol I don't have to save them, but I like a record...