Guest kacifl Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 We're in Fl. and my highschooler is evaluated each year. According to the school board she needs to be evaluated around the same time each year. What if she isn't finished? Do we go through the evaluations, then finish the year? She was behind last year and we stopped and started her 10th grade curriculum without any difficulties. But I don't want to do this again. Just don't know how to handle this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Actually, Florida law does not require that a student complete the textbook in order to be *approved* to move on to the next grade. The statutory language says that the student must "progress commensurate with his ability." It's a broader standard. How *behind* is she? When do you expect that she will finish the coursework? By summer's end? I would speak to a home school friendly evaluator in your area for two reasons: 1) see whether your student has progressed sufficiently for the year and 2) see what you can put in place to help her stay on pace. HTH, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kacifl Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) She is halfway through her Geometry, BJU Literature dvds, FLVS Latin. She has finished: Conceptual Physics, English portion of BJU dvds. Hasn't started American History. I purchased Streams of Civilization II thinking it would be easier to finish. In fairness to her, we started 10th grade in Ocotber last year... 'cause she was behind in 9th grade due to volunteering 12 hours a week for the whole year at the Humane Society. She wants her graduation to be in Spring 2011. I'm suggesting Jan. 2012. Edited March 10, 2009 by kacifl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Most classrooms finish 75% to 80% of books and still get full credit. I think it is always BEST to finish a book, but sometimes it is more profitable overall to set a minimum and stop there. Also, I am letting my students "just read the text" more than I used to do. I do still require some written assignments. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 We're in the same situation here. We changed curriculums in 2 courses because they were not a good fit for dd. We will probably go to our evaluation next month. Lisa is correct; you just need to show progress. We will explain that we plan to continue our courses over the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 How long do you have to send info to the school district? Does Florida have a drop out age since you aren't getting a high school diploma anyway? If so you can keep going and just do a transcript for college. Families I know here in NY stop sending info the end of the year their children turn 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 How long do you have to send info to the school district? Does Florida have a drop out age since you aren't getting a high school diploma anyway? If so you can keep going and just do a transcript for college. Families I know here in NY stop sending info the end of the year their children turn 16. This wouldn't be a good idea in Florida if the student wants to try to qualify for the state scholarship. :001_smile: Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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