Home Schooling
When it comes to the homeschooling of your
children, there are quite a few factors that play into
not just what you will do about it, but also how you
will make sure that you are approved to do it. Like
everything else, this is a process. Many people have
questions that they need to answer about homeschooling.
As the parent/teacher of your child, you must do the
following to get started with homeschooling:
- Develop your home
schooling curriculum that is both approved by the
school board or state, as well as meeting your
ability to teach.
- Schedule a meeting with
the school board or state education officials so
that they can offer you any help with tutors etc.
that are approved. You will also be presenting your
proposal at this meeting.
- Get information about
and register for evaluations with your school board
or state to ensure that your child is meeting with
the approved standards in your area.
- Get yourself certified
to teach your child
- Create a homeschooling
proposal for what you are planning to teach your
child and how you plan to go about it.
The court recognized that
certain factors should be considered by the
superintendent or school committee when it comes to
deciding whether or not to approve any homeschool
proposal that they receive. One of these factors is a
form of periodic evaluation of the children that is
designed to ensure educational progress and the
attainment of minimum standards that are required by the
state. The court says clearly
that school officials and parents should and must agree
on a method of evaluation that may include one of the
following approaches: standardized testing, periodic
progress report, or dated work samples. Home visits may
not be necessary as a condition of this approval.
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