Philosophy

Brevard Public Schools (BPS) recognizes and respects a parent’s right to choose home education as a valid option for the education of his or her child and seeks to build and maintain a positive relationship with home educating parents through mutual understanding and positive communication.

Overview

The Florida Home Education Program, Florida Statute (FS) 1002.01, is sequentially progressive instruction of a student designed and implemented by the parent or guardian in order to satisfy the requirements of both the Compulsory School Attendance statute (FS 1003.21) and the Home Education Program statute (FS1003.41). A home education program is not defined in law or rule as a school. The purpose of a home education program is to permit parents to comply with the compulsory school attendance law while teaching their children at home.

The parent who assumes responsibility for educating a child at home also has the responsibility for providing curriculum, educational materials and evaluations necessary to determine student progress. The school system does not supply texts, curriculum guides, or educational standards for the home-educated student.

A family that has established a home education program as required by statute may enlist the help of a tutor, an on-line school including the Florida Virtual School, correspondence courses, or other means to provide the sequentially progressive instruction.

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