Homeschooling, also known as home education, is the education of children at home or a variety of places other than school. Home education is usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or online teacher. Are you planning to move to Alaska? Homeschooling should be one of your considerations. Alaska is one of the most home school friendly places in the world. There are few easy steps to get started with the procedure: firstly, decide which legal option to home school under, secondly, choose your curriculum, and thirdly, begin enjoying how to learn together. Most families prefer home school under the home school statute. This is because it allows families the most freedom and fewest restrictions. There are four options you can home school under:
• Option 1: homeschooling under the home school statute.
• Option 2: homeschooling with a private tutor.
• Option 3: homeschooling with school board approval.
• Option 4: home school at a religious private school.
For Homeschooling, the state of Alaska sets a fund aside for you. This is known as the Alaska Homeschooling Allotment. The state gives you the freedom to spend this money based on the educational needs of your child. Many school districts have funding available to pay for learning material homeschooling may need. Homeschool groups have found grants to start gym programs, fund social events, start computer and book lending programs, and fund educational programs for homeschool parents.
Alaska, a home school program, has different types of enrolment options. The following are the different types of allotments:
• Full-time Enrollment: A student must be enrolled in at least four core courses to be considered full time. Full-time students who register before the state count period will receive 100% allotment funding.
• Part-time Enrollment: Students may elect to enroll concurrently with CSD and another public or private school for part-time enrollment. In this instance, the funding allotment from CSD will be reduced based on the percentage of time the student is enrolled in another school.
• Private School Enrollment: State regulations allow students to dually enroll in classes form a private school and a state correspondence program. The percentage of correspondence enrollment and funding will be determined by the number of courses that are substantially different from those enrolled in at another school.
• Late Enrollment: Allotments for students enrolled after the first day of state count will be adjusted according to the enrollment date.
• Traveling and Out-of-State Students: Students who leave the state for an extended period, but less than one year, are considered a traveling student. Visiting students must notify their advisory teacher of their plans, retain a permanent Alaska address, maintain monthly contact, participate in all mandated testing, and all program requirements.
• Re-Enrollment/Withdrawal: Students must be making good progress in their content areas as determined by their advisory teacher o be eligible for re-enrollment for the next school year
Families are expected to discuss the enrollment option with the advisory teacher for the best interest of the ward.