1. Step 1- Submit your Intent to Home-school with the county in which you reside. This form must be filed within thirty days of the start of your home education program.

Documentation

2. Step 2- Choose a curriculum. (You may choose a prepackaged curriculum from a provider of your choosing, or alternatively you may wish to create an education plan, based specifically on your child's unique needs

3. Step 3-MAINTAIN RECORDS. Your child's records and portfolio must be kept for a minimum of two years following enrollment in a home-school program. This portfolio shall be made available for inspection by the superintendent or superintendent's agent upon a 15-day written request per Florida Law.

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4. Step 4- Submit an annual evaluation.

Annual Evaluation Form *FDOE Certified Teachers Use only

FDLOE Requirements for Home Education Programs

Options for Annual Evaluation

Florida law requires: The parent shall provide for an annual educational evaluation in which is documented the student’s demonstration of educational progress at a level commensurate with her or his ability. The parent shall select the method of evaluation and shall file a copy of the evaluation annually with the district school superintendent’s office in the county in which the student resides. The annual educational evaluation shall consist of one of the following:

1. A teacher selected by the parent shall evaluate the student’s educational progress upon review of the portfolio and discussion with the student. Such teacher shall hold a valid regular Florida certificate to teach academic subjects at the elementary or secondary level;

2. The student shall take any nationally normed student achievement test administered by a certified teacher;

3. The student shall take a state student assessment test used by the school district and administered by a certified teacher, at a location and under testing conditions approved by the school district;

4. The student shall be evaluated by an individual holding a valid, active license pursuant to the provisions of s. 490.003(7) or (8); or

5. The student shall be evaluated with any other valid measurement tool as mutually agreed upon by the district school superintendent of the district in which the student resides and the student’s parent.