What are my responsibilities as a home education parent?
As set forth by Florida Statute 1002.41(1)(a), to establish a Home Education Program and maintain compliance, the parent must: • Provide written notice to the school district Superintendent of intent to establish and maintain a Home Education Program. • Maintain a portfolio or records and materials for each student that contains: • A log, made contemporaneously with the instruction and which designates by title any reading material used, and • Samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, and creative materials used or developed by the student(s) • Preserve each student’s portfolio for two years and make it available for inspection by the Superintendent, upon a 15-day written notice. • Provide an annual educational evaluation of each student by: • Selecting a teacher holding a valid regular Florida certificate to teach academic subjects at the elementary or secondary level to review and discuss with the student the contents of the portfolio, or • Having the student take a nationally-
