What are the requirements of a portfolio?
Please note that this does not comprise legal advice. Read the statute for yourself. (see links for the Florida statute) From: Title XVI Section 232.0201 Home education programs. b) The parent or guardian shall maintain a portfolio of records and materials. The portfolio shall consist of the following: 1. A log of educational activities which is made contemporaneously with the instruction and which designates by title any reading materials used. 2. Samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the student. The portfolio shall be preserved by the parent or guardian for 2 years and shall be made available for inspection by the superintendent, or the superintendent’s agent, upon 15 days’ written notice. Nothing in this section shall require the superintendent to inspect the portfolio. MEETING THE STATUTE FOR THE PORTFOLIO INSPECTION: Either you are in compliance or you are not. In other words, either your portfolio has the following or it doesn