Home Education Evaluation

Service Description

A Professional assessment and documentation review for home education progress to meet state requirements. This session includes a detailed review of the student's portfolio and a discussion of educational growth and milestones. A certified to teacher will sit down with you and your student to review and sign-off on necesssary year end paperwork. Florida Statutes What does the annual educational evaluation include? A student in a home education setting must be evaluated once a year to demonstrate educational progress at a level commensurate to the child’s abilities. The parent/guardian selects the method of evaluation from those provided in Florida Statute, then files a copy of the evaluation annually in the superintendent’s office. The evaluation must consist of one of the following: a. A Florida certified teacher chosen by the parent may evaluate the child’s progress based on the review of the portfolio and discussion with the student. Section 1002.41, F.S., defines a portfolio as “A log of educational activities which is made contemporaneously with the instruction, and which designates by title any reading materials used and samples of any writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the student.” The portfolio shall be preserved by the parent for two years and shall be made available for inspection by the superintendent, or the superintendent’s designee, upon a 15-day written notice.