Re: [unschoolingbasics] Umbrellas in FL was: Unschooling PAC
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It is legal to unschool in every state.
And I am fine with you listing the link to my website but please also note that there is a directory of a number of private/umbrella schools in FL, many of which may be equally helpful to unschoolers. Here's the link: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/FloridaUmbrella.htm
And it is not difficult to establish your own private/umbrella school in FL.
Nance Confer
2. you can file your intent
to homeschool and be required to keep records, get yearly evaluations .
. . this is the only choice most homeschoolers in Florida are aware of
and therefore follow; or 3. you can enroll your kids in a private
school. Umbrella schools are private schools. Here's a link to one
with a lot of info.:
http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm
<http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm>
It is legal to unschool in Florida.
And I am fine with you listing the link to my website but please also note that there is a directory of a number of private/umbrella schools in FL, many of which may be equally helpful to unschoolers. Here's the link: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/FloridaUmbrella.htm
And it is not difficult to establish your own private/umbrella school in FL.
Nance Confer
2. you can file your intent
to homeschool and be required to keep records, get yearly evaluations .
. . this is the only choice most homeschoolers in Florida are aware of
and therefore follow; or 3. you can enroll your kids in a private
school. Umbrella schools are private schools. Here's a link to one
with a lot of info.:
http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm
<http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm>
It is legal to unschool in Florida.
Karen Swanay
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blFL.htm
Yes this was the second source I used to check the law in FL before I
pulled the boys out. And it's even more threatening with the yearly
evals etc...it doesn't sound like it's a *might happen* to me. So
what's the real deal?
Karen
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(1) A "home education program" is defined in s 1 002.01. The parent is
not required to hold a valid regular Florida teaching certificate.
(a) The parent shall notify the district school superintendent of the
county in which the parent resides of her or his intent to establish
and maintain a home education program. The notice shall be in writing,
signed by the parent, and shall include the names, addresses, and
birth dates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in the
home education program. The notice shall be filed in the district
school superintendent's office within 30 days of the establishment of
the home education program. A written notice of termination of the
home education program shall be filed in the district school
superintendent's office within 30 days after said termination.
(b) The parent shall maintain a portfolio of records and materials.
The portfolio shall consist of the following:
1. A log of educational activities that is made contemporaneously with
the instruction and that 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 for 2 years and shall be made available for
inspection by the district school superintendent, or the district
school superintendent's agent, upon 15 days' written notice. Nothing
in this section shall require the district school superintendent to
inspect the portfolio.
(c) 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.
(2) The district school superintendent shall review and accept the
results of the annual educational evaluation of the student in a home
education program. If the student does not demonstrate educational
progress at a level commensurate with her or his ability, the district
school superintendent shall notify the parent, in writing, that such
progress has not been achieved. The parent shall have 1 year from the
date of receipt of the written notification to provide remedial
instruction to the student. At the end of the 1-year probationary
period, the student shall be reevaluated as specified in paragraph (1
)(c). Continuation in a home education program shall be contingent
upon the student demonstrating educational progress commensurate with
her or his ability at the end of the probationary period.
Yes this was the second source I used to check the law in FL before I
pulled the boys out. And it's even more threatening with the yearly
evals etc...it doesn't sound like it's a *might happen* to me. So
what's the real deal?
Karen
***************************************************************************
(1) A "home education program" is defined in s 1 002.01. The parent is
not required to hold a valid regular Florida teaching certificate.
(a) The parent shall notify the district school superintendent of the
county in which the parent resides of her or his intent to establish
and maintain a home education program. The notice shall be in writing,
signed by the parent, and shall include the names, addresses, and
birth dates of all children who shall be enrolled as students in the
home education program. The notice shall be filed in the district
school superintendent's office within 30 days of the establishment of
the home education program. A written notice of termination of the
home education program shall be filed in the district school
superintendent's office within 30 days after said termination.
(b) The parent shall maintain a portfolio of records and materials.
The portfolio shall consist of the following:
1. A log of educational activities that is made contemporaneously with
the instruction and that 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 for 2 years and shall be made available for
inspection by the district school superintendent, or the district
school superintendent's agent, upon 15 days' written notice. Nothing
in this section shall require the district school superintendent to
inspect the portfolio.
(c) 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.
(2) The district school superintendent shall review and accept the
results of the annual educational evaluation of the student in a home
education program. If the student does not demonstrate educational
progress at a level commensurate with her or his ability, the district
school superintendent shall notify the parent, in writing, that such
progress has not been achieved. The parent shall have 1 year from the
date of receipt of the written notification to provide remedial
instruction to the student. At the end of the 1-year probationary
period, the student shall be reevaluated as specified in paragraph (1
)(c). Continuation in a home education program shall be contingent
upon the student demonstrating educational progress commensurate with
her or his ability at the end of the probationary period.
halfshadow1
-I'm in northern Brevard county(Scottsmoor) I use FFLA (florida family
learning Academy)it's an umbrella school. Kathy is in Titusville and
she charges 10. a year and i just send in the 180 day attendance. I
like that she takes money orders.-- In
[email protected], marbleface@... wrote:
schools in FL, many of which may be equally helpful to unschoolers.
Here's the link:
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/FloridaUmbrella.htm
learning Academy)it's an umbrella school. Kathy is in Titusville and
she charges 10. a year and i just send in the 180 day attendance. I
like that she takes money orders.-- In
[email protected], marbleface@... wrote:
>also note that there is a directory of a number of private/umbrella
> It is legal to unschool in every state.
>
> And I am fine with you listing the link to my website but please
schools in FL, many of which may be equally helpful to unschoolers.
Here's the link:
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/regional/FloridaUmbrella.htm
>school in FL.
> And it is not difficult to establish your own private/umbrella
>
> Nance Confer
>
>
>
>
> 2. you can file your intent
> to homeschool and be required to keep records, get yearly evaluations .
> . . this is the only choice most homeschoolers in Florida are aware of
> and therefore follow; or 3. you can enroll your kids in a private
> school. Umbrella schools are private schools. Here's a link to one
> with a lot of info.:
>
> http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm
> <http://www.freewebs.com/floridaunschoolers/establishanumbrella.htm>
>
> It is legal to unschool in Florida.
>
nanceconfer
I think this just may be a copy of the hsing statute. So, naturally,
it looks like it means more than it does. :)
Here's a link to the FL statutes --
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch1002/part04.htm&StatuteYear=2007&Title=%2D%3E2007%2D%3EChapter%201002%2D%3EPart%20IV
Nance
--- In [email protected], "Karen Swanay"
<luvbullbreeds@...> wrote:
it looks like it means more than it does. :)
Here's a link to the FL statutes --
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch1002/part04.htm&StatuteYear=2007&Title=%2D%3E2007%2D%3EChapter%201002%2D%3EPart%20IV
Nance
--- In [email protected], "Karen Swanay"
<luvbullbreeds@...> wrote:
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> http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/laws/blFL.htm
>
> Yes this was the second source I used to check the law in FL before I
> pulled the boys out. And it's even more threatening with the yearly
> evals etc...it doesn't sound like it's a *might happen* to me. So
> what's the real deal?
>
> Karen
>
>
> (1) A "home education program" is defined in s 1 002.01. The parent is
> not required to hold a valid regular Florida teaching certificate.
>
[email protected]
hello from another former Floridian.....
We unschooled with my daughter starting in '91(she's now 21, in '08), mailed
in our simple little intent form, and found a teacher we really liked by
putting an ad in our local (Tallahassee) newspaper that used buzzwords like 'Holt,
childled learning, etc...'. We kept a sortof scrapbook of Bonnies artsy
things, lots of photos, brochures from theatre gigs, things a parent might keep
anyway. Once a year we chose some fun place, like Blue Springs, and met Jo for a
family picnic. We talked, swam, played games, hiked, just generally visited.
The option exists for teachers to use a very simple form or write a letter if
they are more inclined. It was a really simple and fun choice for our family, we
never had any fallout during all the years we unschooled.
Bonnie still writes to Jo once in a while.
Cait, transplanted to the PNW
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Ideas to please picky eaters.
Watch video on AOL Living.
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
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We unschooled with my daughter starting in '91(she's now 21, in '08), mailed
in our simple little intent form, and found a teacher we really liked by
putting an ad in our local (Tallahassee) newspaper that used buzzwords like 'Holt,
childled learning, etc...'. We kept a sortof scrapbook of Bonnies artsy
things, lots of photos, brochures from theatre gigs, things a parent might keep
anyway. Once a year we chose some fun place, like Blue Springs, and met Jo for a
family picnic. We talked, swam, played games, hiked, just generally visited.
The option exists for teachers to use a very simple form or write a letter if
they are more inclined. It was a really simple and fun choice for our family, we
never had any fallout during all the years we unschooled.
Bonnie still writes to Jo once in a while.
Cait, transplanted to the PNW
**************
Ideas to please picky eaters.
Watch video on AOL Living.
(http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
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