Parent Responsibilities in Establishing a Home Schooling Program

1. Send a notice of intent to home school to the district school superintendent (Intent to Home School Form)
2. Maintain a portfolio of records
3. Make your portfolio available for inspection by the superintendent upon a 15-day written notice
4. Submit an annual evaluation for each homeschooled child to the superintendent
5. Preserve the portfolio of each homeschooled child for two years
6. Submit a letter of termination upon completion of your home education program, upon enrollment in a public or private school, or upon moving from Monroe County.

Florida law regarding Home Education

Statutes 1002.41
https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2010/1002.41

• Home education students may participate in interscholastic extracurricular student activities in accordance with the provisions of 1006.15.
• Home education students may participate in the Bright Futures Scholarship Program in accordance with the provisions of 1009.53.
• Home education students may participate in dual enrollment programs in accordance with the provisions of 1007.27 and 1007.271.
• Home education students are eligible for admission to community colleges in accordance with the provisions of 1007.263.
• Home education program students may receive testing and evaluation services at diagnostic and resource centers, in accordance with the provisions of 1006.03.