Florida statutes provide prospective homeschoolers with three options.
1 Homeschoolers may establish a home education program as defined in the statutes:

• by sending a Notice of Intent to their local school superintendent
• maintaining a log of activities and samples of work
• filing an annual evaluation using one of five evaluation choices.

2. They may enroll in a private school that offers a homeschooling option and follow the procedures set by the school.
3. They may hire a private tutor.

All of these options can work well for unschoolers.

For more related information go to Information and resources for homeschooling in Florida

Florida Statutes — 2002

Title XLVII
K-20 EDUCATION CODE

Chapter 1002
STUDENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS AND EDUCATIONAL CHOICES

PART IV
HOME EDUCATION, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, OTHER EDUCATION OPTIONS

1002.41 Home education programs.
1002.42 Private schools.
1002.43 Private tutoring programs.

statutes/index

Private School option:
Private Schools for Homeschoolers

Discussion List/Forum:
Florida Home Education Law List
Open, secular list of more than 100 home-educating parents in Florida, who discuss information and interpretations of hs issues, contact district officials when problems arise, and are building useful files and bookmarks for homeschooling families’ research.

NHEN.org Legal & Legislative Forum http://nhen.org/forum/
Search under Florida — various discussions related to homeschooling in Florida.

GCHSA  Gulfcoast Homeschool Association
We are a non-denominational support group in SW Florida for all families who choose homeschooling. We celebrate diversity and welcome others regardless of individual differences. We work together to provide our children with a variety of fun and exciting learning experiences.

No matter one’s age, the start of school triggers powerful memories: pristine notebooks and lunchboxes, the intoxicating aroma of fresh markers, a first-day outfit, planned with the precision of a NASA launch.

But what does back-to-school mean for the approximately 2 million American kids educated at home?

Even nailing down an exact start date can be a challenge. After all, these are people who chafe at convention, so anything that carries a whiff of regimentation is hard to come by.

"We don’t really do back-to-school because we never stopped learning," said 16-year-old Katrina Atkin of Evanston, who has followed an alternative path since kindergarten.

Still, there are some unique rituals — some just for fun, some quasi-educational — that mark the transition, especially now that home schooling is a larger and more diverse endeavor than when it was synonymous with white Christian conservatives.

Ann Wasserman (shown with Keegan, left, and Katrina Atkin) says a field trip “helps us ease into an academic mind-set.” (Tribune photo by Heather Stone / August 29, 2007)

Lots more of the story,
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