Resources

Colorado Homeschool Law

• Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)  
• Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) (NOTE: I highly recommend membership with HSLDA!)
• View the actual law here (if you want more than the summaries above)

Florida Homeschool Law

• ​Association of Florida Evaluators (AFE)
• ​Florida Homeschool Association
• ​Home School Legal defense Association (HSLDA) (NOTE: I highly recommend membership with HSLDA!)

"Notice of Intent to Homeschool" 
​Unless you are enrolled with an independent (“umbrella”) school, you'll need to file a "Notice of Intent to Home School" with your school district within two weeks of beginning instruction (Colorado) or 30 days (Florida).
These are sometimes referred to as an NOI or LOI (Letter of Intent).
​It's not as intimidating as it sounds! Sample forms can be found in the links above. 

Quick Start Guides:
• Colorado
• Florida

The Essence of Homeschooling Podcast has all sorts of tips and encouragement!  



​High School Dual Enrollment
Many colleges, both secular and Christian, offer dual enrollment programs for high schoolers, either online or on campus, at a reduced rate. Here are a couple of examples so you can get the idea:
• Grand Canyon University 
• Liberty University

*Coloradans, consider enrolling with Colorado Early Colleges (CEC). This charter school program allows your high school student to attend a local community college for "free" (potentially earning an associate degree).
*Dual enrollment is also available in Florida, and may be paid for if you use the Step Up! PEP program.
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*Fun fact: dual enrollment classes earn a weighted GPA on your high schooler's transcript!

Special Needs
Many of my evaluation families have found the following helpful:

• HSLDA's "Struggling Learner"
• Dianne Craft
• WowzaBrain 
• Mara's Online Reading Tutoring (Uses Barton, an Orton-Gillingham influenced system.)
• Ask me about Vision Therapy
• SPED Homeschool
  
  

High School Transcripts
The good news is, high school transcripts aren't as intimidating as they may seem!
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Click here for some practical how-to's from HSLDA.

The Umbrella School/Statheros Academy has a fantastic DIY transcript here! You can find other helpful information on their site as well.
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FastTranscripts offers a nifty transcript generator, as well as other services and information.

Or, schedule a consultation if you'd like more one-on-one help.

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