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What
is Home Education?
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A student
must be of school age to be enrolled in Home Education as specified
in section 1003.21,
Florida Statutes (F.S.).
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The
law requires the custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) of home education
students to:
- Notices
of Intent and Termination should be mailed or faxed to:
School District of Palm Beach County Home Education Office
3308 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite C-124
West Palm Beach, FL 33406-5813
(Fax: 561-434-8447)
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are many home education parent support groups in
Palm Beach County. Support groups provide assistance regarding curriculum,
instruction, educational activities, annual evaluators, and
other educational needs. To receive a list of support groups, call
the Home Education Office at 561-434-8052.
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Education students may access instruction, if eligible, at
their zoned school if the class is related to an
extracurricular activity (section
1006.15, F.S.) the student participates in and/or relates to the
student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) for Exceptional Student
Education (ESE). In order to begin this process, contact your zoned
public school.
If
a home education student enrolls in a public school within the School
District of Palm Beach County, grade placement and credits
will be determined by the school administrator(s) according to district
policies (district
policy 8.14). The student's curriculum, portfolio, official
transcripts (e.g., accredited correspondence programs), and annual
evaluations may be reviewed at the school prior to placement or
credit decisions.
- If
your child is currently enrolled in a public or private school,
please complete the withdrawal process prior to enrolling in Home
Education. In order to begin this process, contact the school your
child attends.
- The School
District of Palm Beach County does not provide books, curricula, or
materials for home education students. Off-Adoption Textbooks (books
no longer used in our district schools) may be available to the public
by contacting your local school.
- The FCAT is one of 5 options of the Annual Evaluation for home
education students. Call (561) 434-8052 between December
1 and January 15 if you wish to pre-register your child (grades 3-11) for the FCAT.
- If
a home education student enrolls in a public school within the School
District of Palm Beach County, grade placement and credits
will be determined by the school administrator(s) according to district
policies. The student's curriculum, portfolio, official transcripts
(e.g., accredited correspondence programs), and annual evaluations
may be reviewed at the school prior to placement or credit decisions.
- Students
with a prior pattern of public school nonattendance
may be subject to monthly portfolio reviews in accordance with Florida
law (section
1003.26, Florida Statutes).
- For further
information, including translations in Spanish,
Haitian-Creole, and Portuguese,
please contact the Home Education Office at (561) 434-8052.
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The district prohibits discrimination
against students, employees, and applicants on the basis of religion,
race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, marital status, age, parental
status and disability in any of its programs, services or activities. |
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