home education
NOTICE:
Effective January 9, 2013,
the Home Education Office
will no longer provide written home education enrollment confirmation letters.
Verification of enrollment for students whose parents will be providing instruction through Florida Virtual Schools (FLVS)
will be performed online by the
DCPS Home Education Office through
the FLVS online verification process.
NOTICE:
Participation in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT 2.0) is optional for home education students. If you choose to have your child participate with Duval
County Public Schools, you must submit the
attached registration form by the required deadline date.
To determine which school your student is zoned to
attend,
click here.
Home Education
Home Education is a
parent-directed education alternative. Home
Education allows the freedom to explore and learn at the
pace of the individual student. Parents who
provide instruction to their children at home are
requested to read carefully and comply with all of the
state statutes and regulations governing the operation
of a Home Education Program. This site contains
information about the Home Education Program. The
materials provided will give you the necessary
information to initiate and maintain a Home Education
Program for your child(ren).
In order to properly notify
the superintendent of schools of their intent to
establish a Home Education Program, parents are
requested to complete the enclosed notification form and
mail or fax it
within 30 days of establishment of the program.
Florida Statute 1002.41
requires that you notify the District Superintendent of
Schools in writing of your intent to initiate a Home
Education Program. Upon receipt of your Letter of
Intent, this office will send you a letter of
notification that will provide you with documentation
that your Home Education Program is registered with the
state, as the law requires. Please click on the link below
to download a copy of the district’s Home Education
Program Guidelines and Program Procedures Packet.
The parent/guardian is
responsible for maintaining a portfolio of materials and
records for each registered child as well as furnishing
the Superintendent of Schools with an annual educational
evaluation of each child's academic progress. Any cost
related to the Home Education Program or the evaluation
is the responsibility of the parent or guardian.
Considering
Home Education
Home education is defined by
Florida Statute as "sequentially progressive instruction
of a student directed by his or her parent in order to
satisfy the attendance requirements of SS. 1002.41,
1003.01 (4), and 1003.21 (1)." The law requires that the
parent meet one of the following conditions:
- The parent must
hold a valid regular
Florida
certificate in the subjects or grades to be taught
and complies with any other requirements prescribed
by law, or
- The parent does not
hold a valid regular certificate to teach but
complies with the following requirements:
- Notifies the superintendent of schools
of the county in which the parent resides of his
or her intent to establish a home education
program.
- Maintains a portfolio of records and
materials.
- Provides an annual educational
evaluation.
Terminating a Home
Education Program
To close your home education
program you must submit a letter of termination to the
home education office. The letter of termination
must include the child’s legal name, the date of
termination and your signature. Termination letters may
be mailed to the Home Education Office, Duval
County
Public Schools, 1701 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32207
After terminating your
program you must re-enroll your child or children in a
public or private school if they are of compulsory
school age.
For more information, contact
Gloria R. Lockley at (904) 390-2476 or
lockleyg@duvalschools.org.
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