How To Keep Records For Your Homeschooled Child
From Beverly Hernandez
It is important to keep good records of your child's homeschooled years. Stay on top of your record keeping so that if you ever decide to put your child in school, everything will be in order.
Time Required: 2 hours
Here's How:
- Check to see if your state has specific record keeping requirements.
- Obtain your child's cumulative file from the public or private school they previously attended.
- Begin keeping a cumulative file or portfolio if your child is just beginning school. You can use a regular file folder or purchase a cumulative file from a school supply store.
- Keep a course of study form on file for each year. A course of study is a list of the subjects that will be taught and what materials will be used to teach each subject.
- Keep you child's health and immunization records in the cumulative file. Contact your local health department for the necessary forms.
- Attendance records are typically required. This can be accomplished by keeping a calendar of days your child "attends" school.
- It is helpful to keep a record of the child's progress in each subject. You can do this as a progress report or a report card.
- If your child is high school level, you'll need to begin a high school transcript.
- Keep samples of your child's work.
- You might also like to keep a record of books your child has read.
Tips:
Most support groups provide the forms necessary for record keeping.
It's easier to do your quarterly progress reports and/or report cards if you keep a daily journal of some sort.
Record keeping doesn't have to be complicated. Simple records are fine, just be consistent.
