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New students:

Submit a Notice of Intent (PDF) to establish a home education program. 

If your child is currently attending a Broward County Public School:

• Withdraw your student from school
• Submit a Notice of Intent (PDF) to establish a home education program. 

If you have not previously attended a school in the District, and want to participate in a District School Service you will also need to submit:

• Submit a Notice of Intent (PDF) to establish a home education program
• Proof of residency (driver's license)
• Birth certificate of the student

The notice of intent can be sent to us electronically at HOME.EDUCATION@BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM 

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The parent/guardian enrolling a student in a Home Education Program must:

1. Provide an  Annual Evaluation (PDF) for each student, no later than each anniversary of his/her date of registration with the Home School Education program or upon termination, whichever date occurs first.
2. Preserve each student’s portfolio for two years and make it available for inspection by the Superintendent’s designee, with a written notice.
3. Maintain a portfolio of records and materials including a daily log of educational activities (title/author of reading materials) and samples of student work products (e.g., worksheets, writing samples) for all subjects.
4. Annual evaluations can be mailed or emailed to our office.

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For your convenience, below is a list of evaluators that have indicated their interest in completing annual evaluations for Broward Home Education Students.  If you are an evaluator and would like to be on this list, please provide a copy of your Florida Teaching Certificate to our office. 

List of Home Education Evaluators

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Per State Statute, 1002.41, annual evaluations shall comply with one of the following 5 options:

1. A Florida certified teacher (valid regular teaching certificate) chosen by the parent/guardian shall evaluate the child’s educational progress based on a review of the portfolio and discussion with the student;  OR
2. The student shall take a nationally-normed achievement test administered by a certified teacher;  OR
3. The student may take a state student assessment test used by the school district and administered by a certified teacher, at a location and under testing conditions approved by the school district.  OR
4. The student shall be evaluated by an individual holding a valid, active license pursuant to the provisions of s. 490.003(7) or (8);  OR
5. The student shall be evaluated with any other valid measurement tool mutually agreed upon by the school district and the student’s parent

If your child is working in FLVS FLEX, you may send in the FLVS transcript as the annual evaluation as long as the student completed a total of 4 courses (segment 1 and 2 for each course) during the previous academic year. 

The Home Education Office does not have access to any third-party educational records.

This includes all virtual correspondence curriculum, books, or curriculum (FLVS, BVED).

Our office does NOT process testing requests for PEP Scholarship Recipients. Please contact the District Assessment Office at 754-321-2500 for more information. 

1) The registration window for WINTER EOC assessments is now open.

• Please be advised that testing will occur in person at a test site determined by the District, which may or may not be the student's boundaried school.
• You will be sent an email advising you of "next steps" once the registration window has closed. Your registration will be considered "pending" until you receive the confirmation email. 
• This is NOT the registration process for PEP students. PEP students should contact the District Assessment Office at (754) 321-2500 for information on how PEP students register for state testing.
• The registration window for WINTER EOC 2024 testing will close on Friday, November 1, 2024. Testing will occur on December 5, 2024, at McArthur High School. 

If you fit these criteria and would like to take a Winter 2024 Assessment, please click on the registration link below. 

https://bcps.browardschools.com/research/ss/eocExamReg.asp

NOTE: Home-schooled students in Florida are not required to take any standardized tests, per State Statute. An EOC is NOT required to earn the final grade if the entire course was completed as a home-schooled student, even if the student returns to a traditional school. 

The Algebra EOC does, however, does satisfy the math graduation requirement if the student receives a passing score. This information is being provided for those students who wish to return to a traditional school.

2) The deadline to register for the PSAT has passed.

3) The registration window to take AP exams is now open.

• Students taking AP courses through FLVS FLEX will need to obtain the "Join Code Request Form" from FLVS and forward it to home.education@browardschools.com for home school verification. Once it is returned to the student, the student will need to forward the form to the AP Coordinator at the boundaried school to receive the Join Code(s). The student will then need to log into their College Board account and input the join code no later than 11/14/24 so that the exam is ordered.
• Students taking AP courses through a curriculum provider other than FLVS will need to contact the home education office at home.education@browardschools.com for further instructions.
• The regular registration window for AP 2025 testing will close on Thursday, November 14, 2024. Testing will occur in May. 

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We are currently signing dual enrollment forms for the fall and spring term.

Broward College 

• Broward College now has an electronic application.  Please visit their website to submit the dual enrollment form.  Be sure to click on the Home Education tab. 
• Broward College has set up an email for questions. The email is dual@broward.edu.

Florida Atlantic University

• FAU Dual Enrollment registration (external Link )
• Submit the Non-Public School Form (Only submit Statement of Legal Compliance to the Home Education Office)

Florida International University 

• Submit a request for a verification letter

Broward Technical Colleges  

• Broward Technical College Application
• Home Education Verification Form - BTC 
• Atlantic Technical College Orientation Schedule
• Technical Programs

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correspondence with the BCPS Home School Education Office: 

If you mail the form, include a self-addressed postage-paid envelope.

Electronic submissions can be sent  HOME.EDUCATION@BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM

The form will only be signed if your child will be in compliance with an annual evaluation at the time that the semester starts.

To participate, complete an application and submit directly to Bright Futures (external link).  There are time sensitive deadlines to follow.  An account must be created by the parent.

Community service hours should be submitted to the Home Education Office on the service provider's letterhead.

• Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) requires 100 hours.
• Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) requires 75 hours.
   

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MUSIC

For any secondary student to be eligible to participate in Florida interscholastic music activities such as FSMA sanctioned Music Performance Assessments (MPAs) they must be enrolled/registered at a public school, private school, public charter school, home education music cooperative, or virtual school that is a member of FSMA. In addition, the student must be a regularly participating member in the appropriate middle school or high school performing ensemble (band, chorus, orchestra, or guitar ensemble) from that FSMA member school.

A home-education student must either be a regularly participating member in an ensemble listed above or enrolled/registered at a home education music cooperative. In addition, the student must be a regular participating member of an ensemble equivalent to the above in the music cooperative. Home education students must be sponsored by their Active FMEA/Component member teacher from that home education music cooperative.

• Music Form: Verification for Home Education (external link)
• Complete Section A, and send this form to the home education office.

SPORTS

To participate in a school athletics organization, Home School Education students must complete the Home Education Registration Verification "EL7" form (external link) and send it to the Home School Education office

EXTRACURRICULAR

For Home School Verification (HSV) prior to participating in an extracurricular activity at the boundaried school, please complete the HSV form and send it to the Home School Education office.

Extracurricular HSV Form

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Schools/programs may require an original form.

For correspondence with the BCPS Home School Education Office: 

If you mail the form, include a self-addressed postage-paid envelope.

Electronic submissions can be sent   HOME.EDUCATION@BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM

The form will only be signed if your child will be in compliance with an annual evaluation at the time that the sport/music session starts.

Requests are processed in the order they are received.

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A Notice of Termination (PDF) is required within 30 days of completion or termination of a home education program.   

Please note that as of July 1, 2018, Florida Statute requires that you submit an annual evaluation with the notice of termination.

You will receive an automated confirmation.

Requests are processed in the order they are received.

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If you would like to volunteer to be on the Portfolio Review Committee, please submit the form.

Parent Volunteer Form (PDF)

The form can be sent to us electronically at: HOME.EDUCATION@BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM.

Please visit the sections for each of these categories for more information.

Notice of Intent (PDF)

Annual Evaluation (PDF)

Notice of Termination (PDF)

Additional forms

Affidavit of Completion

Broward College - dual enrollment (external source)

DMV Reinstatement (external source)

FAU- dual enrollment (external source)

Music Form Verification for Home Education Students (external source)

Sports EL7 Form for Home Education Students (external source)

Transfer of Home Education Program