Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20072 min read
1003.21 (2)(b) School Attendance – State may not regulate curriculum
(1) (a) 1. All children who have attained the age of 6 years or who will have attained the age of 6 years by February 1 of any school...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20071 min read
1003.01(16) – Regular School Attendance
(16) “Regular school attendance” means the actual attendance of a student during the school day as defined by law and rules of the State...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20075 min read
1002.41 – Home Education Program
(1) As used in this section, the term “home education program” has the same meaning as in s. 1002.01. A home education program is not a...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20071 min read
1002.37- Florida Virtual School
1002.37(b) The mission of the Florida Virtual School is to provide students with technology-based educational opportunities to gain the...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20071 min read
1001.21 Governance – Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs
The state recognizes the contributions of private schools and home education programs in providing alternatives to public school...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20071 min read
1000.21(6) Definition of Parent
Florida Statute Definition of Parent. Updated 2024
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 27, 20071 min read
Statistics and Research
Trends in ACT Composite Scores among Homeschooled Students National Center For Education Statistics: Homeschooling in the United States:...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Tracking Test Scores
Taking the SAT, ACT or PSAT? The Home Education Foundation (HEF) compiles scores of home-educated students for future comparison...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
How Do We Use Dual Enrollment?
How do home schoolers fit into the Dual Enrollment situation? M.S., Volusia County Public schools sign an articulation agreement with...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Dual Enrollment Registration
Question: Our local community college is telling our students, who are currently enrolled in a private school, that they must register...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Teaching Other Children
May a parent have their CHILD home educated by another parent as long as the parent of the CHILD gives the teaching parent directions? If...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
GED vs. Diploma
I have looked into getting my G.E.D before, but I have not taken the test. Why/How is the High School Diploma better than the G.E.D?...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Donations From a Non-Profit
Our support group is a registered "not-for-profit" corporation. How can we donate money to HEF's lobbying organization? If a non-profit...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20072 min read
Receiving Services through the County
A mom in our group is ready to home school her Kindergarten-aged child. The child has been receiving speech therapy through the schools...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Private Schooler in Public School Band
Question: A parent of a student who is registered under a private (600) school has her child taking band at our local public high school....
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
Social Security’s New Home School Flow Chart
For some years, the Social Security Administration has permitted home schoolers to receive benefits in some cases. Yet, the agency used a...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
HOPE Scholarship Tax Credit
Federal legislation allows eligible postsecondary students or their parents to receive tax credit for 100% of the first $1,000 of tuition...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
The National Merit Scholarship
The National Merit Scholarship program is a very home school friendly program. It requires a bit of initiative on the part of the parent...
Brenda Dickinson
Jan 25, 20071 min read
All-County and All-State Music Programs
In 1996 the Legislature passed the “Craig Dickinson Act” Fl.St. 232.425 pertaining to interscholastic extracurricular student activities....
