how do i find examples on how to start a high school transcript for a home school child???
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There isn't usually a "transcript" per se but if you are truly home schooling your child then you would have had to go through and get approval from your home school district which would have minimum standards that had to be met. If you use an organization to help with your home school program then you may already have access to a transcript through them. For example, if your child is home schooled or takes distance learning classes through flvs.net (Florida Virtual School) they can provide you with an accredited transcript. \n\nOften home school children do compile a transcript of sorts that they can attach as a copy to their application or show during the interview process with a college. These are generally acceptable for admittance along with relevant SAT/ACT scores but they will not be acceptable for scholarships and/or government financial aid for college. Home school students also may have to take placement exams to demonstrate their knowledge or core minimum requirements -- example, SAT Subject Test in French to demonstrate the pre-requisite 2 years of foreign language.
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sear&#92;ch for it on the web i bet sadlier oxford has a website with training materials. anyway i bet your library does too normally libraries carry all highschool books nearby. also just print all the words n a 2 word def in sixe four font, earned myself a 100% on my junior vocab final
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First, find out what your state requirements are.  Go to www.hslda.org  or  www.nhen.org  so you know what is expected.  Then you decide what type of curriculum you are interested in:  all book work, computer work, on-line programs, correspondence type.  There are tons of curriculum to choose from.  You could also try to talk with other homeschoolers to find out what they use and why they like it.\nWith that being said, we use Alpha Omega's Switched On Schoolhouse.   We love it, it's all done on the computer.  I know several people who use Sonlight curriculum, Bob Jones, and Saxon.  Any of these are excellent choices.\nChoosing what to use is an overwhelming task that you have to be somewhat patient and persistent with.  Then most families try several ones before they fine "the" one that works for them.\n\nI did not mean to sound so negative.  We LOVE homeschooling and would never do anything else.  Choosing curriculum can just be a huge ordeal!\n\nGood luck with it all.
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.
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Contact your state board of education; they probably have a website you can send mail to.  If the information is not posted on the site, you can probably order it; copying or postage charges may apply.  Your local high school principal's office might be willing to get you a copy, too.
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That would be a tough job.  Often schools have websites with staff lists.  That might be a place to start.  Good luck with your search.
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I found the following at http://www.nche.com/law.html . It sounds like the easiest thing to do would be to locate a support group that organizes testing.\n\nTesting\nThe state law requires each home school to administer a nationally standardized achievement test, or other nationally standardized equivalent measure to all students. The state does not dictate which test must be given or who is to administer it. If your students are younger than 7, or older than 16 and not desiring to drive, they are not required to be listed on the "Notice of Intent" form and therefore are not required to be tested.\n\nMany local support groups organize group testing for their members. If you are interested in group testing, contact your local support group leader. If you need help in finding the support group nearest you, contact the NCHE office. A good source of information for those who are organizing a group is the NCHE Homeschool Leader's Handbook. \n\nTests may also be ordered and administered individually. Below are sources of some of the commonly used tests. The first two are designed for group testing and are available for all grade levels.\n\nCalifornia Achievement Test\nSource:\nBayside School Services • 800-723-3057\nCrosspointe Educational Services • (919) 577-1238\nSoutheast Educational Associates • (540) 496-7791\nThurber's Educational Assessments• (919) 967-5282\nIowa Test of Basic Skills\nSource: \nBJU Press, Testing Service • (800) 845-5731\nPiedmont Education Services • (336) 924-2494\nWoodcock Johnson Psycho-educational Test \n(designed for individual testing and administrable to all grade levels)\nSource: \nEducational Consultants, Private Schools and Learning Centers. Check the phone book or contact your local support group leader or NCHE.
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Have you looked into ARVS?  It is a public charter school in Arkansas that you use at home.  It uses the k12 curriculum and you can find the ARVS website on www.k12.com.  Just click on options for your state and you should find the link there.  They may not have any openings, but if they do it will be totally free and they will ship you a computer to use as well. \n\nOtherwise check out local homeschool groups - search yahoo groups for northwest arkansas home school groups and you will find several.  There are many low or no cost resources for homeschooling but it takes a little research to find what will work for your child.\n\nThe paperwork is very easy, just fill out the letter of intent and waiver, then take it to your superintendent's office.  You'll find these forms at this site: http://arkansased.org/schools/schools_home.html
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I am in California and it doesn't matter what grade they are in. You can take them out of school and homeschool them. As for the affidavit since the public school already has a record I would check to see if you have to fill anything else stating she is homeschooled for this year. I would go to the hslda.com website. They tell you all the laws. My sister in law just pulled her daughter out of school to homeschool and her Superintendant told her she didn't have to fill our the affidavit because it was past the date of filing and the school already had her on record. Don't quote me on this because I don't want to give you the wrong impression. I think it depends on the district and where you are at in California. it shouldn't be a problem. Better to get her out now before she gets into trouble or bad grades.
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I know what you mean! I had to start hs my 7 yr dd cause the school would not help with her learning problems.\nFirst, each state has a homeschool agency with a website. I guess google your state name and add 'homeschool agency' . This should have the laws listed, forms to download and copy, etc.\nSecond, NEVER have anything to do with the public schools ever again LOL\nNa, really, the law in my state is that the schools are not legally required to help anyone who homeschools, but they can at their discretion. Wouldn't hurt to ask.\nAnd, I don't have much money either. So here's what I have learned.\n1. There are SO MANY websites that you can use for every subject! I use the internet a LOT for school! The problem I have wiht this though, is it takes SO MUCH of my time searching and finding what to use. I guess this is what I have to do cause I don't have much money!!\n2. EBAY!! I buy books, workbooks, supplies, etc.\nI can't buy any kind of curriculum so I mix it up and use whatever.\n(you have to make sure of your state laws allow this)\n3.Do free field trips, grocery store outings, library, hospital tours, go to courthouse, post office, bank, etc. On your own and have field days at these places.\nUse chalk outside to do math, spelling words etc. Go outside for science nature walk and make collage with what you find.\n4. Join a local homeschool group. They are wonderful! You get together with other kids and have fun days, field trips, do classes together, PE, art, 4H, girl and boy scouts, etc.\nI thought public school had more to offer than homeschool, but NO WAY!!\n\nDoing all these things, I have spent less than $75 for a whole year, plus most of the things I bought can be used for years to come. (I know $75 is a LOT but I managed somehow?)\nsome people spend up in the thousands doing this.\n\nIf your children have learning problems, schools do NOT help with this. Oh they say they do but belive me they don't. Anyway, homeschool is so much better for learning problems IF you know what the problem is and if you KNOW WHAT to do for the problem.\nAnd, all children have their own 'learning style' and schools only cater to ONE style- reading and writing. What about the kids who learn better visually, verbally, auditory? \nThat's the problem my dd had, and now I can choose what, how, when, etc on teaching her to learn in the way she learns best.\nNow, she's doing so much better than she would EVER do in public school.
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Try collegeboard.org, it will give you great background on the process.
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you should be able to access the high school curriculum from your l.e.a. (local education authority)...work from this and you can't go wrong....hope this helps
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Check your state's department of education website.  Your state may have a "virtual School" in which you can take classes that will count toward graduation.  Check to make sure there are no special exceptions for home schoolers.
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Try http://www.k12.com\nThis one is expensive, but very high quality. I use it with one of my homeschooled children. Much of the curriclum is delivered directly via the online school and the lesson planning/scheduling tools are fantastic! The parent is still the primary instructor.\n\nIf the main reason you are looking into online homeschooling is that you wish to have a teacher do the teaching, you have a broader array of options than just online curriculum. Abeka has a video-based homeschool version of its curriculum. The students watch the videoa of real classroom teachers. With yet another option the student sends thier work in to the teacher for grading and all student records are maintained by the school. \n\nHere are some additional video or computer-based curriculums and supplements:\n\nVideotext Algebra. This series of video modules will take the student from introductory algebra through algebra II. The series has been donated to our homeschool lending library, but we have not used it personally.\n\nDIVE CD-ROMs for Saxon Algebra and for several of the major science curriculums. We have used the DIVE supplement to the Saxon Advanced Mathematics textbook. It provides a computerized whiteboard demonstration of a teacher working through the example problems. It does not give the whiteboard solutions to every problem in the text. There is a new video curriculum out that works out every problem's solution, but I have not been able to remember the name of it. Some internet research might turn it up for you.\n\nCybered - Most of the science courses are offered from midle school level to high school. We have several of these and have used their online subscription service while they had it. These are excellent!\n\nSwitched On Schoolhouse. This one is a complete curriculum with all the instruction, record keeping, and testing being done via computer. I used a trila of this many years ago. It looked pretty good.\n\nThe Institute for Excellence in Writing now has a DVD version of their composition curriculum. We used the teacher led version for our writing co-op a few years ago and it was wonderful. I have not seen the DVD version, but it is taught by Dr. Padewa himself. It should be excellent. One of the students who graduated from our co-op using the teacher led version won a state level composition contest and my son scored in the top 94th percentile in rhetoric on his ACT test. It is really good.\n\nThere are many new online high schools now that I have not researched. Includeing several run by major universities. A bit of research should turn up several of them. I have a few links in 'My Favorites' that I saved a while back. You can start here:\nhttp://www.highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm\nhttp://www.homeschoolersofmaine.org/high_school_&_beyond.htm#Free%20Online%20Courses\nhttp://www.cis.upenn.edu/~brada/homeschooling.html
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I tend not to be too grade specific as a homeschooler and look more for what is interesting and fun, but I have found one grade specific site that I like to use. The section for 8th grade (also would be great for 9th grade) is at: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_original.htm\nThat is a free site also which is what I mostly use. Hope that helps!
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As a home school Mom, I use the Internet to get alot of information. You can search by grade or subject. Use something like Google or just search- you can be very specific or very broad- you will find a ton of information out there. Many site offer free down-loadable pages- educational and for fun! Also many stores offer workbooks that could be used in teaching many different subjects.
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Home School Legal Defense Association is a great resource.  You can get started by visiting their site at: http://www.hslda.org .  They have information by state, including the forms necessary to enroll and the laws of each state concerning enrollment.  I would start there.\n\nAlso, here is a list of home school support groups in California.  You may want to be in touch with a local group.  It's good to meet people who are already experienced and can help you with the enrollment process, etc.  http://www.homeschool.com/supportgroups/default.asp?State=CA&b2=View+Groups\n\nGood luck.