HomeLife Academy NOW provides FULL legal covering to FLORIDA. ~
Testing/Evaluations Optional~
Florida Virtual School Courses Accepted (Listed under "Leon" County)~
Bright Futures Scholarships Granted~
Dual Enrollment Available~
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HomeLife Academy is Recognized by the state of Florida as a private school and is listed with the Florida Department of Education here under LEON County:
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org/Info ... Directory/
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FLORIDA LAWS:According to research done by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, there are three options for Homeschooling in FLORIDA. If you are a FL resident and you choose to register with HLA you will be covered by the provisions of Option 2. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS.
The Florida office is based near Tallahassee, giving HLA a physical presence in FL. This is good news for Florida residents who prefer not to register with the state. Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has endorsed this as Option 2. Click here to read FL state laws for umbrella schools.
If you choose to homeschool through HLA under Option 2 the requirements must be met for registration and record keeping. Testing and Evaluations are optional. Visit FAQ for details. HLA is happy to help homeschoolers in FL! If you have questions please email us from the Contact Us page. Thank you.
NO EXTRA CHARGE:
# $50 for the 1st student
# $20 for each additional
# $100 maximum per family
# Includes instant online grade reporting
This is still a very low annual enrollment fee. And we are excited that this fee will NEVER go up. The additional amount is calculated for you during registration.
FLORIDA EVENTS:PHECCS - Pensacola Home Education Conference and Curriculum Sale http://www.pheccs.com
FPEA - http://www.fpea.com
HERI - http://www.herijax.com/
CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVENTS
FLORIDA HOMESCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS:CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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Does being a member of a HomeLife Academy take the place of Florida's record keeping and testing requirements for homeschoolers?YES. It is not necessary for you to register with the Local education agency if you meet the requirements to be an HLA teacher. The FL state laws for umbrella schools state "More than one homeschool can operate as a private school. A child who attends a private, parachial, religious, or denominational school is exempt for compulsory attendance." - Fla. Stat. Ann. 1002.01(2) Since your child will be attending a private school he/she is exempt from FL state compulsory attendance laws. You and your student will be responsible for meeting all the same requirements that other students of HomeLife Academy are required to meet.
Will my student be required to take standardized tests?Once you withdraw from the state of FL home education program (see below) and are accepted by HomeLife Academy you will be exempt from state requirements for testing. Standardized tests are "Only required for parents complying with the homeschool law in Option one." - HSLDA legal Analysis.
What does the term "600 school" mean?Many private schools serving homeschoolers call themselves "600" or "umbrella" schools. The fact is that they are non-public schools just the same as every other non-public school in Florida. The "600" refers to the statute numbers that some school choose to incorporate under. Incorporatation is not required to to be a non-public school. FPEA has a good description of the various charters: http://www.fpea.com/Guide/index/css/fpea_12.html
Will this cost more than the normal fees?In order to maintain a physical presence in Tallahasse, FL (PO Box, staff, postage, etc.), there will be an additional fee of just $20 per family per year. This fee will be automatically added in the last step of online registration. Fees will be as follows: Annual Registration Fees: $70 for 1st student, $20 for each additional, $120 max. Includes Instant Online Grade Reporting. (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Cash, Check, or Money Order all excepted) ($50 extra for seniors is also required.)
If I am registered with FL how do I withdraw and register only with HLA?When you enroll with HLA, you do NOT need to register with the Home Education program though your county. (Registering with the county as a home education student AND registering with a private school is not statutory. If your county requests it, please follow up with them concerning the law.)
However, if you are currently registered with the state home education program (via your local school board), you must send them a notice of termination. NOTE: This is required of any child registered with the state home education program regardless if you choose to enroll the child in a public school, a private school, or transfer your home education program to another county. Therefore, this is the same process of transferring from the state home education program to any private school.
When you send your letter of withdraw, the only thing required by law is the child's name, address and the parents signature on the letter stating you are "ending your state home education program". You can tell them where you plan to enroll, or if you are moving out of state, but it is not required by law.
Include the following information in your correspondence: HomeLIfe Academy's School Code - 4618 - Leon County.
Please send all requests for records, forms, etc. to our national records office :
HomeLife Academy
PO Box 34758
Memphis, TN 38184
Phone: 888-560-0774
Fax: 901-384-0731
The Florida Mailing Address is:
HomeLife Academy
PO Box 276
Lloyd, FL 32337
What is the difference in a "home education program" and a "private school" ?
HLA is simply a private school. If you want to conduct a home education program #1 applies. However, we are defined by #2.
1002.01 Definitions.--
(1) A "home education program" means the 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).
(2) A "private school" is a nonpublic school defined as an individual, association, copartnership, or corporation, or department, division, or section of such organizations, that designates itself as an educational center that includes kindergarten or a higher grade or as an elementary, secondary, business, technical, or trade school below college level or any organization that provides instructional services that meet the intent of s. 1003.01(13) or that gives preemployment or supplementary training in technology or in fields of trade or industry or that offers academic, literary, or career training below college level, or any combination of the above, including an institution that performs the functions of the above schools through correspondence or extension, except those licensed under the provisions of chapter 1005. A private school may be a parochial, religious, denominational, for-profit, or nonprofit school. This definition does not include home education programs conducted in accordance with s. 1002.41.
>>>More: http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index. ... /Sec01.HTM
Does HLA submit any forms to the state?
Yes. We are required by law to submit an annual data base form to the FL Dept. of Education.
1002.42 Private schools.--
(2) ANNUAL PRIVATE SCHOOL SURVEY.--
(a) The Department of Education shall organize, maintain, and annually update a database of educational institutions within the state coming within the provisions of this section. There shall be included in the database of each institution the name, address, and telephone number of the institution; the type of institution; the names of administrative officers; the enrollment by grade or special group (e.g., career education and exceptional child education); the number of graduates; the number of instructional and administrative personnel; the number of days the school is in session; and such data as may be needed to meet the provisions of this section and s. 1003.23(2).
(b) For the purpose of organizing, maintaining, and updating this database, each private school shall annually execute and file a database survey form on a date designated by the Department of Education which shall include a notarized statement ascertaining that the owner of the private school has complied with the provisions of paragraph (c). For the purpose of this section, "owner" means any individual who is the chief administrative officer of a private school.
>>>More: http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index. ... ction%2042
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