Exceptional Student Services

Seven Frequently Asked Questions About Home Education and Exceptional Student Education Services

1. What should a parent do to receive an evaluation if they suspect their child has a disability?
2. What is required of the parent as related to the evaluation ...

Extra Curricular Activities

Home-educated students in Florida have the opportunity to participate in Extracurricular activities. Florida Statutes 232.425, known as the Craig Dickinson Act, guarantees this opportunity. However, this was not always the case. The following is a hi...

Bright Futures Scholarships

Could you explain the basic guidelines for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship for home educated children?

Where Do I Start?

I’m a mother of a 3 year old who I’m planning on home schooling, but the problem is where do I start?? Is there somewhere I can go for the "Dummies Guide" on what paperwork needs to be filled out, where to send and when this nee...

FACTS.org

A VALUABLE TOOL FOR HOME EDUCATORS IN FLORIDA

If you have not discovered this website, you will be amazed at the tools available to you.  The Florida Department of Education designed this web site to provide high school academic advising to public stu...

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Everything You to Want to Know about Florida's Virtual Education

HEF has been sorting out all the variations of s. 1002.45 F.S. which passed in the final days of the 2009 Session.  There was “virtually” no public discussion of the bill, and the conforming bill appeared with the budget 4 days before the end of Sess...

New Eligibilty Form For Sports!

The FHSAA has changed the EL 07 form required for eligibility for sports participation. We are providing a Guide to the new form under the Extracurricular Activities link on this site. Please read the Guide before filling out the new form.