John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
Dear Leaders, During the 2001 Legislative Session the McKay Scholarship bill passed into law. While this bill does not impact the vast...

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Transfer of High School Credit
Are you considering enrolling your home educated high school student into public school? The Transfer of Credit Rule will give you the...

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Taking the SAT, ACT or PSAT?
The Home Education Foundation (HEF) compiles scores of home-educated students for future comparison purposes. Individual student...

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Need Brenda to speak to your group?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] HEF is supported solely by contributions of Florida home educators. PO Box 12563 ...

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1003.4282(6) -Transfer of Credit
UNIFORM TRANSFER OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS.—Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, if a student transfers to a Florida public high school...

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Home Education Forms
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] HEF is supported solely by contributions of ...

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1007.271 – Dual Enrollment
(1) The dual enrollment program is the enrollment of an eligible secondary student or home education student in a postsecondary course...

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1007.27 – Articulated Accelerated Mechanisms
(4) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide articulated acceleration mechanisms for students who are in home education programs,...

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1007.263 – Community College Admissions
Each Florida College System institution board of trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of students subject to this...

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1003.27(2)(c) – Nonenrollment & Nonattendance
(2) NONENROLLMENT AND NONATTENDANCE CASES.— (c) Each designee of the governing body of each private school and each parent whose child is...

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1006.15 – Extracurricular Activities “The Craig Dickinson Act”
1006.15 – The Craig Dickinson Act - Student standards for participation in interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular student...

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1003.26(1)(f) – Truancy Law
1. If the parent of a child who has been identified as exhibiting a pattern of nonattendance enrolls the child in a home education...

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1003.23(2) Attendance Records And Reports.- Not Required
Attendance records and reports.- (1) The attendance of all public K-12 school students shall be checked each school day in the manner...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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1000.21(6) Definition of Parent
Florida Statute Definition of Parent. Updated 2024

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Statistics and Research
Trends in ACT Composite Scores among Homeschooled Students National Center For Education Statistics: Homeschooling in the United States:...

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