It is almost that time! Depending on where you live, and what stage your homeschooler is in, it is very likely that you need to summarize your homeschoolers year. Personally, I need to compile my son’s year in an effort to get his college entry portfolio started. I am also required to write a report for my own records for both kids, so this is what I will do. In other states, you may actually need to mail a report to the school district. For my personal needs, I keep my kids end year report pretty simple. I list the … Continue reading →

In my last blog, I started to answer the question of how to keep good attendance records. In New York State, not only are homeschoolers expected to keep track of the days their child attends school, but also the hours spent in instruction. While this blog was written with homeschoolers in New York State in mind, I do hope that those of you who have to keep attendance records will find some of the information useful. The technical and legal answer to what does and doesn’t count as school is in your IHIP. If you’ve listed something in your IHIP–it … Continue reading →

I realize this article addresses an audience homeschooling in New York State. However, more than a few of my friends have asked me to answer this question: how do you keep track of attendance and hours taught and how do you decide what counts as school and what doesn’t? So I’ve decided to write a few blogs addressing the issue. If you have to keep attendance or you have to keep track of your hours that you spend teaching, I hope that you find some of the information here helpful–even if you don’t live in New York State. If you … Continue reading →