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IAMHOMESCHOOLING.COM - YOUR #1 HOMESCHOOL RESOURCE

iamhomeschooling.com is a comprehensive homeschool website that provides valuable information and a vast compilation of resources to all homeschooling families, whether considering homeschooling, new to homeschooling, or veteran homeschoolers.

Homeschoolers nationwide will find helpful articles, support groups, umbrella schools, evaluators, curriculum resources, homeschool events and programs, printable planners and forms, organized links to educational websites and free resources, and more. Understanding the need for up-to-date information, and knowing first-hand how hard it is to find, we strive to keep our content current and relevant.

We also offer our own umbrella school for homeschoolers in the State of Florida. We operate as a home-based private school for grades K-12. We require annual attendance reporting in lieu of evaluations. Our school is affiliated with Florida Virtual School, and we can assist high school homeschoolers with dual enrollment at Florida community colleges and universities. Learn More

If you have any questions or comments about this site, please contact us.

iamhomeschooling.com • Post Office Box 1041 • Englewood, Florida 34295
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Attendance Reporting

You only need attendance records?

Hard to believe, but yes.  Once a year, you are required to submit a report documenting at least 180 days of attendance for the school year. You may use a form of your own, one of the printable logs available on our website, or any other method of reporting as long as it meets Florida's compulsory attendance laws and shows your child's absence or attendance for each school day of the year.  For more detailed information, please click here.

What if we've already started school before enrolling in your school?

Your child's 180 days begins on the date of your child's enrollment.  This doesn't mean your child is starting over.  For example, if your child was halfway through 5th grade when you enrolled in our school, your child would be halfway through 6th grade when it came time to report his or her attendance for the year.

Do we have to keep a portfolio?

No, parents are not required to keep a portfolio, however, we highly recommend you keep some kind of journal or portfolio anyway.  If you don't keep any kind of records (other than attendance), you may find that you wish you had--or that your children wish you had.  It can be fun looking back on homeschooling adventures, and children get a sense of pride when they look back at some of the work they have done and see how much they have improved.

When will my child's attendance records be due?

Attendance records are due one year from the date of initial enrollment, and every year thereafter.

How do we submit attendance records?

You may submit your attendance records either by regular mail, email, or by using our online form. For more detailed information, please click here.

Our Umbrella School

Your website, information and umbrella school have been quite a blessing during our (short-lived) life in Florida. I have enjoyed homeschooling my  son and your site helped to give me the confidence that I could do it!  —Thanks, Kim T.
Thank you for replying so quickly to my email! I really appreciate that. I am going to be enrolling my son in your school. Your quick response has made me feel very assured that I would be able to reach you in case any questions came up and that is important to me since I have never done this before. I have found your site to be so helpful to me along this journey of deciding to school my son outside of the traditional methods. I will be gathering the required documents over the next few days and then I will mail them to you along with the payment for him. Thank you for taking the time to set up your website to help people who are wanting/needing to do something different with their children regarding their education. :)
—Jessica V.