The only record keeping we require is annual attendance reporting. When you enroll with iamhomeschooling.com, you are required to submit an attendance report. This report must be submitted every twelve months starting from the date of enrollment. It is the parents' responsibility to submit attendance records to us in order to remain in compliance with Florida's compulsory attendance laws. We will send you a courtesy reminder via mail and/or email three (3) months before the due date, a second reminder two (2) months before the due date, and a third reminder one (1) month before the due date. If you do not provide us with the required attendance report by the due date, your child's enrollment will be terminated and you will be sent an email notifying you of the termination date.
You must report at least 180 days of attendance for each 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 shows your child's absence or attendance for each school day of the year and meets the following requirement:
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Rule 6A-1.09512, Equivalent Minimum School Terms for Compulsory Attendance Purposes.
Any child of compulsory school attendance age, who is enrolled in a non-public school pursuant to Section 1002.42, F.S., shall be deemed to be in compliance with the compulsory attendance requirements of Section 1003.21(1)(a), F.S., provided the child maintains regular attendance during the entire school term of either:
(1) One hundred eighty (180) actual school days determined as prescribed by Section 1011.60(2), Florida Statutes, or
(2) A minimum of one hundred seventy (170) actual school days and the hourly equivalent of one hundred eighty (180) actual school days, determined as prescribed below:
(a) Kindergarten: Five hundred forty (540) net instructional hours.
(b) Grades 1-3: Seven hundred twenty (720) net instructional hours.
(c) Grades 4-12: Nine hundred (900) net instructional hours.
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Although it is not required, we highly recommend you keep some kind of journal or portfolio. It could be as simple as an occasional diary entry, or more complex with samples of your child(ren)'s work, book logs, and field trip notes. 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.
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