Home Education Newsletter

The number of students in the home education program fluctuates throughout the year, but Collier County currently has 2,879 students participating in home education.

If you know someone who has a home education program but is NOT registered with CCPS, they can complete the Notice of Intent online.

During the 2022-2023 school year, over 154,000 students in the state of Florida participated in Home Education. Find more information and resources at the Florida Department of Education's Home Education website.

Register your child for State assessments on our website on or before March 15, 2024. No late registrations will be accepted.

You can access your child's state assessment results by logging into the Family Portal. For your child's access code please call the home education office.

For practice tests, tips and additional information about State Assessments, visit our website.

Students participating in Home Education can also take advantage of Dual Enrollment programs at FSW and FGCU. This means your child can earn college credit before completing high school.

Additional information, including eligibility requirements and contact information can be found at the links below.

• FSW - Florida Southwestern State College
• FGCU - Florida Gulf Coast University

Is your annual evaluation date coming up? If you are unsure of your home education "anniversary date," please email us and we will send you the information.

Annual evaluations can be emailed to: homeed@collierschools.com.

If you need an evaluator, please contact our office at the above email for a list of certified teachers.

Does your child have a DMV hold on his or her driver's license/learner's permit due to excessive absences? We can help! Contact Jeanette Arcia for additional information. arciaje@collierschools.com

If you would prefer your child be enrolled in a full-time virtual program, the enrollment periods are currently open for the two programs below:

• eCollier Virtual Academy (Applications for Fall 2024 school year will be available in May)
• Florida Virtual School Full Time (Enrollment opens in June 2024)

For high school students, remember that they will only receive a high school diploma if they are enrolled in a full-time brick and mortar or virtual school for at least the 2nd semester of their senior year and have met all other graduation requirements.

Home education students may participate in interscholastic extracurricular student activities in accordance with the provisions of F.S. 1006.15. Contact your zoned school's Activities Office for requirements. Find contact information for every school on the CCPS website.

Moved, completed your home education program, or going back to in-person school? Please complete the Termination of Home Education Program so we can remove you from our roster and notifications.

Additional resources:

• Completion affidavit template (not a diploma)
• GED information
• Requirements for a CCPS diploma and graduation

All students returning to a Collier County Public School must go through centralized registration. The link for registration is https://www.collierschools.com/registration

There are an infinite number of resources online to support Home Education programs, but we wanted to highlight a few of our recent favorites. If you have any suggestions or want to share your own favorites, please let us know! https://forms.office.com/r/8XdXZFdgvL

• CCPS Classics - book list recommendations for every grade level
• CCPS Activity Guide - comprehensive list of community-wide activities
• Khan Academy - A website that offers short lessons in the form of videos for math, science and reading. They also an app called "Khan Academy Kids" that is geared for readers under 7 years old.
• Art for Kids Hub - A website and YouTube channel with guided art lessons for children
• Merlin Bird ID - A smartphone app that lets you identify birds by their calls
• EdHelper - A website that has printable worksheets
• CPALMS - An online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards. It is the state of Florida's official source for standards information and course descriptions.
• Kiwico - Educational and STEM projects
• PBS Kids - Eurriculum-based media
• ACCUPLACER - Free practice tests for Accuplacer, which helps colleges assess student readiness

The Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA) exists solely to serve homeschooling families in Florida. It executes that mission through support for the legal right to homeschool, local school board education and interaction, support group networking, a state convention, local conferences and events, informative communications, and individual encouragement. Find more information here - http://fpea.com/

In accordance with FS 1002.41, 1003.21, 1003.26, the District must monitor the appropriate enrollment of Home Education students for the purposes of compliance with attendance; including monitoring patterns of student non-attendance of which it becomes aware.

The committee will be comprised of the District’s contact person for Home Education and two parents who have been home educators for 3 or more years. The committee will review the portfolio of the student who has exhibited a pattern of non-attendance.

If you are interested in and are available to participate in the Home Education Portfolio Review Committee, please complete the application found on the link below.

Home Education Portfolio Review Committee Application - https://forms.office.com/r/ewux34yscJ

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November 2023

Email: HomeEd@collierschools.com
Website: www.collierschools.com/homeeducation
Location: 5775 Osceola Trail, Naples, FL, USA
Phone: 239-377-0522