Wanting to Homeschool Teenage Daughter

Jan 27, 2010
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Arkansas Homeschooling Help
by: Heather

Making the decision to homeschool isn't easy, but I applaud you for your willingness to do whatever it takes to give your daughter what she needs.

It is legal to homeschool in the state of Arkansas, but you do have some requirements that you need to fulfill.

According to your current laws, you need to provide a written notice of intent to the superintendent of your school district. There are two cut-off dates August for the Fall semester and December 15 for the Spring Semester.

Since you are pulling your daughter out of school after those dates, all you need to do is send in the notice 14 days before taking your daughter out of school. The first time you must submit your forms in person, then each year after, you don’t have to personally submit them.

You can find the complete Arkansas homeschool requirements with all the details here.

Make sure you make copies of all the forms you submit and keep them in a file in case you ever need to refer to them.

Ask the school for a copy of your daughter's transcript, so you will know what courses she has taken, her grades and credits received.

You could ask the school if you could borrow the curriculum she is currently using. They may or may not let you do that, depending on helpful they want to be.

Or since you have 14 days from the time you submit your notice of intent, you could look through all her courses to see where she is at and to help you when looking for curriculum. Sometimes you can find used curriculum that is only partly used. When looking through used curriculum, I often see the first part of courses completed – either it wasn’t working for the student, or the student stopped homeschooling.

Once you know the courses that you need, I would contact a local homeschool group to see if they can help you find what you need. If you post a list, we could try to help you too.

The library is a great place to find materials. You will also find lots of resources online – free and low-cost. Hippocampus.org offers some free highschool classes that your daughter might enjoy.

I hope this helps. :) If you have any other questions, feel free to post them. Please update us if you get a chance to let us know how things are going.

Blessings,
Heather

PS Although many homeschoolers successfully homeschool without it, you may be interested in learning about home school legal defense.

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Making the decision to homeschool isn't easy, but I applaud you for your willingness to do whatever it takes to give your daughter what she needs. It is legal to homeschool in the state of Arkansas, but you do have some requirements that you need to fulfill. According to your current laws, you need to provide a written notice of intent to the superintendent of your school district. There are two cut-off dates August for the Fall semester and December 15 for the Spring Semester. Since you are pulling your daughter out of school after those dates, all you need to do is send in the notice 14 days before taking your daughter out of school. The first time you must submit your forms in person, then each year after, you don’t have to personally submit them. You can find the complete Arkansas homeschool requirements with all the details <a target=_blank href="http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/Oct_07_%20Reg/005.15.07-004.pdf">here</a>. Make sure you make copies of all the forms you submit and keep them in a file in case you ever need to refer to them. Ask the school for a copy of your daughter's transcript, so you will know what courses she has taken, her grades and credits received. You could ask the school if you could borrow the curriculum she is currently using. They may or may not let you do that, depending on helpful they want to be. Or since you have 14 days from the time you submit your notice of intent, you could look through all her courses to see where she is at and to help you when looking for curriculum. Sometimes you can find used curriculum that is only partly used. When looking through used curriculum, I often see the first part of courses completed – either it wasn’t working for the student, or the student stopped homeschooling. Once you know the courses that you need, I would contact a local homeschool group to see if they can help you find what you need. If you post a list, we could try to help you too. The library is a great place to find materials. You will also find lots of resources online – free and low-cost. Hippocampus.org offers some free highschool classes that your daughter might enjoy. I hope this helps. :) If you have any other questions, feel free to post them. Please update us if you get a chance to let us know how things are going. Blessings, Heather PS Although many homeschoolers successfully homeschool without it, you may be interested in learning about <a target=_blank href=http://www.homeschool-curriculum-savings.com/home-school-legal-defense.html>home school legal defense</a>.

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