hi! everyone, i have 3dd in ages of soon to be 10,8,5. me and dh are planning to move to orlando florida from new york, to homeschool our dds. yes. ps got us to this point, unfortunately. we are looking but have not found a house in florida yet and our current house will put on the market by the end of this month. our dds are still in ps and nursery school. we're planning to officially withdraw them by the end of this school year(in 7weeks and counting). so our questions are 1) does it matter whether to withdraw them at the end of june or beginning of september? and 2) what happen by the time september arrive and we still can't find a house in florida (assuming they already withdrew from ps)? can our dds be not register in anywhere for a few months time? thanks in advance for any advice, input, help....etc. good health and happiness!
If you still haven't found a house by the start of Sept just follow the States law for where you live. When you move again follow whatever that State has set out for you. Good luck with the move and welcome to the Spot
You are moving in order to homeschool?? Maybe I misread what you are saying. In NY you can pull your child out at any time of the year. All you need to do is send a letter to the superintendent. At this point in the year the district may or may not have you complete an IHIP and quarterly for your 10 and 8 yr old. If they do you can jut put down some general things either using their books from school or just some library books. We pulled sd out mid year, not a big deal in NY.
hi! everyone, thanks for your quick replies. yes. we're mainly moving because of our decision to homeschool our 3 dds. with their regulation and the tax amount we need to pay, doesn't make sense for us to homeschool in ny. this is the same reason we will preferred to have them register under florida state than ny. beside staying in the same neighborhood will make things harder for dd to get over what took place this school year. maybe i didn't word it correctly. what i wanted to know was - will it be against the law if they are not register in neither state for few months? also please excuse us for being clueless , but what do we need to register them in florida to homeschool other than written intent letter to the school superintendent? proof of residence? thanks in advance for any or more info. head our way. good health and happiness!
I would cover yourself. Send you letter of intent in to the NYS school. When you get to Florida I would do the same. Then you will have no worries.
Yes it would be against the law if you do not register them in either state. If you are still living in NY you would need to file a letter of intent and then an IHIP for each of the kids who are of compulsory age (6). I would also suggest joining HSLDA, especially since you will probably be moving after the start of the school year. In NY the school year techincally starts July 1 and you are supposed to file your letter of intent by then but since you can pull your child out at any time you could probably wait until the end of Aug. to do it incase you move before then.
thank you! cherry and mschickie. we appreciate both of you, concerned and helpful suggestions. we didn't see any replies on whether proof of residence needed along with intent letter in florida state. please, thank you. mschickie, would you say withdrawing by the end of year be a better choice than at the end of august? especially if we want wait on joining hslda? thanks again. good health and happiness!
Check HSLDA website for information. They give all the legal information to homeschool in each state.
Since this is your first year it probably would not matter much. If it were me I would just send in the letter on July 1st and do the IHIP if you find you are going to be here past Aug. I think the official date for the IHIP is around 8/15 although my district has a later due date. This way you are following the letter of the law and should not have to worry about the district bothering you. I know my district would not care, they are very willing to work with homeschooler bu there are districts that can be real pains in the neck.
thank you, everyone for reading and your input. mschickie - your input this time got me rethinking again about the timing i was having it in my head. based on how things are with ps, i don't think it will be wise to let them know about us hsing. we're in nassau, ny. really appreciate you pointing this one out. back to drawing board for me. godd health and happiness!
I would wait until school is out and then on June 30th mail the letter that you are going to homeschool. Once you do that they have to send you the information and you do not have to talk to them at all except as it comes to turning in the IHIP. Then when you move you can just send them a letter stating you are moving out of the state, although legally you are not even required to do that. Check your districts website they may even have a homeschool laission that you would deal directly with. I have not heard anything really negative about the schools out on the Island but you never know.
hi! mschickie. this suggestion of yours can be one of our option, thanks. after reading your previous post, we're thinking to mail in the withdrawal letter between last week of august and first week of september. we really do not want them to know anymore than they need to.....from somewhere we have read that we do not need to withdraw from ps in ny to be able to register in florida as hschooler, but we just prefer to clearly end things with ps and with a clear mind to start a new chapter in our life. also like you said you never know so just withdraw in ny then register in florida. wish us luck. so far everything is up in the air - 1) giving xtra hugs and kisses to 2dds for them to go throught their remaining days in school a bit better while keeping our cool with ps, 2) working on the current house to be listed to sell while packing to move, 3) looking for a place to buy or rent(in worse case) in florida, and 4) doing alot of research on how to do hsing in september with all 3dds in new state, city...etc. of course on the top of all these, we as the parents need to maintain our daily life as if everything is normal. thank you everyone for reading and listening to our venting and bare with our needs to release a bit of the madness. this can help us focus positvely. good health and happiness!
i get what shes saying... here in Ky homeschoolers are practically persecuted under the guise of checking in to make sure we're actually doing what we say . Between these alarming articles that keep turning up and a cps worker cousin in law hinting at an educational neglect case being opened on us if we move forward, i'm terrified to homeschool my daughter where we are now. I guess my only option for now is to register her in public schools and do a supplemental program at home as my husband is quite attached to the house we have now.
hi! ididntdoit. thanks! a simple acknowledgement or an understanding to our situation mean alot at this point. our family are pretty much attached to our current house too. and not to mention dds are very sad to leave their few good friends. but after putting up with ps for two years in a row and start to see dds beginning to loose the love of learning - the time to move is overdue. no doubt it's an extreme move (we know no one in florida). instead of be in the negative mode(sour about moving), we are just greatful to have the leeway to move away from the situation which only heading downward. even thought we're only at the beginning of this new and challenging journey but we believe that at the end, the result will be more positive than we stay in this unacceptable situation with the ps. this sounds like we're venting again - sorry! good health and happiness!
as put on the HSLDA website :follow the laws for the state in which you are physically present hope that little tidbit helps!!
NY is actually pretty easy to hs in even though it is a "highly regulated" state. I just send in my IHIP, my quarterlies and then my year end assement. I rarely hear from my district. We have a homeschool office that collects the paperwork. I just send the stuff to them and that is it. To me it is more a nuisance than an issue. I can not imagine having the school check in with me that would be a royal pain.
ky law states that homeschooling is counted as a private school and that all private schools must be open for inspection, however being protected by the 4th amendmant laws ensures that they cannot enter our home without our consent so if they are concerned the only approved method of monitoring is to instill an appropriate standardized testing system
i know it doesnt really seem like alot, but the state really does make problems for families and its reccomended that anyone who is going to homeschool in kentucy know thier rights and knows the laws .
from the few homeschooler around here, they did said the same thing as mschikie. but in our case, based on the experience we have with ps which taught us that, it's never too careful. to avoid further drama from ps, we need to simply withdraw from ps and move on with our life in florida.in this country, in this century, there's a need to fight to get an appropriated education is ridiculous. appreciate both of you two inputs. good health and happiness.
Hi Jemsmom, Sorry this is a few days late. I just read your post. I would wait to withdraw them from PS until you know you are moving. You could wait until then or closer to the fall. I am in FL and I file my intent on Sept. 1st. You would have to have your address, names and DOB of each child included in that. I can email you mine if you PM me. The reason I wait until Sept. 1st to submit is it is still following the law and you have to submit your evaluation or test scores depending on what you choose due 1 year from your notice of intent. If you wait to wd them then you won't have a lapse in time from your move. Hope this helps. Good Luck.
