Homeschooling for High School Talking Points

HomeSchooling for High School Talking Points

Start with a 4 year Course Plan – I based mine on the Recommended HighSchool Graduation Plan from the TEA or Texas Education Agency because my son intended to get a 4yr college degree . (TEA Public HS Grad Req) attached

Put Together a Binder or Folder for High School Records (Home Schools in Texas are not required to keep records) , but they are necessary for entrance to college. Even if your child does not plan to attend college, --plans change and by the time their senior year rolls around you wont remember what they studied and it will be difficult to recreate after the fact! Records will also be useful for future jobs or entrance to the military.

Keep Records

Put Together a Binder or Folder for High School Records and Include:

Courses Taken – include Course Name, Title of Book/s, Grade

Other Report Cards – ABEKA, SOS (Switched On Schoolhouse), HomeRun Ministries CoOp, etc.

Transcripts from Community College Courses taken during High School – Dual Credits

Any Test Scores from Stanford Achievement Test (HomeRun Ministries offers in Spring), IOWA Test of Basic Skills (Patty Johnson offers) PSAT - SAT – ACT

We are not required in Texas to test, But I find it helpful to keep track of progress, to give familiarity with testing and to find any holes I may have in my curriculum.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports, Music, Theatre

Volunteer Work – Community Service

CHATA, Scouts, Civil Air Patrol

Any Employment Experience

TRANSCRIPTS – include:

Name, Address, Phone Number, Email, Birth Date and Parent’s Name

School Year, Grade Level, Courses Taken, Credits Earned and Final Grades

Grading Scale

Grade Point Average & Cumulative GPA – I based mine on what the college he wanted to attend used

Date of High School Graduation

Signature of Parent

Helpful Websites

TEA –Texas Education Agency – www.tea.texas.gov PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

HSLDA – Home School Legal Defense Association – www.hslda.org

THSC – Texas HomeSchool Coalition – www.thsc.org

LoneStar College - www.lonestar.edu for information on dual credits (11th and 12th grade)

CollegeBoard- www.collegeboard.org register for SAT, find practice tests for PSAT (10th & 11th grade)

ACT- www.act.org

Texas College Applications - www.applytexas.org Preview what is required on the current application to see what records you may want to keep!

FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid- www.fafsa.ed.gov to apply for Financial Aid and Loans for College