How to Sign up for Homeschool in Houston
Have you thought about homeschooling your child and leaving the Houston Independent School District (HISD) or his private or parochial school far behind? Homeschooled children who are properly educated often excel in ways that their public school counterparts can only dream of. Plus, with your child being homeschooled, you control the curriculum. If you choose to homeschool your child, you will want to ensure that you use the proper process to withdraw your child from school and get them signed up for homeschool.
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Instructions
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Go to your child's school and officially withdraw your child. Tell them that you are homeschooling your child and you will be sending a Letter of Assurance shortly. Make sure you return any books and supplies that belong to the school in a timely manner.
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Write a Letter of Assurance and send it to the principal of your child's school. Mail it from the post office and use the Return Receipt Request service. That way you have proof that you mailed it as well as proof that they received it. In your letter, tell the principal that you are starting a homeschool in good faith and that your curriculum will cover all the basic school subjects. Send a second copy of the letter to the superintendent's office. Tell them that you wish any additional communication with them to be in writing.
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Keep a copy of your letter to the principal and superintendent's office as well as any correspondence they send you. You may need it to support that you went through the proper channels to withdraw and start homeschooling somewhere down the road.
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Set up a curriculum for your child as soon as possible. Keep copies of the curriculum as well as occasional copies of your child's work in case it is ever in question exactly what you are doing in homeschool. You are not required to teach a particular curriculum, but you are expected to follow a curriculum that covers all the material your child is supposed to know at his grade level.
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Tips & Warnings
You don't have to wait until the end of a school or beginning of the next school year to sign up to homeschool. You can legally withdraw your child and begin homeschool anytime during the school year.
Mail the Letter of Assurance, do not give it to them in person. That way, you have proof that you sent it and that the school received it.
