It is increasingly common for school superintendents to request an evaluator’s teaching certificate either by contacting the supervisor or the evaluator directly. The Pennsylvania home education law does not give school districts authority to verify an evaluator’s qualifications and supervisors should decline such requests for the reasons I’ll explain below. 1. The request assumes all evaluators […]
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Qualifications of An Evaluator Under PA Homeschool Law
The changes to the PA homeschool law make choosing the right evaluator more important than ever. Learn what experience and qualifications the law requires.
Changes to the Pennsylvania Homeschool Law~Act 196 of 2014
IMPORTANT UPDATE: In spite of the favorable changes to the law that took effect almost 2 years ago, many school administrators persist in requesting portfolios, test scores or proof of evaluator qualifications. If you are new to homeschooling, I urge you to educate yourself about exactly what is required by law. This article and website […]
How to Choose an Evaluator
Now that superintendents no longer review portfolios in Pennsylvania, it might be more important than ever to find a supportive evaluator who applies the appropriate standard of review.
PA Homeschool Evaluation
We’ve already discussed the elements that are required in the portfolio, including a log, samples of the child’s work and standardized test scores in grades 3, 5 and 8. One final requirement is to obtain an evaluation and submit the evaluator’s certification that an appropriate education is occurring for the school year under review no […]
Samples of Work for the Portfolio
Although Pennsylvania homeschool law no longer requires the supervisor of a home education program to submit a portfolio to the superintendent, a qualified evaluator must still review a portfolio during (or before) an interview with the student in order to certify that “an appropriate education is occurring.” In addition to standardized test scores in grades […]