North Carolina Homeschool "ology"

Homeschools in North Carolina are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Non Public Education��which administers the requirements�of the North Carolina General Statutes�governing both conventional non-public schools (private schools)�and homeschools.

Their website�contains valuable information which can be found here:�� http://www.ncdnpe.org/index.asp

(The following�is provided�for informational purposes only� and should not be construed as legal advice given by NC Homeschool”ology”)

North Carolina law defines a home school as “a non-public school in which the student receives academic instruction from his/her parent, legal guardian, or a member of the household in which the student resides”.�

Two household schools are permitted.� The home school academic instructional setting must always meet the home school legal definition of G.S. 115C-563(a) and is limited to students from no more than two households.”

The North Carolina Division of Non-Public Education (DNPE) is authorized by that section of the state law (G.S. 115C-563a) �to receive�notices of intent�to Homeschool.

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1) Parents wishing to�educate their children at home, need to�inform the DNPE of their intent to home school.

A “Notice of Intent” form must be filed�once�their children�are�age 7.�(you can download the form at the DNPE site or here:

http://www.4shared.com/document/IyfzopUU/NewSchoolForm.html

Parents need to�hold�a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to homeschool.

2) Once the Homeschool is established, the administrators (parents/guardian) must maintain at the school their children’s��disease immunization as well as�annual attendance records for each student.

3) Every year the students must have a�nationally standardized achievement test administered and the testing records kept ready for inspection, or those items may be �provided voluntarily to the�DNPE through the “Inspection by Mail Program”.

Homeschool Administrators simply need to�keep records of the student’s attendance and�the results of an annual�Nationally Standardized Achievement Test�ready for �inspection by the representatives of the DNPE on the premises of the Homeschool.��

Representatives of the DNPE are not authorized to inspect the premises themselves, but only the required records.

You can view and download the Attendance Forms here:

http://www.4shared.com/document/vQfep_4U/_2__NC_AttendanceForm.html

3) The annual test must be Nationally�standardized and�cover the subject areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics. Records of the test results must be retained at the school for at least one year and made available to DNPE when requested.���

Recomendations (distinguished from legal requirementsabove) for the daily operation of your Homeschool and for Nationally Standardized tests are�available at their website: http://www.ncdnpe.org/hhh103.asp

Some North Carolina Companies who are test providers and�Fellow Homeschoolers�can be found here:

PES Direct/ Greg Munger (owner) http://www.pesdirect.com/

Brewer Testing/ Pat Brewer (owner) http://www.brewertesting.com/

Bayside School Services/ Donny & Sandy Ball (owners) http://www.baysideschoolservices.com/

There is also a great article by the director of the DNPE, Rod Helder, on the history of Home Education in North Carolina:
http://www.ncdnpe.org/documents/hhh137.pdf

For Information on what the Public Schools in NC are�teaching �in each grade you can review the NC Standard Course of Study for the grade your child is in:

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/