Affidavits
- the name of the supervisor (CHAP recommends the father)
- a statement that the supervisor has a high school diploma or its equivalent
- the name and age (not the birth date) of each child in the home education program
- the address and telephone number of the home education program site
- a statement that subjects required by law are offered in the English language
- a statement that the child has received the health and medical services
- a statement that no one in the house has been convicted of felonies as outlined in the law
These items should accompany your affidavit:
- an outline of proposed education objectives by subject area
- evidence that the child has been immunized
- CHAP’s Sample Medical Exemption Form: http://files.chaponline.com/medicalexemptionform.pdf
- If you have a learning disabled student, you must also include a statement from a properly qualified person that the education plan is appropriate to the disability of the child.
Outline of proposed education objectives by subject area:
- an outline of proposed education objectives by subject area
- Act 169 says that your objectives “shall not be utilized by the superintendent in determining if the home education program is out of compliance…”
- 2 or 3 general objectives for each required subject area:
Elementary level:
- English (including spelling, reading and writing)
- Arithmetic
- Science
- Geography
- Social Studies (including civics, world history, history of the US and PA)
- Safety Education (including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers
and prevention of fires) - Health and Physiology
- Physical Education
- Music
- Art
Secondary level:
- English (including language, literature, speech and composition)
- Science
- Geography
- Social Studies (including civics, world history, history of the US and PA)
- Mathematics (including general mathematics, algebra and geometry)
- Health
- Art
- Music
- Physical Education
- Safety Education (including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires)
Logs
Sample calendars and logs can be found at www.chapmedia.com/forms.
Act 169 says (section 3(e)(1)): …The portfolio shall consist of a log, made contemporaneously with the
instruction, which designates by title the reading materials used,…
Standardized Testing
If your child is in grade 3, 5 or 8, Act 169 requires that you include in your child’s portfolio in June the results for the mathematics, reading and language arts sections of a standardized achievement test taken this year.
Pennsylvania Department of Education’s list of approved tests: www.hslda.org/hs/state/pa/200906250.asp
To find a test administrator: www.chaponline.com/community/testers.html
September: Ask others
January: Make a plan
February: Order tests
April: Testing
June: Include a copy of the test results in your child’s portfolio
According to Act 169, a portfolio should contain:
- a log
- samples of your child’s work (sample: a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole. Random House Dictionary)
- only in grade three, five and eight: standardized achievement test results
Submit your portfolio and your evaluator’s letter to your school district by June 30. Be sure to get a receipt!