Age 17 and home schooling high school

The question came to me and this is my answer:

I'm still a little fuzzy about reporting for a kid turning 17 during the school year. I think I need to turn in an affidavit with her name still on it and objectives, but I don't think I need to report after her birthday. I also have heard that she needs an evaluation from the beginning of the year until her birthday-- is that right?

The best answer to this is on the FAQ of the PA Dept of Ed.which is a new page to answer this, just on the site recently.

http://www.pde.state.pa.us/home_education/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=46623&home_educationNav=|605|&home_educationNav=|


It says"
"Do I have to file a portfolio the year my child turns age 17?

Home education is a way of fulfilling the requirements for compulsory attendance, and students must attend school until the day of their 17th birthday. Therefore, the supervisor of the home education program must provide a portfolio and evaluator’s report for at least the period of time the student is age 16 up to and including the day before the student’s seventeenth birthday to ensure that there is no question as to whether the student has fulfilled compulsory education requirements."


This is what the dept writes. I do not think it has been tested in the courts, but makes okay sense to me.

I filed even after my daughter was 17 and kept all the records and full evaluation since we are doing dual enrollment with the school and to get the funding, you need to file, etc.
There is also a grey area for diploma programs. I do not do a diploma program, rather a parent-issued diploma.

Most important is the transcript with info to back it up.

The Balcony Lady