Quite a lot of paperwork is due in June for current NYC homeschool students. First up is the…
Quarterly Report #4
This is the final of the quarterly reports. Quarterly reports document the hours you have logged in your homeschool. In NYC homeschoolers in elementary school must clock 225 hours. You must also document the materials you have covered this quarter in each subject area. This can be as simple as stating you covered “25% of the material listed in the child’s IHIP.” Or you can list what you covered in each area. I always opt for the latter. I do not love filling out NYCDOE paperwork so I also make sure to think of it as record keeping and accountability for myself as well. I like to have a log of what we have completed each quarter.
All paperwork is to be filed electronically now because of coronavirus. You can email your report to: homeschool@schools.nyc.gov
Per the NYCDOE website, you can submit a picture of a handwritten document or a file in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF.
You can use this link to download a Quarterly Report Form:
Or, you can create your own form. You do not have to use the NYCDOE form, but I always choose to go with their format.
Next Up is the…
Annual Assessment
For students in Grades 1-3 – you can simply write your own Annual Assessment and email a picture of your handwritten document or a copy in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF to homeschool@schools.nyc.gov.
Your Annual Assessment can be as simple as a letter with your child’s name, birthdate, NYCID, grade level and sentence stating that the child has met or surpassed all of the goals set forth in his/her IHIP for the current school year, 20XX-20XX. And then simply sign the letter.
For students in Grades 4 -8 – The Annual Assessment can be a standardized test administered by you every other year alternating with a written narrative. This year, because of coronavirus, no standardized testing is required and you can instead submit a written narrative (even if you submitted one last year).
And don’t forget about your Letter of Intent for next year due July 1!
Please always go straight to the source for up-to-date homeschool information provided by the NYCDOE at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/enrollment/enrollment-help/home-schooling. This post is just meant to summarize their requirements as well as offer my own personal experience.
How has your experience been submitting paperwork? Before I started, I was nervous but find now that it’s not so bad!
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