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Want to start homeschooling? Don't know where to start? There are multiple ways to homeschool in Santa Clarita.
A charter school might be the best option for your family if you're just starting out and feel a bit nervous. Charter schools are public schools operated independently of the local school board, often with a curriculum and educational philosophy different from the other schools in the system. A charter school could have an independent study program, which assigns a credentialed teacher to work with you in obtaining the educational goals you have for your students. You meet with that teacher every 20 school days (about once a month), provide them with what learning you've done for the month and some samples and in return, they provide either free classes to their students or funds to be spent on educational materials or classes, as well as their expertise and advice about how to reach your goals. You can also contact the ES during the month, if you have questions or need assistance. They are there to help you and to facilitate the admin between you and the charter school.
Some charter schools (like SCVi), are site-based charter schools. They have 2 components to their school. First of all they have a brick-and-mortar school Monday – Friday, which operates different from the local public school because of the teaching methods being used, in this case a project-based school, but since this year, SCVi also has an independent study program that serves the homeschool community and they have some activities where the students in the regular school interacts with the home study program kids e.g. on their international days where they all do activities together and study different countries.
Each charter school has its own amount of funds per student and exact paperwork requirements, but they are all pretty similar. It normally entails you filling out an attendance chart and some (like Golden Valley) require you to write down one educational activity each day. Others only require an attendance sheet. You also need to supply learning records and samples, explaining what were studied in that learning period. Your ES (educational specialist) will inform you of the details once you sign up.
Here are some charter schools that serve the Santa Clarita Valley.
http://www.skymountaincs.org/
http://www.goldenvcs.org
http://www.gormanlc.com
http://www.k12.com/cava
Santa Clarita Valley International School – SCVi (site-based, but with a home study program portion)
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