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Suggested Check List for Beginning Home Schooling

Only the last item is required by law.

______ Read the The Keys to Homeschooling in the Keystone State or the complete CHAP website for background information on "how-to" homeschool in Pennsylvania.
______ Write a brief summary of your reasons for homeschooling
______ Write a brief statement on socialization
______ Write a brief statement on your goals
______ Research curriculum and different methods of schooling and decide which method will work best for your family
______ Write brief objectives based on your goals and curriculum choices.
______ Make list of curriculum materials (one for each child)
______ Get a HSLDA application, fill it out, and mail it to HSLDA
______ Subscribe to a national and local home education magazine
______ Sign up for the CHAP Homeschool Convention (Friday and Saturday before Mother's Day annually)
______ Complete an affidavit and other the forms for your school district.
______ Have the affidavit notarized and file it and the other necessary forms with the school district prior to commencing your homeschool program and by August 1 every year there after.
An affidavit does not need to be filed until the child reaches the legal school age which, at this time in Pennsylvania, is 8 years of age.
Download
CHAP Homeschooling Briefs
A free six-page brochure which contains a copy of the PA homeschool law, a listing of when you must do what, and all the required forms necessary for homeschooling in Pennsylvania, including the two-page Affidavit. A free alternative to the Keys to Homeschooling document.



Sample Medical Exemption Form
Sample Medical Exemption Form which can be filed with your school district. This form is included here as a sample for your reference and is not intended to be legal counsel.
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