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Evaluation/Testing Info

How does a Cyber Evaluation Work?

A Cyber Evaluation is the fastest, easiest and most economical way to comply with Florida Law regarding annual homeschool portfolio evaluations. With a cyber evaluation there is no need to travel to meet with the evaluator or have the evaluator come to your home. You meet with the state certified evaluator on-line and over the phone. As a result, the costs are much less because it saves the evaluator travel time and fuel costs. And in most counties the annual portfolio evaluation letter is accepted through email by the county’s home education or student services office. All you need as the parent is to keep a copy of the evaluation letter for your records, which can be printed from the PDF file through email or sent directly to you in the mail.

Sounds great! How do I get started?

1. Send the evaluator samples of your child’s homeschool portfolio. This can be done several ways:

making photocopies and mailing the photocopies to the evaluator
scanning the samples and emailing the samples to the evaluator
taking digital photographs of the samples and popping your camera card into your computer and emailing the photos to the evaluator.

We Musts Proof that you child is Progressing so we ask that you send us work from the Beginning of Homeschooling, The Middle and the End.

The basic idea here is that the evaluator has to see that the work has been done by the student and progress has been made. Therefore, samples of work from the beginning and the end of the school year are necessary so that the evaluator can make a comparison and see the student’s progress.

2. Set up a time for your child to have an interview with the evaluator. This can be done several ways:

by phone
by Skype

The goal here is for the evaluator to speak with the student and ask questions about their work, favorite subjects, etc. This should be an easy, informal conversation. If the student is in the elementary grades, the evaluator may ask the child to read a paragraph from their favorite book or piece of writing. The law simple states that the evvaluator must have a conversation with the student. t does not say how nor about what.

3. Make sure that you have provided the evaluator with the following information:

Student’s name as he/she is registered with the county
Date of Birth
Address on file with the county
What county you are currently registered with
Parents name
Phone/ Email.

The best way to do this is by emailing: FloridaHomeschoolHelp@Yahoo.com

4. Pay for the service. Cyber evaluations cost $59.99 per child ( K-11th Grade Only ) and $99.99 For Seniors ( 12 grade ). This can be done several ways:

Paypal (FloridaHomeschoolHelp@yahoo.com)
Check or money order (mail to: 18311 NW 85th Ave Miami Lakes, Fl 33015)
To the Attention of : Florida Homeschool Help Inc.

After these easy steps are complete, then the evaluator will send you a copy of the portfolio evaluation letter via Email/ Fax or regular mail. If you need, and the county allows, the evaluation letter can also be emailed or Faxed directly to the county.

End of the Year Annual Portfolio Evaluation

The annual portfolio evaluation is the easiest and quickest method of evaluation that can be done for the homeschooling child. Many parents are not sure what exactly needs to be done and some county home education departments seem to be confusing people.

First, the school year for the homeschooling child begins and ends at the time of year that the child has been registered as a homeschool student. That is usually around he child’s birthday since they are not required to register a child until the child turns 6 years old. If the child has been withdrawn from a school they should be registered at that time, regardless of their birthday.

Secondly, the requirements for the homeschooling parent are to keep a portfolio containing samples of the child’s work, record a reading list for the child and have an annual evaluation done before the end of the child’s year. The quickest, easiest and most economical method of annual evaluation is for a certified teacher to review the child’s portfolio and document the annual evaluation letter for the county district home education office. It is just that simple.

Home education is the most effective and important. It is my pleasure to be able help in anyway I can.My goals for doing evaluations is to ease the process and enable parents, and children, to have more stress free quality time.

Scanning Samples of Student Work – Best formats & How-To

Here are some quick tips to answer your questions about how to send samples of student work via email.

First of all, to accomplish this you will need a scanner, or if you do not have a scanner, a good digital camera.

If you are using a scanner, you have to choose what file format the scanner will output the image to. The best format to send samples is .PDF. This file format makes very neat, legible copies of the work and also keeps the file sizes low so that you can attach several files to an email at a time.

Most newer scanners will have the option to output the file as a .PDF via a button on the scanner, or in the scanner program itself. If your scanner does not have this option, then the next best file format to use is .JPEG or .JPG.

The JPEG is an image file and can tend to be a large file. DO NOT reduce the quality of the image to conserve memory, however. Doing so will only make it harder to see the work.

If you do not have a scanner, you can still produce JPEG files of your student’s work by using your digital camera. Take sharp, close-up photos of the work, one page at a time, using lots of light to make the images very visible. The most important thing is to make sure that the photo is nice and sharp.

Because JPEG images can be quite large, the best way to send the images is in batches. For example, send 5 – 10 images of math work in one email, then 5 -10 images of language arts in another email, etc. This also helps keep things organized and is a good idea no matter what file types you use.

If your student samples are easy to read and well organized, this will cut down the turn-around time for your evaluation. Missing work or work that has to be re-scanned will make the cyber evaluation take longer.

What is required to get a Cyber Homeschool Evaluation for my child?

If you would like me to perform a Cyber Homeschool Portfolio Evaluation for your child, the following is necessary:

Three dated samples of your child’s work from the begining of the year for each subject studied, e.g. math, language arts, science, etc.
Three dated samples of your child’s work from the end of the school year, for each subject studied, e.g. math, language arts, science, etc.
An email with the following info:
- Your name and 2 phone #
- Child’s name as registered with county
- Child’s address as registered with county ( we use for mailing back your forms so be sure if you have a different address that you let us know)
- Child’s current grade completed
- County you live in or that child is Registered in.
- Any other info pertinent to your homeschool, such as instructional method, learning disabilities, curriculum used, etc. Whatever you think you is necessary for me to perform an accurate assessment.
If the child is in the primary grades a phone interview is optional. During the phone interview I will ask your child to read aloud a paragraph from their favorite book or reading material.

You can either mail me the work samples or you can scan them and attach them to an email. You can even take some digital photos of the work and attach those to an email. Whatever is best and easiest for you. Our Email Address is: FloridaHomeschoolHelp@Yahoo.com

Hope this Information helps, however if you still have questions feel free to call us: 305.525.5525 ( Monday- Thursday )

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Florida Homeschool Help Inc.
Need our Address? Be sure to book your Apt 1st.
Otherwise, Email us your Questions.
HABLAMOS ESPANOL
ph: 305.525.5525
alt: EMAIL US TODAY!
FloridaHomeSchoolHelp@Yahoo.com