I do a limited number of homeschooling evaluations to help homeschoolers meet their annual evidence of progress requirement in Virginia. Homeschooling parents are generally exquisitely in tune with their children’s academic progress, and I’m happy to do home visits to meet with you and your children for documentation, as my own homeschooling and work schedules allow.
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hello, my name is Amy Smith and i started homeschooling my son,a fifth grader, in march. i got confused i guess about what was required for us to continue to homeschool and i am just finding out that he needs an evaluator. we live in Richmond, VA. can you help or do you know how i can get help?
Hi Amy. Yes, if you are homeschooling in Virginia under the Home Instruction Statute, the law requires you to show evidence of progress for the previous year by August 1. You can use a standardized test or other approaches, including using an evaluator. I recommend you read my post here https://jeannefaulconer.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/offering-homeschooling-evaluations/, which provides some links and information about end-of-year evaluations using an evaluator.
The VaHomeschoolers website at http://www.VaHomeschoolers.org is a great source for information about the various ways to comply with the evidence of progress requirement.
Some people find that standardized testing such as the CAT is quicker, and you can get a pretty fast turn-around from some test providers, but other people prefer the experience of an in-person evaluation.
My “evaluation season” for the 2011-2012 school year is complete. I conduct most evaluation meetings in April, May and June and write the evaluation letters in July. However, when homeschoolers find themselves up against that August 1 deadline, the most usual answer for those wishing to follow the law is to get in compliance as soon as possible. I will be in Richmond a lot during the next several weeks. If you decide you would like to use an evaluator rather than testing, use the Contact button on my blog to send me an email. We can correspond about what is involved and make an appointment for an evaluation, if that is what you decide to do.
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Hello, I am looking for an independent evaluation for my daughter I’m northern virginia. Are you in that area? If so, how might I contact you?
I don’t live in northern Virginia but I do evaluations in multiple locations around the state. You can write to me by clicking the Contact tab across the top of my blog. I’d be glad to answer your questions.