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Florida Homeschool Requirements Moderate regulation
What Florida requires from homeschool families — notification, subjects, hours, testing, and portfolio rules — with links to the current law. This is the same state data FolioKid uses to build your portfolio template.
- Governing law: Fla. Stat. § 1002.41
- Annual assessment: parent's choice — certified-teacher portfolio review, nationally normed test, state assessment, licensed psychologist evaluation, or a method agreed with the superintendent
- Portfolio: log of texts/materials plus samples of student work — kept at home, shown to the annual evaluator, preserved for 2 years
Per Fla. Stat. § 1002.41: maintain a portfolio (log of texts/materials used plus samples of student work) and preserve it for 2 years. File a one-time Notice of Intent with the county superintendent within 30 days of starting, and a notice of termination (with a final evaluation) within 30 days of ending the program.
Records you must keep in Florida
Florida is a portfolio state — you keep the portfolio at home, show it to your annual evaluator, and preserve it for two years. Keep all of the following:
- A log of educational texts and materials used during the year (required by statute)
- Samples of your child's work (worksheets, writing, projects, photos of hands-on work)
- A record of your annual evaluation (which of the five methods you chose, plus the evaluator's report or test scores)
- A copy of your Notice of Intent (and, when you end the program, the termination notice and final evaluation)
- Retain the portfolio for at least two years
Your Florida filing timeline
- Within 30 days of startingFile your one-time Notice of Intent with the county superintendent.
- All year longKeep the portfolio current — the materials log and work samples — as you go.
- AnnuallyComplete an annual evaluation using the method you choose (certified-teacher portfolio review, a nationally normed test, the state assessment, a licensed psychologist, or a method agreed with the superintendent).
- Within 30 days of ending the programFile a notice of termination, with the final evaluation, with the county.
How FolioKid builds a Florida-compliant portfolio
You do the teaching; FolioKid assembles the portfolio Florida asks for:
- Snap photos of work as it happens — FolioKid tags each entry by subject and date, building the work-sample side of your portfolio (Florida sets no required-subject list, so you organize your own).
- Keep a running log of the texts and materials you use — Florida's portfolio must include one, and the state sets no minimum hours or days, so you simply track instruction as you go.
- Record your annual evaluation — note which of the five methods you chose and store the evaluator's report or test scores in one place.
- Export a Florida-formatted portfolio PDF — or send your evaluator a read-only share link (no account needed, expires in 30 days).
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Official Florida sources
- 📜 Fla. Stat. § 1002.41 — the statute itself
- 🏛️ Florida Department of Education — Home Education
- 🔎 HSLDA — Florida homeschool law summary
Florida homeschool FAQ
What law governs homeschooling in Florida?
Homeschooling in Florida is governed by Fla. Stat. § 1002.41. Per Fla. Stat. § 1002.41: maintain a portfolio (log of texts/materials used plus samples of student work) and preserve it for 2 years. File a one-time Notice of Intent with the county superintendent within 30 days of starting, and a notice of termination (with a final evaluation) within 30 days of ending the program. Always verify current requirements with your state department of education.
What subjects are required for homeschooling in Florida?
Florida does not specify required subjects in its homeschool law, though parents are responsible for providing instruction as defined by Fla. Stat. § 1002.41.
Does Florida require testing or a portfolio evaluation?
No — Florida does not require standardized testing or a portfolio evaluation, but keeping a portfolio of your child's work is still the simplest way to document progress.
Keeping records for Florida? Snap photos of your kids' work and FolioKid organizes them into a year-end portfolio PDF — formatted around Florida's requirements.
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