Homeschooling in Florida

What Florida requires

• Notice to authorities: Yes. File a ONE-TIME Notice of Intent with the county district superintendent within 30 days of starting home education (not annual). Maintain portfolio (log + work samples + reading list) for 2 years. Annual evaluation required via one of: FL-certified teacher review, nationally-normed standardized test, licensed psychologist, state assessment, or mutually-agreed measurement.
• Portfolio: Required.
• Standardized testing: One option — you may test or submit a portfolio.
• Annual evaluator: Required.
• Quarterly reports: Not required.
• Filing deadline: 30 days from start
• Accepted assessments: certified teacher evaluation, standardized test, psychologist evaluation
• Portfolio should include: log of activities, samples of work, list of titles read

How to start homeschooling in Florida

1. File your notice with the state. Submit a Letter of Intent to your county school district within 30 days of starting home education. Annual evaluation due by anniversary date. File online with the state →
2. Plan your school year. Florida sets no day or hour minimum, so your calendar is yours — most families still sketch one so progress is visible.
3. Put assessment on the calendar. Each year you'll submit either standardized test results or a portfolio of work — decide which at the start of the year so you collect the right evidence as you go.
4. Line up an evaluator. Florida requires an annual review by a qualified evaluator — finding one in spring is much easier than in the last week of the year.
5. Keep records from your first day. Attendance, samples of work, and any test or evaluation results — every requirement above is answered from these three, and they're painless to keep daily and miserable to reconstruct in May.

How Anchor helps

Anchor logs every day automatically when you make an activity entry. It builds the portfolio your state expects, generates the attendance PDF, and reminds you about evaluations before they're due.