CALIFORNIA

CURRICULUM

There are no set requirements maintained by the California Department of Education on curriculum for homeschooled students. Parent must provide all curriculum and instructional materials to their homeschooled students. Parents are to be aware of the California Content Standards and Common Core Standards as these standards identify and describe the skills, knowledge and abilities expected to be mastered at each level. California Curriculum Frameworks provides parents with guidance on how to teach students in order to meet the state standards. Full-time instruction describes the hours and days of instruction per year to teach the several branches of instructional material as described by the California public schools.

ASSESSMENT

California state does not provide or require any standardized tests or assessments to students who are educated privately. 

FACILITIES

California homeschool students must be taught and housed in a building that meets all local health and safety regulations.

STUDENT RECORDS

Parents/guardians who conduct homeschool must maintain attendance records indicating every absence of the student from school for a half of a day or more. Records of exemption are to be verified by the attendance supervisor od the district or other person designated bu the board of education.

ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL

California private and home schools do not require a valid California teaching liscence for employee. Teachers must be "persons capable of teaching". All applicants for employment in California private schools must submit two sets of fingerprints to the Department of Justice for a criminal record summary. An employer may not employ an applicant until the background check has been completed.

REQUIREMENTS

CDE 33190, CDE 33191, CDE 48200, CDE 48222

Parents who choose to homeschool within the state of California must file an affidavit to privately educate or "homeschool" their children. A parent who provides homeschool and meets the requirement sof EC Section 33190 may file an affidavit for their student to be exempt from public scholl attendance. However, the filing of an affidavit doesnt ensure exempt status. If the Private School Affidavit is properly filed and the school meets the criteria for a full-time private school, an exemption can be provided by a local school district. This document must be filed annually by families who choose to school at home. Parents are not required to report their decision to privately educate their children to their school district. However, it may be beneficial to inform the district of the intent to homeschool in order to avoid confusion. Public schools are required to verify that the private school affidavit filing requirements have been met in order to verify a child's exemption from compulsory education. California private schools must file an affidavit with the Superintendent of Public Instruction between the first and fifteenth of October each year including the following information: the names under which the school has done and is doing business; address of every place of business in California; location of records and custodian of records, names and address of directors and pricinpal officers; school enrollment by grades, nuber of teachers, coeducational or enrollment limited to boys or girls and boarding facilities; school attendance records, courses of study, and faculty information records are true and accurate; criminal record summary information for employees has been obtained.