Homeschool in Florida
Homeschooling in Florida: the portfolio, the evaluation, and Lux
Florida asks for a notice, a portfolio, and a yearly evaluation. Here is each one in plain words, and the parts the Lux math record keeps for you.
What Florida asks for
A notice of intent to your district superintendent within 30 days of starting.
A portfolio: a log of activities made as you teach, naming any reading materials by title, and samples of your kid’s work. Keep it 2 years.
A yearly evaluation filed with the district. You choose one of five ways, such as a review by a Florida-certified teacher or a nationally normed test.
This summarizes section 1002.41 of the Florida Statutes. Read the law itself and FPEA’s guide, and ask your district when in doubt.
How the Lux record fits
- The log: every session, lesson, and practice sheet, dated as it happens. Lessons are listed by title. Add time you teach without Lux.
- The samples: each worked practice sheet with its result. Keep the paper in your portfolio.
- Two years: turn on the 3-year keep in Settings, and the record stays even after you stop.
- Print it or save it as PDF for your portfolio binder.
At the evaluation
A certified teacher who reviews the portfolio can read the year report: days, hours, standards practiced by B.E.S.T. code, highlights, and what comes next. Lux does not do the evaluation, and it is not a test.
Florida's standards
Lux teaches all 184 of Florida's K-5 math standards.
Lessons, practice sheets, and reports follow the Florida B.E.S.T. Standards for Mathematics, in Florida's order. The record names each standard by its Florida B.E.S.T. code.
Read Florida's standards, grade by gradeThis page is a summary, not legal advice.
Keep Florida's portfolio as your kid learns.
Verify your email, add your kids, and pick Florida. Lux follows B.E.S.T. from the first session.
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