First Base Home School Association of SC is a Year Round Home School Association
Membership Requirements
Membership Requirements
* Less than 3 years of home schooling experience; and
* Parent / Legal Guardian / Foster Parent with approval from
the agency whom holds Legal custody; must hold at least a high school diploma or
the equivalent general educational development (GED) certificate. (The following
"MAY NOT" home school your child (ren):
Babysitter, non-custodial relative, neighbor, friend, public school
teacher, ect.!) Statutory provisions do not authorize students to be taught by
anyone other than their parents or guardians in a home instruction setting. 1989
Op Atty. Gen, No 89-22, p. 60.); and
* The instructional year is at least one hundred eighty days
(180 days)
* The curriculum includes, but is not limited to, the basic
instructional areas of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social
studies, and in grades seven through twelve, composition and literature; and
* All educational records shall be maintained by the Parent /
Legal Guardian / Foster Parent with approval from the agency whom holds Legal
custody; and include:
* A plan book, diary, or other record indicating subjects
taught and activities in which the student and parent-teacher engage; (You only
have to keep one (1) of these, not all!); and
* A portfolio of samples of the student's academic work; and
(You only have to keep a few pieces of the students completed work in the
subjects of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies,
and in grades seven through twelve (7-12), composition and literature,
"not" every single thing completed in every subject!) Use of a
correspondence courses does not, alone, constitute a school under compulsory
school attendance laws. 1984 Op Atty. Gen, No 84-12. p. 42.; and
* A semiannual progress report including attendance records
and individualized documentation of the student's academic progress in each of
the basic instructional areas specified above. (Calendar with days attended
marked for attendance, report cards with brief progress notes "or" a
sheet of paper briefly describing progress/need for improvement in each of the
mandated subjects, are good.); and
* Mail in the First Base Home School Association Statement of
Compliance Form http://firstbase.9f.com/eoysocf.html
due at the end of your 180 day school year. (No later than July 31st); and
* Paid your $20.00 annual family membership fee; and
* Agree to all the terms on the application form and abide by
all First Base Home School Association terms.