Effective and engaging curricula can be found easily! Here are links to a few favorites.

Abeka
Accelerated Christian Education School of Tomorrow
Apologia
Bob Jones University  
Classical Conversations
Florida Virtual School
Logic of English
Math U See
Rod and Staff  
Rosetta Stone for Homeschool
Saxon Publishing  
Shurley Instructional Materials
Teaching Textbooks

Answers in Genesis
Funschooling
Institute for Excellence in Writing
LIFEPAC
Masterbooks
Math Mammoth
My Father’s World
Singapore Math
Sonlight
Time 4 Learning

Many sites like ChristianBook.com offer a dozen or so curricula for your convenience.

Our team of Home Educating parents have discovered used curricula from FaceBook Homeschooling groups, such as The Tampa Bay HEAT (Home Education Activities Teams, Inc.). This group offers elective classes, book sales and an excellent sports program. Instagram is also a tremendous resource for curriculum discovery.

REFERENCES

Have you discovered the Florida Parent Teacher Association yet? FPEA is a network of parent educators offering an empowering annual meeting and member benefits.

www.FPEA.com

LEGAL

The Home School Legal Defense Association educates home schooling families around the nation; discover state-specific information by choosing “Home School laws in Your State.”

www.HSLDA.org

GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Department of Education, State of Florida

http://www.fldoe.org

Looking for the School District of your local Florida county? Search online for the School District and input the name of the county of your interest.

Hillsborough County School District: (813) 247-4000

https://www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/list/home-education/about/126-533/

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Gardiner Scholarship program is administered by the State of Florida’s DOE and affects some home educating families.

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/k-12-scholarship-programs/gardiner/

Two Scholarship Funding Organizations are approved to administer the Gardiner Scholarship.

A.A.A. Scholarship Foundation

Phone: 888-707-2465

[email protected]

Step Up for Students

Phone: 877-735-7837

[email protected]

Source:

http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/k-12-scholarship-programs/

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/SAPBFMAIN/SAPBFMAIN

TESTING

Harvest Time Christian School desires to achieve the highest standard for our students; therefore, a certified teacher is required to administer standardized testing.

Options for Standardized Testing

HTCS offers annual standardized testing in our facility. Local students can participate in testing at our location. On-campus testing is conducted with Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. (800) 642-6787 for 1st – 12th Grades.

Options for Off-Campus Testing

Bob Jones University, (800) 845-5731

Seton Testing Services, (800) 542-1066