|
|
Homeschool Info
(Are you just getting started? See
our Getting Started guide.)
Listed here
is some helpful information regarding homeschooling in
Louisiana. Just click on one of the following links:
from
La. Dept. of Education
(state
of
La.
Home Study Applications
& Info)
:
http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/audiences/parents.html - use
Home Study Program link in center list
TOPS
Scholarship info:
brochure (pdf format, fine print)
-
http://www.osfa.state.la.us/MainSitePDFs/TOPS_OPH_brochure_8-11.pdf
La. Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA)
website -
http://www.osfa.state.la.us/
UL Lafayette TOPS Eligibility info
(to keep TOPS):
http://studentsuccess.louisiana.edu/TOPS/index.shtml
from
Home School Legal Defense Association:
http://www.youcanhomeschool.org/starthere/info.asp?State=LA
http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/LA/default.asp (notice
the Louisiana Resources section)
Homeschooling in Louisiana Information Booklet
- a valuable resource for La.
homeschoolers compiled by CHEF of La.
See our Links page for
several homeschool resources, including sites offering
curriculum.
F.Y.I. -
the following info copied
from
www.homeschoolfacts.com :
[Important Note: State
Graduation requirements are not necessarily the best
guideline for homeschoolers to use. They have been
included here as a guideline for what a typical public
school student would need to complete in order to
graduate.
A more important guideline may be the College Entrance
requirements for where your student would like to attend
college. While colleges have differing requirements,
there are many colleges that publish requirements for homeschool graduates.]
Louisianna State High
School Graduation Requirements:
- English units: 4. English I,
II, and III, in consecutive order; and English IV or
Business English
- Math units: 3
- Eff. Class of 2009: 3
units, incl. 1 unit Algebra I or its equivalent
- Social studies units: 3. Must
include American History, .5 unit of Civics, .5 unit
of Free Enterprise; and one of the following: World
History, World Geography, or Western Civilization
- Science units: 3. Must
include 1 unit biology
- P.E./Health units: 2
- Arts: 0
- Foreign language: 0
- Electives units: 8
- Other units: 0
TOTAL # units: 23 (After 2009
the total units required will be 24, adding one more
Math unit to make 4 Maths)
Other diploma options. State offers honors/college prep
and technical curriculum options and proficiency-based
credit option.
LA. ADMIN CODE tit. 28, pt. CXV, § 2319, 2321, 2325
[Louisiana Dept. of Education -
High School Graduation Requirements (official web page):
http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/saa/1179.html ]
Read
what the Constitution of the state of La. says about the
family, and the role of the parents in raising and
educating
their children:
Louisiana Children's Code - Article 101 of Preamble
to La. Constitution
Art.
101. Preamble
The
people of Louisiana recognize the family as the most
fundamental unit of human society; that preserving
families is essential to a free society; that the
relationship between parent and child is preeminent in
establishing and maintaining the well-being of the child;
that parents have the responsibility for providing the
basic necessities of life as well as love and affection to
their children; that parents have the paramount right to
raise their children in accordance with their own values
and traditions; that parents should make the decisions
regarding where and with whom the child shall reside, the
educational, moral, ethical, and religious training of the
child, the medical, psychiatric, surgical, and preventive
health care of the child, and the discipline of the child;
that children owe to their parents respect, obedience, and
affection; that the role of the state in the family is
limited and should only be asserted when there is a
serious threat to the family, the parents, or the child;
and that extraordinary procedures established by law are
meant to be used only when required by necessity and then
with due respect for the rights of the parents, the
children, and the institution of the family.
Acts
1991, No. 235, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
|
|
