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Home Education

Virtual Courses for Home Education Students

Quick Start for Parents

If your student will be participating in Home Education and taking virtual courses with SCVS, follow these three steps:

  1. Withdraw from your current school and notify them you are transitioning to Home Education.
    (SCPS Withdrawal Code: W24)
  2. Access the Notice of Intent, complete, and submit to the SCPS Home Education Office:
    📧 Email Home Ed @homeschool@scps.k12.fl.us
  3. Send a copy of the Notice of Intent to SCVS if your student will take virtual courses:
    📧 Email SCVS @seminolevirtual@scps.k12.fl.us

Once the Notice of Intent is processed, you may begin requesting courses.

Home Education Overview

Home Education allows families to create a personalized learning plan by selecting curriculum and instructional resources that best meet their student’s needs.

Students registered as Home Education students are not enrolled in a public school program and therefore do not receive a diploma from:

  • Seminole County Virtual School
  • Florida Virtual School
  • Seminole County Public Schools

For information about Home Education requirements, visit the parent resources from the Florida Department of Education.

For information specific to Seminole County Public Schools visit the SCPS Home Education website.

Starting Home Education

Withdrawing from Public School

If you plan to transition your student to Home Education with SCPS:

  1. Notify your student’s current school that you are withdrawing for Home Education.
  2. Submit a Notice of Intent to the SCPS Home Education Office:
    📧 Email Home Ed @homeschool@scps.us
  3. Planning to take SCVS courses?
    Send a copy of the Notice of Intent:
    📧 Email SCVS @seminolevirtual@scps.k12.fl.us

Taking Virtual Courses

Home Education students may take virtual courses through:

  • Seminole County Virtual School
  • Florida Virtual School

Courses completed will appear on the student transcript, but do not lead to a high school diploma unless the student later re-enrolls in a public school program.

School Program Name Meaning
Seminole County Virtual School (SCVS) Part-Time Home Education students taking individual courses
Florida Virtual Scholl (FLVS) FLEX Home Education students taking individual courses

Enrolling in SCVS Courses

After submitting the Notice of Intent, you may request virtual courses.

Steps to enroll:

  1. Update the student’s school setting to Home Education in the account profile.
  2. Submit course requests.
  3. Parent/guardian approves the request.
  4. Students are typically assigned to an instructor within 7 days of the requested start date.

Home Education students take the same courses with the same instructors as full-time SCVS students.

Course Planning Resources

Course progression guides are available to help families select appropriate courses:

Public and private school students should also consult their school counselor when selecting courses.

Questions?

General Home Education Questions visit the SCPS Home Education website

Virtual Course Questions
📧 Email SCVS @seminolevirtual@scps.k12.fl.us
📞 407-871-7287