What California actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.
United StatesFiling requiredWho is in charge
California Department of Education (private school affidavit) or the private school satellite program the family enrols in
Who actually reviews your child
No one. The CDE records the affidavit; it does not approve or review private schools.
Statutory window 1-15 October; the filing system is open 1 August - 30 June for new schools and home schools
Goes to: California Department of Education, online
A family enrolled in a private school satellite program (PSP) does NOT file its own PSA, the PSP files on their behalf.
Filing on time is the easy half. The harder half is the year in between: showing what your child actually learned, in words the reviewer recognises, without turning your home into a school.
That is what this app is for. You say what your child did, in a sentence. It maps that to the real curriculum for California and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.