What Georgia 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
Georgia Department of Education
Who actually reviews your child
No one routinely. GaDOE holds the declaration; the test and reports stay with the family.
Within 30 days of starting, and by 1 September every year after
Goes to: Georgia Department of Education, online portal
GaDOE forwards a copy to the local school system. Attendance reporting to GaDOE was abolished on 1 July 2013.
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How often: every 3 years from the end of grade 3
Goes to: KEPT BY THE PARENT, not submitted
Administered in consultation with a person trained in administering and interpreting norm-referenced tests.
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Goes to: KEPT BY THE PARENT for three years, not submitted
One written report per subject per year.
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 Georgia and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.