tamlovinlife2 asked:
I have found several web sites, and I am a little confussed. Does anyone know anything about the church umbrella option? I am not planning on homeschooling until the school year 2010. My son will then start middle school, which I don’t want him in public schools at that point, and can’t afford private. I just want to make sure I have and know all that I need to way ahead of time. At the present, we are in Juneau, AK and schools are way, way relaxed here. I guess I have rattled on enough, I would really apperciate any information anyone has to share. Thank you so much.
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1 she_she_kay // Jan 1, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I home schooled my son’s in Indiana. The school they were in gave me the information. I had to register with the state (they give you your own Home School ID number). Or you could go to the school admin. Building, they should have info also. Call the Capitol building in the capitol of MD if nothing else~
2 Rain // Jan 5, 2009 at 1:22 am
Here’s a couple of places to start.
HTH
3 homeschoolingauthor // Jan 5, 2009 at 5:13 am
Go to and click on the Homeschooling regulations link.
4 dakirk123 // Jan 6, 2009 at 7:03 pm
The best place I know of for laws is . A christian legal defense organization that you can join. Go to their homepage and click your state (right hand side of the page) and they’ll give you a rundown of the requirements.
Since you want to homeschool under the church umbrella option I would recommend that you call one (or e-mail one) and ask your questions. Here is the list of approved umbrella programs for the state of MD.
You may want to ask questions like:
What curriculums do you support?
Will you provide guidance if required?
How many mandatory meetings are there in a year?
What social opportunities do you have for middle school?
Do you support any enrichment and/or core classes?
What types of records will I have to keep?
Are there attendance requirments?
I don’t know Maryland specifically, but I’ve lived in a lot of states while homeschooling and they all have their little quirks. Maryland looks good because there are no testing requirements and no teacher qualification to have to worry about.
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