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Homeschooling In Georgia

Because this information is widely available, I will only include specific information about Floyd County and neighbors. I will provide links to other information available on the Internet. The Georgia home study code covers all counties in GA. For your protection and the protection of the homeschool community, you should make sure you follow the law and not provide additional information to your local school system that is not required by law.

Your Board of Education for Floyd County
Floyd County School System
600 Riverside Parkway
Rome, GA 30161

Your Board of Education for Bartow County
Bartow County Board of Education
65 Gilreath Road
Cartersville, GA 30121
770)382-3813

Homeschool Laws:

HSLDA - http://hslda.org - Probably the most up to date information on homeschool laws in Georgia. Christian legal defense organization.

HEIR - http://www.heir.org/ - A non-partisan, non-sectarian, volunteer-only organization working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education. Website contains homeschooling laws, letter of intent forms and monthly attendance forms.

G.H.E.A - Georgia Home Education Association - Christian Georgia state wide organization. Forms are listed on their site as well.

Homeschool and Driver's Licensing

Georgia Code 40-5-22 - concerning driver's license requirements (Drug/alcohol course and not a high school drop-out) for any person under 18 years of age

HEIR Article about Driver's License - Article about the new driver's law affecting home study programs.

Standardized Testing

Home study programs are required to do standardized testing every three years starting in 3rd grade.

HEIR information about Standardized Testing options.

G.H.E.A - Information regarding the different tests. As a homeschool teacher, it is your choice of which test to select. How the test is administered depends on the testing organization. .Test suppliers are listed on the site. Many support groups do organize standardized testing in the spring.

Local Colleges in the Rome Area include:

Berry College

Shorter College

Coosa Valley Technical College - Floyd, Gordon and Polk County Campuses

Georgia Highlands College

Some home schooled students participate in joint/dual enrollment during their high school years. Check early (at least a year in advance) to see if this option is available to your student.

SAT and ACT college entrance Exams

SAT Testing website - Register and find the local testing centers. You must pre-register.
ACT Testing website - You can do a search for your local testing dates on the site. You must pre-register.
PSAT - Information from the Collegeboard.com website:

The PSAT is usually take in the Sophomore or Junior year of high school, preferably the Junior year. If you are a home-schooled student, contact a principal or counselor at a local public or independent high school to make arrangements to take the PSAT/NMSQT at their school. Be sure to do so well in advance of the mid-October test dates, preferably during the previous June.

If you're a home-schooled student, your PSAT/NMSQT score report is sent directly to your home address. On the test day, when completing the basic information on the answer sheet, be sure to enter your state's homeschool code in the "school code" section. The test supervisor will provide this for you.