Homeschool
Are you a homeschooling parent who has a lot of questions? Does your student need an evaluation letter showing evidence of progress? Whether you have just begun to homeschool or have been homeschooling for years, Pathways to Readiness can provide any additional support your family may need!
What is evidence of progress?
Evidence of progress refers to the documents sent to your school district’s superintendent’s office to show that student learning is taking place at home. This can be from any nationally normed standardized test or
an evidence of progress letter written by Pathways to Readiness.
What is a homeschool evidence of progress evaluation?
Pathways to Readiness will meet with your student a minimum of 3 times a year to complete a thorough and measurable assessment of your student. A single, one-time end of year assessment can be completed, as long as there is an additional student work portfolio to review.
Assessments are individualized to each student, but most commonly include reading benchmark, phonics/spelling, writing sample, and math. A portfolio of student work may also be reviewed.
Pathways to Readiness will meet evidence of progress requirements through a detailed letter that is given to the parent to submit to their county superintendent. A report of assessment results will also be provided to the family that includes specific areas of mastery, areas of focus, and goal-setting recommendations.
What is a homeschool student work portfolio?
A homeschool student work portfolio is a gallery of student work collected over the school year for the purpose of representing educational progress. It is a beautiful representation of student work over time that can kept and cherished as a scrapbook of the year’s accomplishments.
While an optional task, Pathways to Readiness finds student work portfolios incredibly valuable in viewing student growth over time. We use the student work portfolio, along with the evidence of progress assessment results, to write a comprehensive, detailed evaluation letter that can be submitted to fulfill your evidence of progress requirements.
Contact us for resources to support your student and family with creating a complete homeschool student work portfolio.
How do I show evidence of progress?
Virginia law offers 3 options to satisfy the evidence of progress requirement.
1. Results from any nationally normed standardized achievement test, or results from an equivalent score on the ACT, SAT, or PSAT. If your child’s composite score for math and language arts is in or above the 23rd percentile or higher, then the requirements have been met or
2. An evaluation letter from a person licensed to teach in any state or from a person with a master’s degree or higher in an academic area or
3. Submit a report card or transcript from a community college, college, college-distance learning program or home education correspondence school showing scores for math and language arts.
Pathways to Readiness can support your family by completing the evaluation letter.
When is evidence of progress due?
In Virginia, evidence of progress must be submitted by August 1 each year to your division superintendent.
I am interested in having an evidence of progress letter written. When should I begin?
It is best to schedule the assessment dates close to the beginning of the school year. It is ideal to schedule a minimum of 3 check-ins a year to help with measuring a pattern of progress: back to school, mid-year, and end of year.
A single, one-time end of year assessment can be completed, as long as there is an additional student work portfolio to review.
Scheduling early also helps with:
1. Considering special needs or other considerations
2. Allowing time to schedule additional progress check-ins throughout the school year.
3. Allowing for turnaround time for the Pathways to Readiness to prepare and ensure the receipt of the evidence of progress before August 1
I don’t live in Virginia. Can Pathways to Readiness still complete an evidence of progress evaluation?
Possibly yes! Each state has their own homeschool laws and requirements, so we would be happy to look into how we can support families in other states.