The last time we talked about high school, we were talking about credits and classes, grades, and transcripts. I gave you an overview and pointed you in the direction of the expert: Lee Binz, The HomeScholar.
Today let's talk about the timeline of high school.
8th Grade--start keeping records as "practice". These won't count unless your student is earning high school credit in 8th grade, which they totally can.
9th Grade--Keep records of grades, courses, curriculum used, books read, course descriptions, and activities involved in.
10th Grade--Do the same thing. Take the Pre-SAT, if desired. Assess what credits they earned in 9th grade and how you will fit everything into the rest of their high school years.
11th Grade--Continue keeping records. Visit colleges, if desired. Maybe take a Career Exploration course. Take the SAT or ACT if needed. We knew our daughters were starting at our local junior college and they have their own placement test. Continue shifting your original plan to be sure they are on track to graduate with the required credits. (In my home state of Texas we aren't required to have a certain number of credits to graduate, but I try to keep it in the same range as the public school requirements as that is what colleges expect.)
12th Grade—Continue keeping records and, if you haven't already, begin putting them into a transcript format. Set a graduation date/end date so you have a goal to work toward. If you want, arrange to have senior pictures made by around March or April. We did our own photos, but if you plan on hiring a photographer, you better make those reservations early in their senior year, if not earlier. I say March or April because you might want to use some of their photos in the graduation announcements, which you need to order in time to mail out about a month before the graduation date. Order their diploma and cap/gown/tassel as well if you will be using those. Do you see why you need a calendar to keep track of it all? Senior year is something else.
These were the guidelines I have followed with my two daughters, who have graduated from homeschooling (2018, 2023). You will find differing opinions on when some of this should be done. It's just some information to get you thinking about it all.
Also, if your student is not college-bound (even though you should be sure they do the minimum requirements for college preparedness so they CAN go if they change their mind), here are some things to think about!
As always, if you have questions or need more help, please contact me, and I will be happy to help!
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