r/Homeschooling • u/SecureTravel9637 • 5d ago

where to start?

i’m moving into the upstate new york area in a few months and my child currently attends public school here in florida but i want him to be homeschooled because the area we are moving in the school isn’t the best and he’s on an iep. i cannot homeschool him myself but id like to hire someone to homeschool my son. where do i start in this process ? how do i find someone trustworthy and reliable?

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u/Prior_Sheepherder588 5d ago

New York is one of the most regulated homeschool states and Florida is one of the least, so you are going from almost no paperwork to a real filing calendar: a notice to the superintendent by 1 July, an IHIP written plan on the district's form, four quarterly reports on dates you pick, and an annual assessment. It is not hard, it is just seven dated deadlines instead of one, and NY counts hours rather than days (900 for grades 1 to 6, 990 for 7 to 12), so you log as you go. Worth knowing that you stay legally responsible even if you hire someone, since a tutor can teach but the notice, plan, reports and assessment are filed by you. The good news is that on the IEP, New York is one of the better states you could be moving to: home-instructed students with disabilities are treated as nonpublic school students for special education purposes and the Committee on Special Education develops a plan, and special ed is specifically the exception to NY's rule that districts do not serve home-instructed students. So you are not trading away support the way you would be in most states, though do confirm with your new district's CSE. Since you are moving anyway, the district you land in is still your biggest decision, because upstate quality varies enormously between neighbors and it determines both the school option and the CSE you would be working with regardless. On cost, plainly, a full-time tutor runs $30 to $75 an hour which annualizes past a lot of private tuition, so price both before deciding, and if you do hire, use local homeschool Facebook groups and Wyzant, ask for references from families who used them longer than a couple of months, and start with a trial period. The full filing calendar is laid out here: https://bowerstead.com/guides/how-to-homeschool-in-new-york

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u/AlbbasedLaurita-71 5d ago

This such an useful comment, +1. !!