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I want to highlight a few things on the application for this upcoming school year (2012-2013).
Grades and Test Scores
If you have a copy of the application, complete with blood, sweat, toil, and tears, please note the very last page. Due to an increase in court cases against homeschoolers we must insist that you fill out this sheet of paper for any students between grades eight (8) and twelve (12). Obviously the application comes with only one transcript sheet: within the next few days PHEA's new website will go live and there will be a link on this blog to an online transcript page. Stay tuned for that. But please: we must have proof of records for the safety of our members.
When writing in your homeschool children's names on the back of the application, please remember to give us their grade. We don't mind calling you up to ask if you forget, but we can get your registration processed faster if you make sure to write down the grades before you send the application to us.
Registration Fee
Because we have overhauled the way PHEA works, the fee structure has changed also. Please be sure to take a good look at the registration fee and make sure your math is correct. We are charging ten dollars ($10.00) per highschool student, but if you are able to submit the required records via email (pheatranscripts@gmail.com) we will drop the fee to only five ($5.00). There is a section on the application to mark this off: please don't miss it! As always, before you send us your application make sure you have remembered the check: those little slips of paper are so easy to overlook, but we can't process your application without it. Note: the late fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) is only for renewing families.
Please note: If, due to economic difficulties, you are unable to raise the registration fee, we will waive it. We would far rather your family be regis.tered and legal. Send a note in with your application regarding your fee and we will be happy to register you.
School Districts
No one knows intuitively (even I don't know!) what the school districts are for the South Carolina Upstate. Confused, when we ask for the homeschooler's school district, some people put the name of the nearest school in their area. This is not what we are looking for. South Carolina counties are divided up into large districts, each with its own name and often a number attached. To help, we've set up a separate page here on the blog with a step-by-step guide through SCIWAY to help you find your school district
Due Date
Blood, sweat, tears, and all, we are trying to get these precious bundles of paper out to you as quickly as possible because the dead-line for returning them to us is July 31st. After July 31st renewing families will have to pay the late fee ($15.00). The economy is poor and we don't want you to be penalized, so sharp's the word!
