Before you begin
What You’ll Need in Florida
Welcome! Florida’s annual evaluation is a review of your student’s portfolio plus a short discussion with your student. You gather your daily log and a few examples of your student’s work from this year, and your evaluator reviews them and signs your annual evaluation, ready to file with your county school district superintendent. Here’s exactly what to have ready, with photo examples just below.
A Quick Welcome
The checklist
What You’ll Need to Gather
Six things, and none of them take long. Gather them at your own pace — the photo examples are just below.
Everyone homeschools differently, and we get that. Use this as a chance to show what your student did this year. Keep it simple, and before you know it you’ll be done and on your way!
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Your Daily Log
The log of educational activities you kept this year — a planner, calendar notes, or lesson log. Florida's portfolio requires one, and one photo of it is the first upload.
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A Short Summary of Subjects
A brief note on what your student worked on this year. Even a sentence or two per subject is plenty.
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Book & Author List
Three (3) titles from your student’s reading this year, with authors. The evaluation form asks for them, so jot them down before you begin.
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Portfolio & Work Samples
A sample of your student’s completed work — worksheets, assignments, projects, or writing. This is the main evidence your evaluator reviews.
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Interview / Discussion Questions
A short set of discussion questions for your student, included right on the evaluation form. You can answer them together as you go.
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Three to Four Photos
Three are needed — your daily log, your materials, and your student’s portfolio. Test results are an optional extra. The examples below show what works.
Photo examples
4 Simple Photo Examples
These examples show what works. When your photos look like the examples below, our evaluators can review your submission and return it noticeably faster.
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A Daily Log
One photo of the daily log you kept this year — a filled-in planner, lesson log, or calendar notes showing what your student worked on.
A filled-in planner or log showing subjects, lessons, and dates. One clear photo of a typical page or week is all that’s needed.
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A Sample of Books, Materials & Projects
One overhead photo of the books, workbooks, and projects your student used this year. Lay out what you have so titles or project details are visible.
Gather any textbooks, workbooks, or projects your student used or completed. Lay out what you have so titles or project details are visible, then take one overhead photo.
Used online classes too? Lay out your materials with the computer or device visible, then take one overhead photo.
For online-only learners, a clean shot of the laptop and workspace is enough. The portfolio photo will cover the course list and printed work.
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Portfolio Samples and Work
One photo of your student’s portfolio — finished worksheets, assignments, and other completed work. Online learners can include transcripts or progress reports.
Gather any finished worksheets, assignments, or other completed student work. Spread what you have flat in one frame to show your student’s portfolio from the year.
Spread your student’s completed work flat with the computer or device visible in one frame to show the full portfolio.
Print the transcript, progress report, and any end-of-course summary from the online platform. One photo of the stack is all that’s needed.
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Standardized Test Scores Optional
Optional. If your student took a standardized achievement test this year and you’d like to include the results, upload a photo or scan of the score report — otherwise, simply skip this picture.