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Drivers Education for Credit
Keystone National High School. Teens can now learn how to become safe responsible drivers... while earning Certification and Insurance discounts.

West Virginia Homeschooling

Associations

Christian Home Educators of West Virginia
Promotes home schooling as a valuable means to strengthen families, as well as an environment that facilitates discipleship of children in the Christian faith.

West Virginia Home Educators Association
A service organization which serves all home schoolers in the state regardless of their reasons for homeschooling.

Events


MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio

April 8 - 10, 2010. Outstanding Speakers including Dr. Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise, Cathy Duffy, Andrew Pudewa, Attorney David Gibbs, Douglas & Nancy Wilson, Jim Weiss & many more! 250+ Seminar & Workshop sessions. HUGE Exhibit Hall with nearly 200 Exhibitors.

See also: Past Events in West Virginia

Field Trips

West Virginia Field Trips
Educational places to visit in West Virginia.

Legal Information

LAWS GOVERNING HOMESCHOOLING

West Virginia Education Code For Homeschooling
AN A TO Z RESOURCE
Not intended as legal advice. Laws for your information only. Includes changes to the law June 2003.

Interpretation
State Superintendent Marockie's interpretation of specific aspects of the law governing homeschooling.

GETTING STARTED

An Explanation
West Virginia Code 18-8-1 subsection (c) contains two subdivisions that allow for "home instruction." From WHEA.

Sample Notice of Intent to Homeschool
WVHEA gives you a printable form similar to one you must formally issue.

ASSESSMENT

Annual Academic Assessment Options
Every homeschooled child must obtain an academic assessment each year; assessments should be submitted to the county superintendent by June 30. Choose one of these four assessment options: standardized testing, the public school testing program, portfolio review, and alternative academic assessment.

Academic Assessment Report
Transfer this form to your word processor and have a credentialed teacher fill out and sign.

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Portfolio Assessment
Ideas on what to include in a portfolio for a younger child that meets legal requirements, at least in West Virginia. By Tamra Monroe.

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What is the portfolio option?
Using Portfolios for Authentic Assessment
If you've had enough of standardized testing and are ready to try the new portfolio assessment option adopted into West Virginia law this year, now is the time to get your plans together. Here are some tips and references from the education literature I've gathered. By Mary Ellen Sullivan.

DRIVERS LICENSE FOR TEENS

Driver's License for Homeschoolers
Obtaining or writing the attendence verification letter. How to get "honor student" auto insurance discount. WVHEA.

Online

arc-homeschool
Appalachian Regional Cooperative is an inclusive group of homeschoolers in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

WV Homeschooling Legislative List
A forum for discussing legislative topics that affect homeschoolers and homeschooling in WV, including news about media articles and programs, proposed legislation, research, and other information of interest to WV homeschoolers. All interested homeschoolers are welcome.

WV Special Education Topic
West Virginia Special Education and Early Intervention group, including those who homeschool.

WVAHS
I believe it is important for a child to receive a good education. I want home educators to become edcuated about the political arena concerning home schooling in this state. If you are a home schooler, or are considering home schooling in West Virginia, you are welcome to join.

WVHEA
This is an information system for postings of immediate importance regarding updates or changes of meetings, plans, or events on behalf of the WVHEA. Everyone is welcome.

WVHEA_Announce
This is the official West Virginia Home Educator's Association announce group for testing, workshops, special updates, news, headlines, invitations and various other postings.

WV Homeschooled Teens
It is open to any teen who, like our kids, are frustrated with the long distance between others like themselves and would like some conversation, friendship, and interaction with those in the same boat. There will be many different kinds of teens on this list, so it's important that everyone's beliefs are respected.

WV Unschooling
West Virginia is a wonderful place to unschool, and has it's own unique character and challenges...mainly long distances between other like-minded people. So here's a a place we can get together and help each other listen to our children and learn with them. Come join us.

Resources

Early Assessment College Placement Testing
If you are almost ready for college and live in Barbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, or Taylor counties, Fairmont State College will give you a free math or English placement test.

Support Groups

Christian Homeschoolers of Jackson County, WV
This is a support group where members work together to encourage one another in the education of their children as God directs.

Eclectic Homeschoolers group for Clarke
HELLO or Home Educators Local Learning Organization is an inclusive homeschoolers group for Clarke, Frederick, Warren, Shenandoah and western Loudoun counties in Virginia, as well as Jefferson County West Virginia.

Greenbrier Home School Dream Team
Are you are interested in growing a Community School, or restarting the Home School Co-op? Every voice is important, and necessary to cultivate our new school or co-op in our diverse community.

HomeschoolShare of Wood County, WV
This is a group for Wood County,WV and Surrounding area homeschoolers interested in sharing, borrowing, swapping, or selling homeschool curricula, books, educational software, videos, equipment, science kits, kids' sports equipment, other homeschool-related items and other items, such as clothes, toys, games, etc.

Jackson County WV HomeSchoolers
All field trips, news or questions can be posted here. Anything to do with homeschooling in our county or surrounding counties.

Monongalia Homeschoolers
We are an organization of homeschooling families in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and surrounding areas. We are dedicated to serving the needs of homeschoolers in our area, and providing information to all those interested in homeschooling.

Raleigh Educational Association of Christian Homeschoolers
R.E.A.C.H. is a group for homeschoolers in Raleigh County WV and the surrounding areas.

S*A*L*T Group
We meet once a week in Jane Lew WV. We are a bunch of families that come from many counties to bring our kids together, to play games, learn from each other and have fun.

Society of Home-learners for Independent and Natural Education
We are an open door for current and potential home-educators, regardless of religious conviction or method of "schooling." SHINE serves families in the Parkersburg-Marietta area of the Mid-Ohio Valley.

St James TORCH Catholic Home School Support Group
Charles Town, Jefferson County, WV. We are are the Roman Catholic homeschool support group the provides support for the growing number of Catholic homeschoolers.

Wood County Area Christian Home Educators
If you are from the Wood County, West Virginia area and are considering home schooling or are already home schooling and looking for a support group, please feel free to contact us for more information.

Support Group Lists

West Virginia Email Lists, Support Groups, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters
From Leaping from the Box. Please notify if your email list, support group, message board, forum or newsletter is not included here or if you see errors.

West Virginia Support Groups
List from Home Education Magazine. To be listed, email

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