FREE BONUS Lesson 16
What Other High School Records Should You Keep Beyond the Transcript?
What Other High School Records Should You Keep Beyond the Transcript? This is part of the series for homeschool parents: You CAN do it!When homeschooling high school, it is a good idea to maintain a good paper trail. That means: keep records.
You might never need them, but if you do, you will feel regret if you have not kept your paper trail solid. Here are some things you should keep on file:
- Course descriptions
- Syllabi
Master Portfolio Instructions
The master portfolio for a homeschool high school student is an alternative to testing for students who should not take standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, or TerraNova.
The master portfolio is simply the best of all a homeschool high schooler’s work and experiences in one large binder. The master portfolio should include:
- Large section dividers for each year of high school
- Smaller dividers for each subject covered each of those years. At the minimum, have a divider each year for:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Social Studies
- Science
Other smaller dividers should be included in the year taught for each subject that was not a four-year subject.
For example:
- World Language
- Fine Arts
- Phys Ed
- Career Exploration
- Religion
- Other electives
As an introduction for each year divider, give a list of courses completed in that year.
In each subject divider for each year, explain:
- the name of the course
- how much credit was earned
- the manner in which the credit was earned (textbook, Carnegie hours-logging, other)
- course description
For each year’s Language Arts credit, include:
- book list
- papers written
- vocabulary and grammar tests
- public speaking log
For each year’s math credit, include:
- name of textbook
- tests
For each year’s social studies and sciences, include:
- name of textbook
- tests
- papers
- log sheets
- any other pertinent information
For each Carnegie-hour course, include:
- log sheets
- additional material to illustrate the learning experience (photos, certificates, report cards, brochures)
Add section dividers for each year’s extracurriculars, service house, and competitions.
Attach a transcript to the beginning of the binder’s materials
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