Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES

Home Instruction

Paperwork Reminders and Deadlines

Individualized Home Instruction Plans

Quarterly Reports

Submitting Reports

Age Requirements

Students with Disabilities

Assessment Information: Year-End Testing

Thinking About Higher-Education Opportunities

Superintendent's letter of Substantial Equivalency

Standardized Testing Resources

Year-End Narrative Assessment

Support and Networking

Publishers of Curriculum Materials

Other Resources

• National Home Education Network

• American Homeschool Association
  
  

• GED preparation – PBS Literacy Link
  
  

• New York State Education Department
  
  

• Cooperative Extension: information about 4-H and other groups who have resources specifically for Home Instructed Students 
  
  

• Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE) FREE resources ranging from primary historical documents, lesson plans, science visualizations, math simulations and online challenges, paintings, photos, mapping tools, and more. This easily accessible information is provided by federal organizations and agencies such as the Library of Congress, National Archives, NEH, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian, NSF, and NASA.
  
  

• Pearson Higher Education
  
  

• Common Sense Press-Learning Language Arts Through Literature
  
  

• Everyday Mathematics K-6, Wright Group, McGraw Hill
  
  

• Key Curriculum Press, 1-800-995-Math
  
  

• Florida Virtual School
  
  

• Saxon Publishers
  
  

• Switched On School House
  
  

• The Concerned Group, Inc.