Home Education Program vs. Umbrella School Enrollment

This is a basic overview to help you differentiate between establishing a home education program and enrolling your child in a private umbrella school. In either case, you are educating your child at home, but students who are in an established home education program are homeschooling under the home education statute, and students enrolled in an umbrella school are homeschooling under the private school statute. Your choice will determine your record keeping requirements and your child's access to public school services. Visit the Florida Department of Education for detailed information about Florida private schools and home education.

As you can see, your options under an umbrella school depend greatly on what the school offers or requires. Umbrella schools establish their own enrollment, record keeping, and evaluation policies. They may require you share the same faith, sign up for third party services, or use specific curriculum, and they may offer additional services, such as field trips, scholarships, and graduation ceremonies. To see how enrolling your child at our school compares to a establishing a home education program, see our comparison chart at aspiringheightsacademy.com.