The one time I’m sure your child will need a transcript is if they want a career in the military. Also important is a copy of each year’s Declaration of Intent. While I was working at the WHO Office (Washington Homeschool Organization) we had someone contact us who had a problem getting into Officer’s training because they failed to file a DOI one year. I like to tell parents to work backwards from the end goal and make sure you’ve covered your bases. That means each year
1. file a Declaration of Intent,
2. do annual testing and keep a copy of the results, and
3. keep track of things that will need to go in your transcripts.
As I mentioned before Barb Shelton’s book, Senior High: A Home-Designed Form+u+la, Updated can guide you through the process.
If you’re more computer oriented, like me, then you will like Inge Canon’s program and software. Her site is: http://homeschooltranscripts.com/ HSLDA has recommendations on their website http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2010/02/20100204100924.asp
If you copy the table of contents of the textbooks you use, you can use that info on your transcripts. The course description is often the trickiest part. That and deciding where each life experience falls on your transcripts. I suggest doing it each year instead of waiting until the end.
Do you have info to share about transcripts. Please comment below and help other homeschooling High Schoolers parents.
About Linda Merker
Linda has been married 35 years, and been a Christian for 32. She is the thankful mother of six children and grandmother to 4 amazing grandchildren. She retired from homeschooling her six children for 24 years when the youngest graduated in 2013. She has been working at/with Homeschool Potpourri since 2001 but no longer works in the store except on rare occasions. She manages the website, the blog, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages. She likes telecommuting since she moved to Port Orchard. She loves encouraging homeschoolers. Linda is happy to talk to homeschooling Moms with questions and give them encouragement or even to pray with them over the phone or on skype.
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