Hi. I don't homeschool (yet) but I volunteer at our school ALOT!! I help my son with his homework also. Our school is very small (last count was 21 kids, K-8) and so us volunteers help out on many levels. I believe the CAT test is done every, and is required by the No Child Left Behind law (a whole other topic) so that funding for a school district is figured out. Doesn't matter if the child is homeschooled, I believe, because funding is figured out by different methods, and so the school(s) know about how much they get in that area. Funding is figured out by complicated means-I have attended school board meetings just about every month for the past 6 yrs, and I still have only a dim idea on this.
In 3 yrs my son will be high school age, and where we live at, homeschooling is a distinct possibility. We live smack dab in between 2 high schools that are 40 miles away and 45 miles away respectively. I know my decision will be based on how well I can educate my special ed son, and I find that is a scary prospect. My hats off to you homeschoolers!
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Peggi
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