Florida Portfolio Requirements per Florida Law

During your homeschool portfolio evaluation, I am required to review the three components Florida law defines as a “portfolio.” Florida law requires homeschool families to maintain these three types of records, together called a portfolio. These items help demonstrate educational progress throughout the year and are used during your annual evaluation. Please make sure the items you submit clearly show your child’s learning throughout the year. The information below explains exactly what I will be looking for during the evaluation.

Recommended: Include a few samples from the beginning of the year and a few from the end so progress is easy to see.

 

1. A Log of Educational Activities

Your log can be kept in any format that fits your homeschool style. Examples include:

• a lesson plan book with notes

• a calendar with brief entries

• a spreadsheet

• a diary or blog

• table of contents pages with dates or check marks

• lesson plans from a curriculum

• progress or score reports from an online program

Any format is acceptable as long as it shows learning activities over time.

 

2. Titles of Reading Materials

Florida law requires more than one title. These may include:

• textbooks or workbooks

• novels, picture books, or read‑alouds

• magazines or articles

• websites or online reading

• comic books or graphic novels

Titles may be listed within your log or kept separately. They may be read by the student, to the student, or with the student.

 

3. Samples of Student Work

You do not need to save everything. A few representative samples are enough. These may include:

• worksheets or written assignments

• scans or photos of workbook pages

• photos of hands‑on projects

• screenshots or printouts from online programs

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