Moving to Florida: Homeschool Checklist

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

Your choice

Notice

Required

Testing / evaluation

Parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation)

Portfolio

Required

Jump to the full Florida requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

Where are you moving from?

Pick your current state to see how to close it out before you go, and how its homeschool rules compare to Florida's.

What to do when you arrive in Florida

Once you're a Florida resident, you follow Florida's rules, not your old state's. Florida requires notice, so file with your local school district to put your homeschool on record. File before you begin instruction at your new address. If your child was enrolled in a school on the way in, send that school a short withdrawal note too.

Do your homeschool records transfer?

No state, including Florida, requires you to hand over homeschool records from your previous state, and there's no central transfer process. What matters is that you keep your own records: an hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those travel with you and are what colleges and your new state may ask to see. This is exactly what Homeschool Fox is built for. Your log, hours, and reports live in one account and move with your family, so a cross-country move doesn't reset your records.

Timing your move: mid-year vs summer

Try to line your move up with Florida's school-year calendar where you can. If you arrive mid-year, file Florida's notice as soon as you're settled rather than waiting for fall, so there's no gap where your child looks unenrolled. A summer move is simpler: get your filing in before the new school year starts. Either way, keep dated proof of when you filed.

Moving as a military family

Military families move often, and the rule of thumb is simple: follow the homeschool law of the state you're physically living in. Once you're stationed in Florida, you homeschool under Florida's rules, even if your legal residency for taxes or voting is another state. The Military Interstate Children's Compact smooths public-school transfers, but it doesn't override homeschool law, so plan around Florida's requirements. Keeping portable digital records makes each PCS move far less disruptive.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Florida

Everything Florida expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Required hours or days
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Florida guides

• Florida Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Florida A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Florida Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• Record Keeping in Florida What to document, how to organize it, and staying compliant.
• How to Withdraw From School in Florida The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Homeschool Testing in Florida What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.
• ESA & School Choice in Florida Funding amounts, who qualifies, and the trade-offs.