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Homeschooling in the Virgin Islands is fairly simple and easy. There isn't a lot of oversight from the VI Department of Education, after talking to multiple people in the VI, most agree that you file your paperwork and forget about it. Your child does not have to do standardized testing and you are not required to turn in a portfolio of your child's work. That being said, you do need to
file a 2 page document with the Department of Education at the start of your school year that states your name, your child's name, age, grade level, and what subjects they are learning. You also have to pick a date for a portfolio review(which again, most people say has never happened). After you sign the paperwork and email to
Ms. Sarah Mahurt for St. Croix her phone number is 340-773-1095 ext 7029, email to it
Dianne George Rodgers her phone number is 340-772-775-2250 extension 8110 on St. Thomas/St. John or snail mail it back to the Department of Ed. Make sure however that you remember to
SIGN your forms before you send them in. If by any chance, the Department of Ed sends you another form requesting you to fill out specs about your kitchen, facilities, etc,
DO NOT fill that out. It is illegal - according to our local laws to fill out that form.
ALL you
NEED to do is fill out the Letter of Intent Form and send it back. That's it folks! If this process is any different from what I have been doing, please let me know as I would like to not only update this info but do it correctly myself!
