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Connections
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Posted: Feb 08 2010 at 2:51pm \| IP Logged

Continuing with my desire to simplify, I ponder what to keep (and how much) for school records.

Advice, please.

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Posted: Feb 08 2010 at 3:58pm \| IP Logged

My state doesn't require me to keep any records, so I don't. How's that for simple? ;) But I'm not in those upper grades yet--my oldest is 6th grade--so record-keeping is not essential.

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Posted: Feb 08 2010 at 4:32pm \| IP Logged

Connections wrote:

Continuing with my desire to simplify, I ponder what to keep (and how much) for school records.

Advice, please.

I'd say this completely depends on what your state requires. Some states want lots of records (including attendance

), others don't require much.

AndieF
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Posted: Feb 09 2010 at 8:58pm \| IP Logged

I'm not required to keep records for my state, but I do keep a large notebook worth for each child at the end of the year. And I keep most things during the school year and then go through it in June and try and pick out the best examples of a particular subject, etc. Although, I'm half tempted to not even do that this year for the older kids. They are using binders for most of their subjects - they either write on the lined paper in it, or if they draw something, then they put it in a page protector and put it in the appropriate place in the notebook. But I look at them at the end of the year and see if we really need to keep all of it, or if I should move the best examples to a big notebook with dividers or something.

Andie

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Posted: Feb 11 2010 at 8:57pm \| IP Logged

My state has no record-reporting. I try to keep a "portfolio" for each child. Right now that means each day's completed work goes into a file folder. Every few months, I sift through that and put a few examples from different subjects into a "keeper" folder for that child, that year. This way I'll have some idea how they've progressed over time, and some idea for placement or if I ever need to show "proof" of their education.

When they get to highschool, I'll have to keep track better and use tests or something to show "credits."

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