making your homeschool a success
Keys to Your Learning Program |
Maximum Academic Success |
Have a Designated Learning Space |
When space permits, make a place in the home that is for school. Decorate as you can to be grade and age appropriate. |
Create a Flexible Schedule for School Time |
You have much flexibility in your daily learning. It is best to have a daily schedule and follow as best as you can. Remember school time needs to be considered important time. |
Follow Your NFC Academy Daily Lesson Planner |
Let your NFC Academy Daily Lesson Planner be your planning tool that keeps you on track. When you follow it in your courses you know you will finish on time and you can devote your time to teaching your child. |
Enter Your Grades Weekly |
Use your online gradebook each week to enter your grades. Once you enter the grades, the gradebook does all the averaging. |
Special Note: Entering grades regularly allows us to confirm the student is in continuous learning that will meet a states compulsory attendance requirements.
THE admissions process
We know the admissions process can seem overwhelming at first but we will do our best to make it as easy for you as we can. We are here to help at every step along the way and you can see the steps below that we will take to get you from completing the registration form to signing in for the first time to complete your first assignment and more!
1. Admissions call Working together with our NFC Academy Admissions Specialist, we will provide you will all of the information that you need and answer all of your questions so that you can rest assured that you are making the best decision possible for your child..
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2. Registration form Once we have your questions answered, complete the online application on the NFC Academy website. This will give us the information that we need to begin the enrollment process.
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3. Staying informed After registering parents/guardians have the availability to login and track the progress that is being made regarding their student using the password that was created during the registration process. Through this database you are also sent updates so that you are always aware of the progress being made during the enrollment process.
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4. Records Required All students K-12th (full-time and part-time) will need to provide a copy of the birth certificate.
All students in grades 1st-12th will need to provide records from their previous school. We will request the records from the student’s previous school using the information that was provided to us on the registration form. You can download a copy of our NFC Academy Request for Records form here. If the student was previously homeschooled and the homeschool program does not provide report cards, we have the documents that you can complete that will provide the required information. Previous records for students in grades 1st-8th should include two years of report cards and standardized test results when available. For students in grades 9th-12th those records must also include the student’s official transcript. Kindergarteners and 1st graders that did not attend kindergarten will only need to provide a copy of the student’s birth certificate. |
5.course assignment After all records are received and reviewed by the Admissions Office, courses will be assigned for the student by our enrollment specialist. It will typically take 3-5 business days to complete course assignments for grades 3rd-12th (during peak enrollment this process could be 7-10 business days).
For grades 3rd-12th online, documentation will be sent to the parent/guardian regarding the courses and an electronic signature on this documentation is required. Once received, the enrollment specialist will complete the enrollment process which could take 2-3 days. For grades 9th-12th the documentation is a “Path to Graduation”. For grades 3rd-8th online or print program this documentation is an “Academic Plan”. |
6. welcome Letter sent For all grades 3rd-12th Online a Welcome Letter will be sent via email listing all courses, teachers, logins/passwords, and other important information to begin work in the student’s courses. The student may begin work immediately after receiving the Welcome Letter. For grades K-5th Print Program the Welcome Letter that is sent via email will contain information detailing the shipment of the printed materials and giving you contact information for the NFC Academy Resource Assistant that will answer your questions throughout the school year. The student may begin schoolwork immediately after receiving the Welcome Letter and their books.
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A FEW other things
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Assessment Test: Once records are received, it is possible our Assessment Tests in English/Language Arts and Math may be needed to assure the best placement of the student in their course work. Parents/Guardians may request Assessment Tests to be started immediately after enrollment if they believe testing would be helpful. Part-Time Students: Part-Time students are students taking less than 5 courses, there is a two-course minimum. We do recommend that you verify with your current school that the courses taken outside your primary school will fulfill the credit/course requirements needed. We do require two previous school years of records for part-time students as well. Parent Portals: Parents/Guardians will be sent information regarding the Ignitia Parent Portal to include a link to set up access to the Parent Portal. Stay informed on your student’s progress by logging into the Parent Portal daily. Parents can see the current grade, percentage complete, due dates of assignments, etc. The parent/guardian will also receive information from our Business Office via email on how to set up and login to their RenWeb account to manage their tuition account and to give access to report card grades when they are entered at the end of the grading periods. |
International Students: For our international students who are coming from a school system that does not translate records into the American educational system, will need to have those previous records translated for us, this is the parent/guardian’s responsibility. We have had good experience with Joseph Silny & Associates (click to go to their website), or you may use another similar organization which translates those records into the American educational program. Auto Pay Required for K-5th grade Book Program: For students in grades K-5th enrolled in the Book Program Auto Pay documentation will be sent via email to the parent/guardian that will need to be completed. Prior to the shipping of any material, Auto Pay must be set up with an initial tuition payment to NFC Academy. Once the initial payment is received and Auto Pay is set up for monthly billing, we will then ship all your material to the address the parent/guardian provided to our enrollment specialist. Material is shipped by UPS. |
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Book Program Students
For grades K-5th Print Program Auto Pay documentation will be sent via email to the parent/guardian that will need to be completed. Prior to the shipping of any material, Auto Pay must be set up with an initial tuition payment to NFC Academy. After confirmation that Auto Pay has been set up an Elementary Academic Plan will be sent for 3rd – 5th grade for an electronic signature, the parent/guardian will need to sign and submit. The enrollment specialist will then continue with the process, it may take 3-5 days to complete. Once the initial payment is received and Auto Pay is set up for monthly billing, we will then ship all your material to the address the parent/guardian provided to our enrollment specialist. Material is shipped by UPS. |
International Students
For our international students who are coming from a school system that does not translate records into the American educational system, will need to have those previous records translated for us, this is the parent/guardian’s responsibility. We have had good experience with Joseph Silny & Associates (click to go to their website), or you may use another similar organization which translates those records into the American educational program.
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