Homeschool benefits: Charlotte County School District
Charlotte Virtual School (CVS) lets home education students in grades 6-12 take individual online courses part time, taught by Charlotte County Public Schools teachers. Your student can enroll at any time once your home education Notice of Intent has been acknowledged, and has 18 weeks to finish each semester of a course.
Who qualifies
Registered in home education
Submit your Notice of Intent to the Charlotte County Home Education Office. Parents may not register for virtual courses until it has been submitted and acknowledged.
In grades 6-12
Part-time CVS enrollment is for students in grades 6 through 12, and home education students are eligible to use the CVS curriculum.
Has a parent account
Set up a parent or guardian account with Florida Virtual School's system, which CVS uses, and stay in regular contact with teachers.
What part-time enrollment gives you
The terms come from Charlotte Virtual School's information presentation and the district Home Education page.
- Course start
- Any time
- Time to finish a semester
- 18 weeks from enrollment
- Middle school cores
- Regular and advanced
- High school cores
- Regular and honors
- Advanced Placement courses
- Offered
- Teacher reply time
- Within 24 hours
Grades 9-12 work done as a home education student does not earn high school credit from the district, so ask CVS how its course credit appears on your student's records.
How to enroll
- Before you register
File the Notice of Intent
Send written notice to the superintendent through the Home Education Office. Families on the Personalized Education Program (PEP) scholarship do not enroll in home education.
- After acknowledgment
Apply to CVS
Complete the 2026-27 Charlotte Virtual School application and create a parent account and student account.
- Any time
Start courses
Part-time students can enroll at any time and work 24 hours a day, following a pace chart.
- Within 18 weeks
Finish the semester
Complete each semester of coursework in the 18-week window that starts on your enrollment date.
- Each year
Turn in the evaluation
Submit your annual home education evaluation on the anniversary of your Notice of Intent.
What it includes
Included
- Middle and high school courses
- Honors and advanced courses
- Advanced Placement courses
- Teachers employed by Charlotte County Public Schools
Not included
- Textbooks, technology, or curriculum guides from the district
Who to contact about virtual courses
The Charlotte Virtual School office answers questions about part-time enrollment, applications, and courses.
CVS@yourcharlotteschools.net 941-255-7507 Charlotte Virtual School
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Florida
You must file the initial written notice with the county superintendent within 30 days of starting. You must file a termination notice and the annual evaluation within 30 days of ending the program.
Florida sets these rules:
- Subjects: Parent-directed instruction; Florida law does not prescribe a specific curriculum for a home education program.
- Testing: Provide an annual educational evaluation using one statutory method; a portfolio review is one option, and an alternate method requires agreement with the district superintendent.
- Records: Keep a portfolio with an activities log made as instruction occurs, reading-material titles, and work samples. Preserve it for two years and make it available for inspection on 15 days’ written notice.
- Teachers: Florida does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.
Florida also has two education savings accounts that home-educated students can use.
- The Personalized Education Program funds a Florida K-12 student's approved education costs through a scholarship organization, with income and priority rules. It is separate from registering a home education program with your district.
- The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities funds approved education and disability costs for a student with a qualifying disability, including one in a registered home education program. The award depends on the disability and its services.
Read the Florida homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Florida
Questions parents ask
- Can a homeschooled student take Charlotte Virtual School courses?
- Yes. CVS says students in home education, along with public, private, and charter students, are eligible to use its curriculum. Part-time enrollment is for grades 6-12.
- Why use Charlotte Virtual School instead of Florida Virtual School?
- CVS uses the same FLVS course catalog, but its teachers are Charlotte County Public Schools employees, and it offers local face-to-face help.
- Can my middle schooler earn high school credit?
- Yes, according to CVS. Ask the CVS office how that works for a home education student.
- Where does my student take an AP exam?
- At your zoned school, according to CVS. Ask the CVS office how a home education student arranges the exam.
- Who handles our home education paperwork?
- The Charlotte County Home Education Office at HE@yourcharlotteschools.net or 941-559-2054.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
Local classes cover the subjects they offer. We teach the remaining subjects, so a local class can stay part of the year without becoming the whole curriculum.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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