Homeschool benefits and savings in Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish Libraries gives homeschool teachers in Bossier Parish an educator card with a 30-day loan period and up to six nonfiction items per subject for teaching. Apply at any branch with your Louisiana Department of Education home study approval letter.
Who qualifies
Teaches in Bossier Parish
The educator card is for any educator in Bossier Parish, and the library names homeschool teachers alongside classroom teachers, principals, librarians, and aides.
Shows the home study approval
Bring your Louisiana Department of Education home study approval letter as proof of educator status when you apply.
Applies at a branch
Apply in person at any Bossier Parish Libraries location, where staff verify your proof.
What the card gives you
The terms come from the educator resources page of Bossier Parish Libraries.
- Loan period
- 30 days
- Nonfiction items per subject
- 6
- Homework Louisiana live tutoring
- K to basic college
- Gale Courses and Udemy
- Free with the card
- Places to apply
- Any branch
The educator page does not list renewal limits, card expiration, or fees, so ask about them when you sign up.
How to get the card
- Before you go
Find your approval letter
Locate the Louisiana Department of Education letter approving your home study program for this school year.
- At the branch
Apply for the educator card
Ask for an educator card and show your approval letter so staff can verify your status.
- Each checkout
Borrow for 30 days
Check out up to six nonfiction items per subject and return them within the 30-day loan period.
- When planning lessons
Use the online resources
Log in to Homework Louisiana tutoring and the library databases with the educator card at no cost.
What it includes
Included
- 30-day checkouts
- Gale Courses and Udemy
Who to contact about the card
The community engagement team answers questions about the educator card and educator resources.
communityengagement@bossierlibrary.org 318-746-1693 Educator resources
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Louisiana
BESE-approved home study: apply through LDOE within 15 days of starting; renew by October 1 or within 12 months of approval, whichever is later, or when advancing a grade. Nonpublic school not seeking approval: report enrollment annually as of the 30th school day; notify the previous public school within 10 days of enrollment when transferring.
Louisiana sets these rules:
- Subjects: Both routes require a 180-day school session. BESE-approved home study must provide sustained instruction at least equal in quality to public schools at the same grade; the nonpublic route does not require state curriculum approval.
- Testing: No mandatory state standardized test. BESE home-study renewal accepts a curriculum packet, qualifying standardized scores, or a grade-qualified certified teacher’s statement. The nonpublic route does not submit renewal test scores.
- Records: BESE home-study renewal requires evidence through the curriculum-packet, test-score, or teacher-statement option. For the nonpublic route, maintain attendance records and applicable immunization or exemption documentation.
- Teachers: BESE home-study parents or tutors need no teaching certification. An unfunded nonpublic school sets its own instructional-staff requirements.
Read the Louisiana homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Louisiana
Questions parents ask
- Can a homeschool parent get the educator card?
- Yes. Bossier Parish Libraries lists homeschool teachers among the educators who qualify, and a Louisiana Department of Education home study approval letter is accepted as proof.
- Is there tutoring for my child at Bossier Parish Libraries?
- Yes. Homework Louisiana offers live tutoring from kindergarten through basic college, and it is free with the card.
- Can I apply online?
- No. Apply in person at any Bossier Parish Libraries branch and show your home study approval letter there.
- Which branch should I call?
- Any branch can help. The Central Library Complex is at 318-746-1693, and the other numbers are on the library's locations page.
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