Special Approval Registration - SC Third Option Participants

Special Approval Registration
*2025-2026 School Year

Note: SC TOP has reached capacity and have closed registrations the school year.
However, LATE registrations for 2025-2026 with prior approval only.
Thanks for your understanding!

All members must pay for the following fees

Parent Fee for all registrations: $25 PLUS
Student fees/per student: $20/student K5-8th grade (no high school credits)
9th-10th grade $35/student & 11th-12th grade $50/student
*Middle school students with high school credits,
transcript assistance available for 9th-10th grade fees
High school fees include transcript preparation and assistance.
(It’s totally worth it!)

Parent Fee + Student Fees = Total Registration Fee

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School year

2025-2026

2023-2024

School Year 2025-2026

SC TOP is currently accepting registrations for 2025-2026 school year. Questions about registration, contact [email protected]

New, Returning or Renewing*

Annual registration fee per family: New/$25, Lapsed-Returning/$25; Renewing/Continuing members application fee is only $25 and must also submit 180-day form for 2024-2025 was due June 30.

New

Lapsed/Returning

Renewing/Continuing

Did you fill out 180-day form for 2024-2025

Please be sure to close out your membership file for last school year, before opening a new file for this school year.

Yes, I completed the 180-Day form already

No, I have not completed 180-Day form yet

I can't remember if I completed the 180-day form.

STOP:

Fill out the 180-day form here: https://sc-top.org/end-of-year-form/

Member Information

Parent/Guardian 1*

Parent/Guardian who is primarily responsible for record-keeping and instruction

First Last

Parent/Guardian 2

Optional: Additional parent/guardian who will be included on membership letter.

First Last

Address

Mailing address/Residence where you are zoned to attend school.

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Email*

Look for an automated email copy immediately after you submit this form. If you don't see the email, check your junk folder. SC TOP will communicate primarily thru email.

Phone

Preferred phone number where SC TOP can contact you.

Phone

Alternate phone contact

Text Messaging*

SC TOP may occasionally communicate with you personally about your membership. We do not send bulk message alerts to all members.

I agree to receiving text messages from SC TOP about my membership

Homeschool Information

Name of Homeschool

Name of your personalized School at Home. If you don't want to name your school, use your last name (ie: Smith Homeschool) on the membership certificate. Do not list curriculum or resource centers as your school name.

School District You Are Zoned In

SC TOP reports attendance counts to the respective school districts. Please indicate the district where you are zoned. SC TOP covers all districts, even if yours is not listed in the drop down choices.

Other District/Not Listed

Please write in the name of the local school or district where you are zoned.

Click here to find your School District if you are unsure.

Would you like Public School IDEIA04 contact information?

IDEIA04 consultation service with your zoned school district to provide for students with disabilities. Would you like to know how to contact in your district? Check yes or no.

Withdrawing from another school?

New SC TOP members should notify previous accountability associations or schools. If you want SC TOP to issue a confirmation letter, please check YES.

Which school are you withdrawing from?

SC TOP will email the letter to you. If we need to fax a notification directly to the school later, it is helpful to indicate which school now.

Student Information

Student Name

Kindergarten (K5) thru 12th grade should be enrolled with SC TOP accountability. Please indicate the grade level where your student is agewise--regardless of academic achievement. Use (+) to add up to 10 students.

First Name

Last Name

Grade Level

Birthdate

Additional Information

Notes for SC TOP director to be aware of special circumstances: students with special education/non-diploma track, gifted/working above grade level, early/young graduation, preschoolers, truancy issues, divorce/separation, street address is different than your mailing address...etc. Remind me if we had a prior conversation too.

Facebook Profile Name

Note: If your username of FB is different than your member registration, we want to be sure you don't get accidentally removed from the group.

Verification & Agreements

Parent/Teacher Education Verification

In order to homeschool, the primary parent/guardian responsible for the record-keeping must have a high school diploma/GED or higher education.

I certify that I currently hold a High School Diploma/GED

I certify that I currently hold a college degree/ higher education diploma

Record-Keeping Agreement

Check ALL the following boxes to affirm that the parent/guardian will maintain these minimum records outlined in the SC Code of Laws 59-65-47. Check ALL the following boxes.

Lesson Plan or Journal

Portfolio samples of student work

Semi-annual progress assessment

180 days Attendance (what's left in the school year)

Including subjects: Reading/Literature, Writing/Composition, Math, Science &Social Studies

SC TOP Policies and Deadlines

I agree that I have read the SC TOP handbook policies and I am aware of the following deadlines:

90 Day form due January 5, 2026

180 Day form due June 5, 2026

High School Transcript due June 5, 2026

End of the Year Program/Graduation (optional) TBD

Payment

Membership Documents*

All membership documents will be emailed for you to file and print. Be sure you have provided an active email account that you check regularly as our primary means of communications.

Email Only--$0

Student Fees: Annual Fees for ALL Members

Input the number of students as "quantity" for each grade level.

SC TOP Student Enrollment: K5-8th grade Quantity

Registration fee is $20 per student (no high school credits). For quantity, input the number of students to be registered.

Price: $20.00

Quantity

SC TOP Student Enrollment: 9th-10th grade Quantity

Registration fee is $35 for 9th-10th grade. Include middle school students with high school credits that will require a transcript assistance.

Price: $35.00

Quantity

SC TOP Student Enrollment: 11th-12th grade Quantity

Registration fee is $50 for the 11th-12th grade. For quantity, input the number of students to be registered.

Price: $50.00

Quantity

SC TOP Fees Total

If form total is ZERO, please do not submit the form. Your registration may be cancelled, and you will be asked to register again. Payment to our PayPal account also accepts Debit/Credit Card payments.

Special Approval Registration *2025-2026 School Year

School Year 2025-2026

STOP:

Member Information

Homeschool Information

Student Information

Verification & Agreements

Payment

Student Fees: Annual Fees for ALL Members

Special Approval Registration
*2025-2026 School Year