- If you need a semester report card for the admissions process so you can show the mid-year progress, you can submit that request prior between January-April.
- If you need a progress report before mid-year, you can indicate that as first quarter progress.
- If you only need the final report card, then we can process that later in May. We understand if you have finished your course work before that. But, the schools will be confused about alternative attendance. It’s better if we just merge into their attendance schedule.
- We try to refrain from all 100’s though. Even if you’re working toward mastery, it’s still not necessarily 100’s. Because there’s review and repetition before you achieve mastery. All 100’s makes it seem like the coursework is all too easy and we’re not pushing them hard enough. It doesn’t show that the student is just an excellent student.
- If you’re doing a co-op/resource center or online program that calculates the grades for you, you can use those grades. Submit the information on our form. If the program is accredited (such as Virual SC), we will also need to see the grade reports, please email any files to [email protected].
TRANSCRIPTS: High school courses/credits must be formatted on a transcript. SC TOP membership includes transcript assistance one-time per year when you submit the form: Transcript Preparation.
High schools may or may not take our homeschool credits. It varies from school-to-school about their policies. Because they’re going to add on to the course of study and sign off the final diploma, they may scritinize the high school credits more closely.
- The application process may only need to have the report card formatted.
- Final transcripts will not be issued till later in May. We understand if you have finished your course work before that. But, the schools will be confused about alternative attendance. It’s better if we just merge into their attendance schedule and seat time.
- Be sure to mark the transcript request is for transfer, so it gets prioritized in processing.
OTHER RECORDS: The school may request some other records to assist with placement, such as standardized testing or IEP/Psychologic evaluations. Especially if your student is seeking advanced placement or learning accommodations, it can help to have some additional documents. But, it’s not necessary.
There’s a standard list of records that the school requests during registration. We may or may not have the various records that are requested. Think of it like the medical history you fill out at the doctor’s office. They’re usually checking off forms to process the file, then nobody will read it afterwards.
BEWARE of OVERREACH and OVERSHARING: The school should not be looking at your lesson plans, grade book or curriculum choices. They do not ask for this from educators at private schools or out of state schools. They do not need to be evaluating YOU as the educator or the legitimacy of homeschooling in general. We only want to help clarify the student’s abilities and accomplishments in order to be successful in this new school setting.
- I understand most of you will say you don’t have anything to hide. But, we still want to be treated the same as other professionals.
- If the school asks for more documentation (such as course descriptions or syllabus), SC TOP can further assist in advising and formatting.
Thanks for choosing SC TOP. We want to help make this process as smooth as possible!
Click the form link below to get started with your request:
Click HERE to submit REPORT CARD REQUEST
Click HERE to submit TRANSCRIPT REQUEST