North Carolina Families Learning Together, Inc
 
Families who wish to join NC-FLT (North Carolina Families Learning Together, Inc.) must be homeschooling at least one child legally in the state of North Carolina.
 
Requirements for operating a legal homeschool in North Carolina.
Parents/guardians residing in North Carolina and desiring, in lieu of conventional school attendance, to home school their children who are at least age 7 but not yet age 16 must:

• Hold at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;
• Send to DNPE a Notice of Intent to Operate a Home School.  The notice must include the name and address of the school along with the name of the school's owner and chief administrator;
• Elect to operate under either Part 1 or Part 2 of Article 39 of the North Carolina General Statutes as a religious or as a non-religious school;
• Operate the school "on a regular schedule, excluding reasonable holidays and vacations, during at least nine calendar months of the year'';
• Maintain at the school disease immunization and annual attendance records for each student;
• Have a nationally standardized achievement test administered annually to each student. The test must involve the subject areas of English grammar, reading, spelling, and mathematics. Records of the test results must be retained at the home school for at least one year and made available to DNPE when requested.  Also, see testing FAQS;
• Notify DNPE when the school is no longer in operation.  

*If your child is not yet 7 or 16 or over, you do not need to comply with the above State Regulations to legally homeschool in North Carolina.
*Please  click here to visit the North Carolina Division of Non Public Education web site for more information on homeschooling in North Carolina.
*For the complete homeschool law as written in the General Statues of the State of North Carolina click here to visit the Homeschool Alliance of North Carolina Web Site. 
 
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**Membership runs yearly, with everyone renewing in January.  Membership in FLT is required to attend gatherings, you may join and become a member at any time during the year.  Membership dues are $20 and are not prorated. **