Many students take a-la-carte classes at Learn Beyond The Book for enrichment with their homeschool program. This is the primary way many families interact with our classes. In that situation, they can be enrolled in a homeschool charter school and pay for some classes with educational funds.
However, Learn Beyond the Book Academy was registered Fall of 2018 after several requests from many of our homeschool and hybrid school families who didn’t want to use a charter school or file their own Private School Affidavit (PSA). It is our PSP (Private Satellite Program) or Private School option. This is only available to those who do not belong to a homeschool charter school or another public or private school.
Our services for the PSP include the following:
- Record Keeping
- Enrollment in a registered California private school
- High School graduation with Diploma
- Curriculum Counseling
- An impressive list of homeschool classes from Learn Beyond The Book available as a resource to families
- Fieldtrips & social events
- High School
- We provide assistance through all phases of high school including the college admittance process.
- We issue Entertainment Permits and Work Permits.
- We create transcripts that are accepted at college and university locations.
- We have an awesome and personal graduation ceremony.
- We issue high school diplomas.
Reporting requirements (TK-8th grades)
Parents need to hand in an attendance record at Learn Beyond The Book’s front desk or submit it electronically to elmarie@learnbeyondthebook.com at least once a year at the end of the school year. It could just be a calendar with the marked days of school for the year. We also request two samples per year of each subject (could be a screenshot of online courses or other non-traditional samples) of Math, Science, Social Studies, and English, plus any samples from other subjects that parents wish to keep in their student’s portfolio. An outline of lesson plans/vision for the year is recommended to be submitted at the start of each school year (it does not have to be detailed). It can also be done by semester. At the end of each semester, a report card will be issued (if needed, upon request), based on the status of the student’s work according to parents and also from Learn Beyond The Book class teachers.
Graduation & Reporting Requirements (9-12th grades)
The minimum graduation requirements for Learn Beyond The Book Academy are the same as what is listed on the Department of Education website for a high school diploma, as well as recommended courses if students are applying to CSU or UC universities as freshman. All the graduation requirements can be found at this link.
At the beginning of 9th grade, we will sit down and design a graduation plan for your student, which can still change, but just to help everyone stay on track to graduate on time with all their goals met.
For high school, we will need official transcripts if you would like courses from before or from community colleges or other outside entities to be added to the student’s transcript.
Parents need to hand in an attendance record at Learn Beyond The Book’s front desk or submit it electronically to elmarie@learnbeyondthebook.com at least once a year at the end of the school year. It could just be a calendar with the marked days of school for the year. We also require a minimum of two samples per year (could be a screenshot of online courses or other non-traditional samples) of each subject being added to the student’s high school transcript for the year, plus any samples from other subjects that parents wish to keep in their student’s portfolio. At the end of each semester, transcripts will be updated, as needed, and final grades added to the transcript at the end of the year. Samples will be accumulated into a portfolio.
If you’re looking for an individualized diploma for your high school student, you’ve come to the right place! We can’t wait to meet you and your student if we don’t already know you!
Current Fee Schedule
- Family Tuition (based on an academic year) $350.00/yr
- For currently enrolled families in our Learn Beyond The Book classes – only $50.00/yr
If you have any questions, please contact us at elmarie@learnbeyondthebook.com or 661-755-2331
To register for our PSP, please click here and fill out these forms:
If you’re looking for a full-time private school, please click here.