{"id":1367,"date":"2021-03-01T03:25:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T03:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/?page_id=1367"},"modified":"2025-10-28T00:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T00:20:46","slug":"become-a-pa-homeschool-evaluator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/become-a-pa-homeschool-evaluator\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a PA Homeschool Evaluator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #590959;\"><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-925\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/dp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/luis-villasmil-1HzaqbBpxBs-unsplash-150x150.jpg?resize=108%2C108&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" \/><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Every year MDHSA receives requests for information about becoming a homeschool evaluator. We put together the following information to help you determine the qualifications, role and responsibilities of a PA homeschool evaluator. Let\u2019s get started!<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Why do PA homeschooled students need an evaluator?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the PA Home Education Law, PA homeschooled students are required to be\u00a0 interviewed by an evaluator each year. The student takes a portfolio of samples of the work he\/she has done throughout the year to the evaluator, who then reviews the portfolio, interviews the student, and writes an evaluation certifying whether or not an appropriate education is occurring. The home education supervisor (parent) must then submit a copy of the written evaluation ONLY to the superintendent of the school district in which the family resides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>Evaluator Responsibilities<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to evaluate homeschooled students, you should be familiar with the PA Home Education Law and what information and documentation it does and does NOT require of homeschooled students and\/or their evaluators. You can find the current <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/pa-homeschool-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b30b0b;\">PA Home Education Law<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including all of the revisions) on our website. Want something that explains the laws in more detail and gives practical, easy-to-understand examples? Try our free PDF, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MDHSALawGuide2020.rev_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #b30b0b;\"><strong>MDHSA Law\u00a0Guide<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #b30b0b;\">.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #4f074f;\">I understand that to be a Pennsylvania homeschool evaluator I must comply with the requirements set forth in the PA Home Education Law. I want to continue to the next page:<\/span><span style=\"color: #b30b0b;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/1369-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Evaluator Qualifications<\/strong>.<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year MDHSA receives requests for information about becoming a homeschool evaluator. We put together the following information to help you determine the qualifications, role and responsibilities of a PA homeschool evaluator. Let\u2019s get started! Why do PA homeschooled students need an evaluator? According to the PA Home Education Law, PA homeschooled students are required &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/become-a-pa-homeschool-evaluator\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Become a PA Homeschool Evaluator&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1367","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1367"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3662,"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1367\/revisions\/3662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masondixonhomeschoolers.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}