FLVS Flex for Florida Homeschoolers: Cost, Enrollment, Limits

Yes, Florida homeschool students can take FLVS Flex courses, and the courses are free for Florida residents. Your child stays a home education student, and you stay in charge of the program, the portfolio and the annual evaluation.

Here is how Flex fits into a Florida home education program, and where its limits are.

What is FLVS Flex?

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is a public online school created under section 1002.37, Florida Statutes. FLVS Flex is its individual-course option: your child signs up for one course or several, each taught online by an FLVS teacher.

Flex courses cover kindergarten through 12th grade. FLVS says it offers more than 200 online courses, including honors and Advanced Placement courses.

How much does FLVS Flex cost for homeschoolers?

FLVS states that its courses are free to Florida residents. When homeschool students register, FLVS asks for proof of Florida residency.

Students who live outside Florida can take courses for tuition through a separate FLVS program called FlexPoint Virtual School. FLVS also notes that students who receive a school choice scholarship may have additional requirements, so check with FLVS if your child has one.

The state pays for a homeschool student's Flex course under s. 1002.37(3)(a)2. The state pays for a homeschool student's Flex course when the course is completed, provided the parent verified at enrollment for each course that the student is registered with the school district as a home education student.

Who can enroll as a homeschool student?

To enroll in Flex as a homeschooler, your child needs to be registered with your school district as a home education student. In practice, that means you have filed a notice of intent with your district's home education office under s. 1002.41.

FLVS says course access can be delayed if it has not yet received the student's homeschool verification. If your child was in a brick-and-mortar school and is now homeschooled, FLVS asks you to change the student's FLVS profile to homeschool and register with your district's home education office.

How does FLVS Flex enrollment work?

FLVS describes these steps:

Browse the course catalog and check prerequisites.
Enroll in courses and pick a preferred start date.
Skip the counselor approval step. Public and private school students need it, but homeschool students do not.
Review the technology requirements and FLVS's quick-start materials.
After placement with a teacher, complete the required welcome call and agree on a pace.

Enrollment is open all year. FLVS notes that a start date is not guaranteed, so request courses well before you need them.

How does course pacing work?

Flex is self-paced, but not unstructured. FLVS requires each student to submit a set amount of work each week. Students can go faster by doing extra work.

Falling behind has consequences. FLVS says that failing to keep pace leads to warnings and lower grades, and can end in withdrawal from the course.

High school credit is earned by semester (FLVS calls these segments). Your child has to complete a whole segment to get credit for it. FLVS also offers a grace period at the start of a course so families can decide whether online learning fits.

How many FLVS Flex courses can a homeschooler take?

FLVS says homeschool students can take up to six courses per semester. If FLVS is your child's only course provider, it recommends no more than four to six courses at a time. For public and private school students the recommended limit is three.

Is FLVS Flex the same as FLVS Full Time?

No, and the difference matters. FLVS Full Time is a full-time online public school. Students enrolled in it are public school students, take the required statewide assessments under s. 1002.37(10) and must meet district graduation requirements.

FLVS says plainly that a student who enrolls in FLVS Full Time or a local public school is no longer considered a homeschool student. Flex, by contrast, gives you individual courses inside a home education program that you direct.

Do FLVS Flex courses count for the portfolio and annual evaluation?

Florida's home education law does not mention FLVS. Section 1002.41 requires you to keep a portfolio with a log of educational activities made at the time of instruction, plus samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks or creative materials your child used or produced. Work your child does in an FLVS course can be part of that record, just like work from any other curriculum.

FLVS is clear that keeping records is the parent's job. Students can print an unofficial transcript from FLVS, and official transcripts can be ordered, for a fee, through Parchment from the FLVS transcript request page.

FLVS teachers cannot do your annual evaluation. FLVS's home education guide says its employees may not fill out annual evaluations because that would be a conflict of interest. You still choose one of the five evaluation methods in s. 1002.41, such as a review of the portfolio by a Florida-certified teacher. Your district's home education office can tell you what it expects to see.

What are the limits of FLVS Flex for homeschoolers?

No diploma. FLVS says Flex homeschool students cannot get a diploma from FLVS. Home education students complete a program designed by the parent.
No GPA. FLVS does not calculate a GPA for homeschool students. FLVS suggests that you calculate it yourself, and notes that colleges and scholarship programs will recalculate it.
Weekly deadlines. The pace requirement means Flex works best when your child can do steady weekly work.
Semester-based credit. High school credit comes only from completed segments.

If you want in-person classes, tutors or co-ops alongside online courses, browse Florida homeschool providers in our directory.

FAQ

Is FLVS Flex free for homeschool students in Florida?

Yes. FLVS states that its courses are free to Florida residents, and homeschool students are asked for proof of residency when they register. Out-of-state students pay tuition through FlexPoint Virtual School.

Does taking FLVS Flex courses make my child a public school student?

No. FLVS describes Flex courses as part of a parent-directed home education program. Enrolling in FLVS Full Time, the full-time public school, does end homeschool status.

Can an FLVS teacher do my child's annual home education evaluation?

No. FLVS says its employees may not complete annual evaluations because of a conflict of interest. Choose an evaluator and method allowed under s. 1002.41.

How many FLVS classes can a homeschooler take at once?

Up to six per semester, according to FLVS. It recommends four to six at a time when FLVS is the student's only provider.

What to do now

Confirm that your notice of intent is on file with your district's home education office.
Browse the FLVS Flex catalog and check prerequisites for the courses you want.
Request a start date a few weeks ahead of when you need it.
Set up a portfolio routine that includes your FLVS work, and choose your annual evaluator early.

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Last checked: July 2026