when is age 8 to file the affidavit

You do not file until the school year AFTER her 8th birthday

For example if your child turns 8 during April of 2010, your first filing year is 2010-11 school year.

Go here and click on FAQs!

http://www.pde.state.pa.us/home_education/site/default.asp

When do I need to file an affidavit?

You must file an affidavit for each child you will be homeschooling when he or she is between the ages of 8 to 17. (24 P. S. 13-1326 - compulsory school age) You must file an affidavit when you begin the home education program and annually thereafter by August 1.

If your child turns eight before or during the first two weeks of the annual school term, or within the first two weeks of the second semester, if the school district in which you reside promotes students semi-annually, the affidavit needs to be filed by the child's birth date. If the child turns 8 during the school term, the affidavit should be filed prior to the beginning of the next school year. (24 P.S. 13-1304 - admission of beginners). If the child has attended any school in grade 1 or above, you must file an affidavit whenever you begin homeschooling, regardless of the child's age. (24 P.S. 24 13-1326)


So, that is directly from the Dept of Ed in Harrisburg. Look to the Dept of Ed for answers on homeschooling, not your local school district.

affidavit for multiple students?

quick question

I already printed each individual affidavit out, but can I put all 3 children on one affidavit? I'm assuming it's ok, but wanted to run it by you.

It is fine according many others that do it that way. Just use one affidavit with all the kids listed.
I just never did it that way, since I kept everything separate for my two.

It does not matter and if you pay for the notary, one makes more sense. Save some money.

Yes, okay for one.
Homeschooling Lady

I think you as the parent know best what is good for your child.

You should not have to force "the system" onto children. They are young and have time to grow. You want to develop a love of learning.
Forcing testing or fitting them into someone else's mold does not seem right. That is not to say you don't ever command behavior-like safety and spiritual matters in which you are the authority and can demand the appropriate behavior as the parent.

But in issues of education, until she is nearly an adult & through most of high school, it is your job to direct her to self directed learning and goal setting for herself; not some system of arbitrary tests and structures that obviously do not make sense to you
(neither to they make sense to me in the bigger scheme of things!)
I do not think anyone deserves to be in that box!

Think about this....we admire genius and things that set apart adults in the skills and talents, yet a student might have those and similar gifts, yet we crush that making them all the same! watch this movie: the Animal school at this site.

http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/
it is also on you tube, but it is better on the web site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7QfjIcVvA

The Balcony Lady