“How do I get into a university or college?” “What do I need to get a job?” “How do I show that I’ve had a good high school education through home schooling?” These are common questions that arise when considering high school at home.
Home educated students can take many paths through high school, with differing types of final credentials. A student might consider one or several of the options presented below.
Always research the sort of credentials you will need in the future, in order to assist in planning out a high school education that will meet your individual needs and goals. Your facilitator and our high school advisor are available to assist you in planning a path forward, and choosing an option that best suits your unique education.
Potential credentials a student might consider include (click on any for more information):
- High School Portfolio
- Parent Verified & School Certified Transcript of High School Marks
- WISDOM Diploma or Certificate of High School Completion
- CLT (Classic Learning Test)
- GED (General Educational Development)
- SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
- ACT (American College Testing)
- Post-Secondary Entrance Exams (specific to the institution)
- Alberta High School Credits & Transcript
- Alberta High School Diploma
High School Portfolio
Portfolios continue to be a strong credential for home educated students. Having a document that says the student has acquired specific knowledge and skills is good, but a portfolio will show how that student has acquired specific knowledge and skills.
WISDOM strongly recommends that every student develop a high school portfolio. There are benefits to having a portfolio in conjunction with any other credential you pursue.
For more information on creating a portfolio, click here.
Benefits:
- Accepted by some post-secondary institutions with an interview.
- Accepted by many employers
- Offers support to any other credential obtained.
- Specific record of the individual student’s work and skills
Limitations:
- Insufficient evidence for some institutions
- Insufficient for some employers
Parent Verified & School Certified Transcript of High School Marks
A Parent Verified Transcript (or Summary of High School Marks / Home Education Record) is an official document containing a table of subjects with corresponding marks or grades of the student’s high school year, as verified by the parents.
This provides parents and students with a personal record of high school achievement which can be used with various post secondary institutions or businesses that require a transcript of high school marks.
Benefits:
- Indicates completion of High School and readiness to enter the adult world
- Specific record of the individual student’s work on a student transcript
- Accepted by some post-secondary institutions
- Accepted by many employers
Limitations:
- Insufficient evidence for some institutions
- Insufficient for some employers
WISDOM Diploma or Certificate of High School Completion
Each home education student who successfully completes high school at home will have achieved the learning outcomes as determined by the parents and approved by the WISDOM facilitator. This student qualifies to receive a WISDOM diploma or a parent authorized Certificate of High School Completion which is an official recognition of high school completion.
Benefits:
- Indicates completion of High School and readiness to enter the adult world
- Accepted by some post-secondary institutions
- Accepted by many employers
Limitations:
- Insufficient evidence for some institutions
- Insufficient for some employers
CLT (Classic Learning Test)
CLT offers assessment tests that suit traditional home educated students. Featuring passages selected from great works across a variety of disciplines, the CLT suite of assessments provide a highly accurate and rigorous measure of reasoning, aptitude, and academic formation for students from diverse educational backgrounds. The exams are taken online in two to three hours.
The CLT provides colleges and secondary schools with detailed information about student learning trends to facilitate decisions about admissions, curricula, and instruction. The CLT may be used in grades 8 and 10 to measure student progress, and in grade 12 as a final assessment. A number of post-secondary institutions offer scholarships to students who use the CLT. WISDOM students receive a special discount on CLT test fees.
Click here to view test dates and register for CLT tests
Benefits:
- Access to many colleges and universities
- Potential consideration for specific scholarships
- Provides comprehensive student assessment
- Tests are designed with homeschoolers in mind
- Tests are taken at home at a time chosen by family
- Tests are discounted for WISDOM students
Limitations:
- May not allow direct access to the program you have selected; additional research is required
GED (General Educational Development)
The GED is a High School Equivalency Diploma that requires that an individual write and pass the 5 General Educational Development (GED) tests. This can be a good option for home educated students who have followed a unique education method that are seeking to get into the trades, a polytechnic program, or those who need to have certain credentials for some college and university programs.
The 5 GED Tests include:
- Test 1: Language Arts – Writing Test (Part I and Part II)
- Test 2: Social Studies
- Test 3: Science
- Test 4: Language Arts – Reading Test:
- Test 5: Mathematics (Part I and Part II)
To receive a High School Equivalency Diploma by writing GED tests, a person must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Have been out of school for at least 10 consecutive months
- Pass all five tests in the General Educational Development (GED) test battery, with a standard score of 450 or better for each tests
- Have an Alberta Student Number
GED writing centres can be found across the province. Please click here for more information on writing centres, or visit ged.com for general information, practice tests, study materials, and test previews.
Benefits:
- Access to trade schools and college programs
- You may achieve the diploma while using supplemented home education curriculum
Limitations:
- May not allow direct access to University
- Time spent fulfilling requirements & writing provincial exams
SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and to provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants. Used primarily for American colleges and universities, it is also accepted at most Canadian institutions.
Benefits:
- Access to many colleges and universities
- Potential consideration for specific scholarships
- Free digital SAT prep resources available through Khan Academy
Limitations:
- SAT tests offered in limited locations (Click here for more info)
- May not allow direct access to the program you have selected; additional research is required
ACT (American College Testing)
The ACT is the leading U.S. university admissions test, measuring what students learn in high school to determine academic readiness for university. It may be used for access to American programs, as well as over 200 additional institutions worldwide.
Benefits:
- Access to many colleges and universities
- Potential consideration for specific scholarships
Limitations:
- May not allow direct access to the program you have selected; additional research is required
Post-Secondary Entrance Exams
Many programs and post-secondary institutions have their own entrance exams for student admission. This can be a good option for home educated students who have followed a unique education suited to their needs, but do not have specific provincial course credits for admission requirements. Speak with an admissions coordinator of the institution of your choice to see if this is an option.
Benefits:
- Access to many colleges and universities
- Allows access to some institutions while having followed a unique home education program
Limitations:
- Entrance exams are specific to the institution they are taken in. These generally will not grant access to other institutions.
- May not allow direct access to the program you have selected; additional research is required.
- Not every institution has entrance exams; additional research is required.
Alberta High School Credits & Transcript
Alberta transcripts are used to enter post-secondary programs that require select
course marks. To gain Alberta high school credits in home education, students will need to participate in course challenges and/or gain waived prerequisite credits.
- Meet course requirements using your own home school program or Alberta Education materials.
- Work with the Subject Specialist or your Facilitator to achieve the requirements of the course. Evaluation is completed using portfolio, oral evaluation or a final exam to arrive at the school-based mark for each course being challenged.
- WISDOM registers the school-based mark and credits with AB Education.
- Student writes the Alberta Diploma exam, worth 30% of the final mark.
- The combined final mark and credits appear on the student’s AB Education transcript.
Alternative Option: Student can take up to 10 credits per year through a distance education provider rather than have the parent deliver the course. Click here for more information.
Benefits:
- Accepted by all universities and many colleges
- Use your own teaching methods and resources
- Receive Alberta credit for skills and knowledge
Limitations:
- Some trade or technical schools require an AB Diploma (ironically requiring less rigour but more detail)
- Home school resources often need to be supplemented
- Demonstrating achievement for AB Ed outcomes may leave less time for the student's other passions
Alberta High School Diploma
Students in home education have the option of obtaining the Alberta High School Diploma by achieving certain Alberta High School Credits. For this option, students will need to speak with their facilitator as early as possible and plan a course load so as to complete the following, with a minimum of 100 credits:
- English 30-1 or 30-2 (or Français 30-1 or 30-2)
- Social Studies 30-1 or 30-2
- Mathematics 20-1, 20-2, or 20-3
- Science 20 or 24, or Biology 20 or Chemistry 20 or Physics 20
- Physical Education 10 (at least 3 credits)
- Career and Life Management (at least 3 credits)
- 10 credits from CTS courses or Fine Arts, or second languages, or Phys Ed 20 or 30, or the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP currently not available to home educated students)
- Knowledge and Employability
- 10 credits in any additional 30-level courses.
- Write AB Diploma exams for a minimum of English 30 and Social Studies 30.
To gain Alberta high school credits in home education, students will need to participate in course challenges and/or gain waived prerequisite credits, and/or take distance education courses through a school. If the student is 19 as of September 1, you may choose the Mature Student option of challenging Diploma exams, worth 100% of the final mark.
Benefits:
- Access to trade schools and college programs
- You may achieve the diploma while using supplemented home education curriculum
- Accepted by many employers
Limitations:
- May not allow direct access to University
- Time spent fulfilling requirements & writing provincial exams
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Programs
Computers for Schools is a Provincial Program that WISDOM takes part in, which allows us to provide free, refurbished and donated computers and tablets to our families. *Note: a shipping & handling charge of $40 will apply for each computer. Contact Jennifer to get on the list.
History Plus, formerly known as History Alive, is available at a 10% discount through their customized WISDOM landing page.
IXL is personalized learning with a comprehensive curriculum for junior kindergarten to grade 12 in Math and English. Find out more at ca.ixl.com. WISDOM's discounted rate is $20 per license per year, renewing September 1. Purchase your license in the WISDOM web shop.
Learn basic coding concepts, explore infinite worlds and build everything from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Learn more at education.minecraft.net. WISDOM's discounted price is $10 per child per year, renewing September 1. Purchase your license in the WISDOM web shop.
Resources
Alberta Schools Athletic Association (ASAA) is the governing body that oversees amateur athletics in high schools for the province of Alberta. Through ASAA, WISDOM high school students may be eligible to join local high school sports teams or compete in track and field and wrestling, etc. Email John Hoekstra to find out more.
Facebook – WISDOM has a number of private Facebook groups for our families. (When you click join to any of these pages, please answer the verification questions.) Email terry@wisdomhomeschooling. com for more information.
- WISDOM Home Schooling - main group with the most members and discussion.
- WISDOM Home Schooling – High School & Beyond - Home schooling through high school support and inspiration
- WISDOM Support Group: Learning Challenges - A place to ask questions, find solutions, and to network with other parents of neuro-diverse learners.
- WISDOM Home Schooling Buy/Sell/Swap - This is a page where parents can sell, buy or swap new or used curriculum
LearnAlberta.ca is an Alberta Education resource which is available to WISDOM families. Various education and teaching resources are available on this website. Email the Office to get access.
Microsoft 365 / Office 365 – Collaborate for free with online versions of Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and OneNote. Save documents, spreadsheets, and presentations online. The WISDOM price? FREE. Email Jennifer to sign up.
Pen Pal Club – To join the Club, please have your child send a short letter of introduction (like those posted in the WISDOM Family Magazine) to the WISDOM Office, along with a note giving parental permission. Email Janice or mail WISDOM a letter. Once WISDOM has parental permission, your letter will be printed in the next WISDOM magazine. Any WISDOM student that wants to write your child will mail the initial letter to the WISDOM Office and the Office will mail the letter to your child. Once your child receives your letter, then the Pen Pal Exchange is complete and both students can mail letters back and forth as desired.
Prayer List – The WISDOM Office prays for its families every weekday around 3:00 pm. If you have a prayer request for your family or homeschool, please email Terry.
Scholastic Letters may be requested by parents who wish to buy directly from the Scholastic.com book flyers. Contact Terry for more info.
SOLARO is study help and exam prep for grades 3-12 for Alberta. It has all grades and all subjects. WISDOM students can have access to 10 subjects at a time.
Click here for more information and to order.
Student & Parent / Teacher ID – WISDOM offers this resource for free to our families. There is a digital and paper version. Email Jennifer for more information.
SuccessMaker - for Grades K-8 reading and math. It does it all to make every student more successful. This is “true” adaptive learning for intervention, differentiation, and personalization. Every student interaction adjusts instruction in real time to real learning needs. SuccessMaker® delivers tutorials, practice, challenge, and remediation. WISDOM price: $75 per student. Order in our online shop.
Terry’s TLC Newsletter has a variety of links and monthly offers for WISDOM Families. It includes WISDOM Mail Exchange Updates, Current Draw information for WISDOM parents and students, the best educational links of the month and more. For more information, email Terry.
WISDOM Game Day Events - WISDOM is pleased to offer a virtual opportunity for children, teens and parents to gather together online to play board- and card-games. As always, parents need to supervise their children when they are online. For more information, see the WISDOM Website under Events.
WISDOM Kindergarten Connections is a brand new short monthly email for any WISDOM parent who has a child in Preschool or Kindergarten. It will have easy learning tips, giveaways and contests, Busy Bag ideas, as well as links of encouragement, ideas and support. For more information, email Terry.
WISDOM’s eNewsletter goes out to WISDOM Families once a month or more with current information on events, deadlines or other offerings. Not sure you’re getting them? Check your Spam folder, first, and search your email for anything from office@wisdomhomeschooling.com or tobylauren@wisdomhomeschooling.com. If you are not receiving the emails, email the Office and ask to be added to the eNewsletter list.
WISDOM Events (workshops and gatherings) are an important part of the WISDOM experience for their families. You can register on the WISDOM website or email Marlane for more info.
WISDOM Mail Exchange Events. WISDOM is hosting numerous mail exchanges between WISDOM students and parents – most are for the cost of a postage stamp. Some of the exchanges have been Happy Mail Exchanges, Recipe Exchanges, a Bookmark Exchange, a Seed Packet exchange and more. It is a great way to make connections between students and families! Email Terry for more information.
Study Prep & Evaluation
Canadian Test of Basic Skills - Revised (CTBS-R) measures student achievement and growth in general subject areas for Grades 1 through 12. Results offer grade-level average, national percentile and stanine. WISDOM offers this resource for FREE to families. You may order it every year or as desired. There is a $20 damage deposit (from funding, or a credit card after April 1 of a school year) on each booklet ordered. When the booklets are returned to WISDOM in good order, the damage deposit is returned. Contact Peter for more information.
The Classic Learning Test (CLT) is a post-secondary entrance exam, created as an alternative to the SAT. In addition, there is a CLT 8 for students in grade 8 or 9, and the CLT 10 for students in grades 10 or 11. These tests focus on numeracy and literacy, and are a useful evaluation tool which can be conveniently accessed from home. The CLT is accepted as a high school completion exam for entrance to a number of universities and colleges, many of whom offer scholarships to these students. WISDOM families receive a discount on all CLTs. Find out more here and view test dates and register for CLT tests here.
ExamBank.com is a resource for Alberta students in all grades. It offers online study resources and practice exams related directly to the Alberta curriculum. Call or email the Office to receive a username and password.
The Key Study Guide (through Castlerock) is an Alberta curriculum-specific resource that helps students prepare for their school tests, final exams, and standardized assessments. THE KEY is comprised of three main components: Unit Review, Unit Test, and Exam Preparation. Each booklet for each subject is available through WISDOM for a discount of $20. Email Christian for more information.
QuestA+ is an online access point for provincial assessment. It has access to field tests, diploma exams, provincial achievement tests and other secure assessment. Any WISDOM parent can access it.
SNAP Workbooks provide complete explanations of curriculum concepts. Examples are designed to take students from guided learning to independent practice. Parents can assign the even-numbered problems for each topic as additional homework as their answers and solutions are not included in the SNAP Workbook. WISDOM Parents can order each booklet for each subject for a discounted price of $20 each. Email Christian to order and for more information.
The F.O.R.M. Curriculum is a fitness curriculum for teaching students how to build a solid foundation in health.
Functional Fitness
Optimal Nourishment
Rest and Recovery
Multiplied Maintenance
Are you aware of another resource that is missing from this list?
Please email Terry or give us a call.
We hear of critical needs and want to be able to help these families, and with your help, we can. Whether the family has experienced a job loss or illness and needs help to make it to the next month, your donations in any amount will go directly to these families to help them get through.
Any charitable donations will be used to assist WISDOM families in crisis with short-term support, so that they're able to continue to home educate. We appreciate your support in helping to build the home school community.
Donate here, selecting Family Assistance Fund from the dropdown. We also gladly accept donations by cheque. Please write Family Assistance in the memo line, and send to Family Assistance, Box 78, Derwent, AB T0B 1C0.
Manage your family's records
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Subject to change
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Friday
12:30 Check in for pre registered and new registrations (PIC Building, Atrium)
1:00 First session begins - Socratic discussion event
2:30 Break (coffee/muffins)
4:00 Depart for supper (on your own)
5:00 Alumni Banquet (PIC Building, Conference Hall)
6:30 Doors open for Social & Dance (PIC Building, Atrium)
7:00 Social & Dance
Saturday - NAIT
8:30-9:15 Check in for pre-registered and new registrations, Coffee, tea and icebreakers (South Learning Centre Building, Shaw Theatre)
9:25 Door Prize
9:30 Welcome and Announcements
9:45 “Make It Count”: The How to of High School
10:30 Practical “How To, With or Without Credits”
10:45 “Making Every Opportunity Count”
11:30 Post-Secondary - ONE Minute “How can homeschoolers enter your institution?”
Noon Lunch - Common Market
12:30 Exhibit Hall opens - Gymnasium
3:00 Coffee and Muffins - Shaw
3:25 Door Prize
3:30 Grad Panel - How did they make it count? What would they do the same, or differently?
4:30 Closing remarks
Friday
12:30 Park for a $14.50 flat rate. Check in (for pre registered and new registrations) at the PIC Building, Atrium. Register and grab a coffee or tea before the session starts.
1:00 First session begins - Icebreakers and Socratic Discussion
The Socratic Discussion event is an opportunity to spend time thinking about and discussing meaningful ideas with other conference participants. Participants will read a short story of enjoyable fiction and enter into a purposeful conversation to gain a deeper understanding of its content, guided by one of WISDOM's Socratic Dialogue Online Program tutors. This event is a great opportunity for the High School Conference attendees to meet each other, for WISDOM's Online Program students to connect and enjoy discussion in person, and for those who are new to the idea of socratic discussion to get a taste of what the experience can offer. Parents and students alike are welcome to participate.
The WISDOM Socratic Dialogue Online Program has offered courses in the classical tradition to home educated students for over 20 years. Covering a subject span of excellent literature, history, philosophy, theology, politics, logic, language, and writing, the Online Program aims to introduce and immerse students in the ideas of the great thinkers of the Western tradition and to help them understand these ideas as aimed at knowing the True, the Good, and the Beautiful.
The short reading will be sent to participants ahead of time.
4:00 Depart for supper (on your own)
6:30 Doors open for Social & Dance (PIC Building, Atrium) Registration available for those who were unable to attend the earlier session.
7:00 Social & Dance, led by our experienced ballroom dance instructors. You will learn a few basic ballroom steps and dance some fun group dances as well. We invite you to dress up for the dance into semi-formal attire. (Modest choices, please.) Refreshments will be served.
Saturday - NAIT
8:30-9:15 Park for a $6 flat rate. Check in for pre-registered and new registrations, Coffee, tea and icebreakers (South Learning Centre Building, SHAW Theatre)
9:25 Door Prize! You need to be in your seat in the theatre to win.
9:30 Welcome and Announcements
9:45 “Make It Count”: The How to of High School
Listen to two very different stories of making the most of High School.
10:30 “How To, With or Without Credits”
A quick look at approaches to home schooling through High School.
“Making Every Opportunity Count”
Listen to a story about academics and interests so that interests could potentially fuel a career.
11:30 Post-Secondary - ONE Minute “How can homeschoolers enter your institution?”
Colleges and universities will have just one minute to give you their elevator pitch! This exciting session keeps representatives on their toes as they deliver only the most important information on the stage. After lunch, you have the opportunity to talk to them at their booths for more information.
Noon Lunch - Common Market
12:30 Exhibit Hall opens - Gymnasium
Visit each booth and collect information on post secondary options, career opportunities, and more. Life skills booths including how to prepare for a job interview, how to write a resume, and more. Talk to high school subject specialists, WISDOM facilitators, the Mediated Learning team, find out more about the Socratic Dialogue Online Program, and get inspired for the journey through high school and beyond!
3:00 Coffee and Muffins - Shaw
3:30 Grad Panel - How did they make it count? What would they do the same, or differently?
Our panel of WISDOM graduates recount their journey through high school and reflect on it and their time in the years since. This session always highlights the amazing diversity of experience that home education offers each unique student!
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March 22-23, 2024, Edmonton
Join us to be inspired to home school through high school and launch into the world beyond!
Embark on a two-day journey connecting with fellow homeschoolers, gaining insights on navigating high school at home. Listen to inspiring stories of triumphs and challenges, engage with a variety of booths featuring the WISDOM high school team, and delve into exhibits dedicated to essential 'adulting' skills and life beyond school. Forge connections with post-secondary institutions actively seeking homeschoolers, including our host, NAIT. This is your opportunity to Make it Count - where your journey, your decisions, and your success take center stage. Join us and make every moment count!
Sessions will focus on The How to of High School so that your student will be well formed to be successful no matter the route you choose. We will hear from educators, home schooled graduates, and post-secondary institutions, as well as have the chance to visit education and career booths and exhibits on life skills.
We will talk to students about who you are surrounding yourself with, how to stay motivated, and what to keep in place for accountability to make every day count.
Come visit with the WISDOM team, ask questions, and meet other home schoolers! Friday includes an afternoon Socratic discussion and ice-breaker activities, an evening social and ballroom dance.
Admission rates
Conference fee includes Friday 1-4 and ballroom dance event 7-10pm, and full day Saturday.
FREE Saturday lunch included if you register before March 11, including choice of chicken or veggie wrap and a bag of potato chips.
(If you have dietary restrictions, please bring a bagged lunch.)
$80 per individual
$280 per family
This conference is open to non-WISDOM home schoolers! Unsubsidized non-WISDOM rates are $90 per individual or $315 per family.
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Post-Secondary
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Trades Conversations
Nursing
Mechanics
Electrician
How to Prepare for an Interview
How to Write a Resume
Financial Literacy
And More
Your Education Program Plan (EPP) is your most important document. It defines your home education program, assures your authority, and prevents imposition of provincial testing. Your plan is flexible, and you may change it at any time in the year. Your current (or revised) plan must be approved by your facilitator and kept on file in the WISDOM office.
In order to give your facilitator time to review your plan, suggest additions, and approve your plan, please provide it to them no later than the end of August.* If you need assistance to meet the Aug 31st deadline, please let us know. A suitable Education Program Plan (EPP) can be discussed and developed with your facilitator. *NOTE: This deadline is for returning WISDOM families only. Brand new families have some grace time to work on a plan draft and go over it with a facilitator.
Please follow the Checklist to be sure that your plan meets the requirements of Alberta Education. Click here for a visual guide. (Refer to the Notification Form, Part D.)
Your plan should be based on Alberta Education's Schedule of Learning Outcomes. These outcomes are to be achieved by the end of grade 12. Remember S.A.M. when you plan: Keep your plan Simple, Achievable, and Measurable.
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Program Plan Template:
You may customize the following template Word document to suit your child. If you prefer, you may create a plan of your own design, or one you've found elsewhere online, ensuring that you include all elements from the checklist.
2024-2025 Education Program Plan Template
Download as:
Microsoft Word | Apple Pages | Google Docs*
* Once you've opened the Google document, go to File > Make a Copy in the menu to create your own editable copy in Google Drive.
Suggestions of ways to state various Instructional Methods, click here.
Sample Education Program Plans:
Plan Approval and Revision:
Note: if you don’t have anything to add or delete in your child’s EPP, these instructions will not apply to you! However, it is normal for families to change their plan throughout the year as new opportunities and/or curriculum ideas come up.
- A facilitator needs to review and approve your plan before your enrolment will be complete. Our team prefers that plans are submitted no later than May 30. The facilitator confirms that your plan meets the requirements set forth in the Home Education Regulation. After your plan is accepted, applicable funding will be available (when the new school year begins). Without an approved plan, enrollment is not complete.
- Your plan is a living document, and may be modified at any time. Throughout the year, we need your current plan in order to support any reimbursement or purchase order, particularly in cases where you may with to claim resources other than books and curriculum. Please submit any updates before submitting an expense claim. Update your plan when there is an addition or deletion of a subject or the addition of a non-book resource within an existing subject. Examples: update if you went on a field trip not listed in your existing plan and want to submit receipts for the student admission. Update if your child starts learning French using Rosetta Stone, which you just purchased and wish to claim for reimbursement. However, you don't need to update if you're replacing one resource with another of the same kind. There's no need to update if you simply change from Saxon math to Math U See, for example – it’s all math.