Contact the local public school board or administration offices. Ask for the home schooling liaison or someone else with whom you can discuss your intentions. Inquire as to the requirements for home-schooled children entering the system. Most school systems will require a standardized achievement test to determine appropriate grade placement; in addition, most states require documentation of a minimum set of vaccinations for any new student.
Ask the contact at the local school board which school your child will attend. This is usually based on residence within a particular school zone and will likely affect transportation to and from the school. If transportation is not provided, make arrangements for your child's commute to his new school.
Discuss the pending change with your child. It is important for her to have time to prepare for a new reality. Be sure to listen to her concerns and answer her questions honestly. Present both the opportunities and the challenges the new environment will offer.
Prepare your student for the achievement tests. Provide extra instruction and practice in his weaker subjects. If he isn't used to timed, machine-scored tests, schedule him to take a similar test for practice. Local home-school organizations often have resource lists of local standardized-test providers.
Make an appointment with your child's pediatrician. Besides ensuring that all required immunizations are current, you should consider scheduling your child for a complete physical, including vision and hearing tests. The close quarters of home instruction may have left you unaware of eye and ear problems that can be problematic in a traditional classroom.
Visit the school. Your child should have the opportunity to explore and orient herself to her new school before she is required to navigate it on her own.