Frequently Asked Questions

The HomeSchoolClerk Report Reminder is a separate free software program to raise popup alerts when you have your homeschool reports coming due.  See the Report Reminder page for more information.

Operating System:  Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
Processor (Minimum):  400 MHz Pentium processor or equivalent
Processor (Recommended):  1GHz Pentium processor or equivalent
RAM (Minimum):  512 MB
RAM (Recommended):  1-2 GB
Hard Disk:  Up to 500 MB of available space may be required
Display (Minimum):  800 X 600,  256 colors
Display (Recommended):  1024 X 768,  32-bit
Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1:  This will be installed during the HomeSchoolClerk installation if it is not present on your machine
Windows Installer 3.1:  This will be installed during the HomeSchoolClerk installation if it is not present on your machine

Maybe!

We do not have any current customers running the software on the Mac but it is possible when using Virtual Machine software. This is software that allows you to run Windows programs on a Mac.

If you are interested you may want to try a Trial Version of these two popular VM products:

http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

We are offering a free two-year license to anyone who is able to run our software on a Macintosh prior to June, 2010.

Just visit our BuyNow page to purchase the HomeSchoolClerk homeschool reporting software.  If you have any questions contact us at customerservice@hsclerk.com.

Yes, the free software version comes with a 30 day license to give you a chance to try it out.  After the 30 days you can purchase the two year license.

Yes, as we make changes to the software, updates are made available during the valid Product License period.  These updates contain feature updates as they are available as well as bug fixes.  The HomeSchoolClerk homeschool software is currently being distributed with a two year license.

Yes, there is an expiration date.  The HomeSchoolClerk homeschool software is currently being distributed with a two year license.  After the license expiration date, if you choose not to renew, you will still be able to view the forms that you've already created but you will not be able to create or save new forms.

During the purchase of the HomeSchoolClerk we only ask for your name, email address and state.  We use this to contact you in case of issues with your order.  We do not give your information to anyone.  We won't use it to send you advertising.  We won't sell it to anyone.  We don't like receiving spam so we won't send you spam.  The only emails we'll send to you are ones that contain information about HomeSchoolClerk updates to allow you the chance to receive them.

Also, during the actual purchase you will be redirected to a Paypal site to enter your Credit Card and purchase information.  We do not receive your Credit Card information.

The HomeSchoolClerk homeschool software is distributed under a single-use licence.  This means that you are allowed to use the software only on one computer for one user.

The software does not currenly have the ability to allow edits on the forms.  We are always open to receiving suggestions and sample forms that we can review and possibly add to the available templates.  Send your samples to customerservice@hsclerk.com and we'll do our best to review them for future releases.

Yes, you can.  This is not a problem and the software is built to easily allow for this.

The HomeSchoolClerk homeschool software was originally designed to ease the burden on New York Homeschoolers.  But, please look at the DEMO page and the sample reports to determine whether it will help in your state.  We welcome emails at customerservice@hsclerk.com if you are from another state and would like to use the HomeSchoolClerk.  We are looking to expand our reporting capabilities to make this a great homeschooling resource and your input will help us proceed.

For New York State, it is certainly our opinion that they should, but, there are times when school districts request information that is not required by the regulations.  We strongly recommend you get a copy of Section 100.10 of Regulations of the Commissioner of Education and read it very carefully.  The ultimate decision is in your hands but do not hesitate to send us an email at customerservice@hsclerk.com if you have specific questions or suggestions.  If you homeschool outside of New York State there may be requirements that are not met with the HomeSchoolClerk.  Please look at the DEMO webpage and kick us off an email if you have any questions or suggestions to improve the software for your state.

The HomeSchoolClerk was not designed to be record keeping software although it does have some of those capabilities.  You enter or pre-fill the curriculum materials at the beginning of the year.  During each quarter you enter the grades for each subject and at the end of the year you print out a year-end evaluation.  All the information that you enter is retained for reference similar to record keeping software.  Since the HomeSchoolClerk was not designed as record keeping software you should review the DEMO page to make sure it will do what you are looking for.  If you have any questions or recommendations for expanded record keeping capabilities please send us an email at CustomerService@hsclerk.com.