I hand delivered it and had it stamped as I watched and received a photocopy of the stamped paperwork. That way the copy I had had THEIR approval on it.
I used to send it certified mail as recommended by HSLDA, but then realized for the effort it took to take it to the post office, it was actually easier (and cheaper) to hand deliver it. I also got to know the personnel dealing with the homeschoolers pretty well and developed a good relationship with them.
While your idea of getting the school system’s secretarial stamp on the documents and getting yourself a copy of the stamped documents seems a better idea, if you were ever pressed in court, and the school system held that they never received the documents, your photocopy wouldn’t necessarily hold up as evidence or even be accepted as evidence by the court.
Sending documentation through certified insured return receipt is probably the safest way possible to make sure you have a solid paper trail for your documentation. I’ve never heard of such not being accepted as evidence in a court of law.
I’m talking through experience with HIPAA insurance compliance, and the guidelines that the insurance companies and the states Insurance Departments/Commissions send out to people dealing with HIPAA paperwork.
In California, we don’t have to submit ANYTHING to our public school district. But of course, I keep a copy of the affidavit just in case there’s a question. I don’t know that we should assume she doesn’t belong to HSLDA, just because it doesn’t mention them in the article. HOpefully they are helping her through this.
Every homeschool family should belong to HSLDA.