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How to legally homeschool in CA

Option 1 - Private School Affidavit
This option gives more independence and freedom in education. All finances are covered by you. You are responsible for maintaining records and obeying all private school laws. When filing the Affidavit, you withdraw your children from school and request their school records. You must keep the required records, but the requirements of record-keeping are not burdensome.
Correspondence Schools are a variant of this option. A child must still be enrolled in a private school which files the affidavit. If the correspondence school doesn't file the Affidavit, you must do it yourself.

Option 2 - Private Independent Study Programs
The private school handles administrative matters. Family anonymity is protected. There are tuition fees and some restriction on what curriculums are used and type of record-keeping needed. You in sense become the teacher of the private school. They file the affidavit.

Option 3 - Public School Independent Study Programs or Charter Schools
If registering with a public ISP or Charter School, your child is still in public school. Material are available on loan. There is more restrictions through administrrative supervision, curriculum guidelines, and record-keeping. You become a teacher's aide and are assigned a credentialed teacher to oversee your program.

Option 4 - Credentialed Teacher/Tutor
A parent with a current California teacher's credential may teach his/her child under this option. The parent can only teach for the grades and subject their credential covers. Parents can also hire a credentialed tutor for their child.