Homeschool Easy Records
Produced by: DataPlus Solutions
For more information or to order:  www.dataplus.biz/HER/

HomeSchool Easy Records is an easy to use record keeping database produced by DataPlus Solutions. As most states require some sort of record keeping, HomeSchool Easy Records is designed to make record keeping… organizing, planning, preparing, and tracking your students activities…..EASY.

This program for Windows--including XP-- comes with a 90-day, no questions asked, money-back guarantee. It also comes with a detailed softcover manual which will walk you step by step, through the simple set up, and includes tips and shortcuts for using the system.

HomeSchool Easy Records can be used for multiple students in grades K - 12. Design your own school year by creating lesson plans, assignments, even unit studies and course plans. This program will automatically keep track of attendance, grades and time calculations. Additional features include a journal, tracking of activities, tracking books read, chores assigned….there are so many features! Use a few features or use them all…customize this system to your family's homeschooling needs.

While installation is easy, you will need to have a calendar handy for the basic set-up procedure which includes deciding start/finish dates of the school year, grading scale you will follow (if you use grades), student information and courses. After the initial basic set-up steps, you may choose some of the optional features, i.e. daily lesson planner, books read list, unit/course planner, journal. Some advantages are the flexibility of the school schedule; you can begin your record keeping mid-year, it's compatible with summer school, allows for weekend days to be counted as school days and best of all, it has a date bump feature allowing you to "bump" assignments ahead of time for days that don't go exactly as planned. (With five children in school now, the unexpected is expected.) I also found the hot-key (shortcut) for copy and pasting of recurring events and copying student to student to be very helpful.

Whether you are an experienced record keeper or a first timer, this program is a very useful tool from which you can have readily available curriculum, lesson plans, attendance and grades, transcripts, reading logs, schedules, chores, daily work and more.

Worth saying twice, HomeSchool Easy Records comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee…you have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying this program. It is very reasonable priced and very well worth a couple of hours investment of your time.

Making the Grade:  A
Cost:  $39.95
Value for Your Homeschool Dollar:  9
Reviewed by Suzanne Ambrioso, homeschool mom of 5