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Article #317: General Requirements for Homeschooling

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Each state has its own general homeschooling stipulate parents have to
requirements for homeschoooling students. send notification or achievement test
There are four categories of legal scores, provide professional evaluations
options for homeschooling. The four of student progress as well as provide a
categories are: states requiring no written curriculum that needs to be
notice, states with low regulation, approved by the state, teacher
moderate regulation and high regulation. qualification of the parents and on some
Many of the regulations include parental occasions visits by state officials to
notification, test scores, professional check the student's progress. These
evaluation of student progress and states include Washington, Utah, North
curriculum approval. Families shouldn't Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia,
be scared off by the general requirements Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Maine,
for homeschooling. There may be some Rhode Island and Massachusetts. These
initial paperwork to handle but as long states have few requirements for the
as the teaching parent can keep good Kindergarten level but the regulations
records there shouldn't be andy fear of become stricter at each subsequent grade
the state stepping in and ordering your level.
child back to public school. A parent is considered competent to
The states that have no requirements for operate a homeschool if they follow the
homeschooling do not require the parents individual state's regulations; they do
to initiate any contact. These states not need to have teacher certification.
include Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, The parents need to file a notice at
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Connecticut, their local school that they intend to
New Jersey and the territories of Guam homeschool in the low to highly regulated
and Puerto Rico. Parents are not states. Those that fall within the
obligated to contact the school districts medium to highly regulated states will
to notify them that they will be also need to keep attendance records,
homeschooling their children. file quarterly reports and a grade
States that have low general requirements narrative for each of the subjects
for homeschooling require the parents to taught. Highly regulated states may
notify the school district that they are require an annual assessment at the end
homeschooling their children and nothing of the school year.
else. These states include California, The general requirements for homeschool
Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Arizona, New vary greatly from state to state. The
Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, parents should be well versed in the
Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Delaware, legal aspects of homeschooling before
Washington D.C. and the territory of the they decide to attempt it. Most parents
Virgin Islands. will find that the red tape at the
Moderately regulated states require beginning is well worth it.
parents to send notification, test scores To stay abreast of the current trends,
and provide a professional evaluation of information and resources available for
the student's progress. The states in homeschool parents, teachers and students
this category include Oregon, Colorado, subscribe to Homeschool Success News.
South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana, If you need an online tutor, courseware
Tennessee, Ohio, Virginia, North or wish to offer your services as a paid
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Florida, Maryland and the territories of Learning Systems also provides excellent
American Samoa and Northern Mariana products to enhance the homeschool
Islands. experience for teachers and students. For
States with the highest regulations may additional information visit the
be the most troublesome to parents Homeschool Success News website.
contemplating homeschooling. These Dr. J.
states general requirements for






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