Homeschooling Regulations
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published April 14, 2009 |
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Homeschooling regulations MUST be followed and vary depending on your State. Find out why all changes across the nation are important to you REGARDLESS of where you live!
Examples of Homeschooling Regulations – Texas (Relaxed) vs. New York (Stringent)
Fortunately for us, living in Texas, there are only two requirements:
School instruction must begin for a child who is either six years old or who has attended first grade, and
A written curriculum consisting of reading, spelling, grammar, math, and a course in good citizenship while operating as a private school.
Operating as a private school does not require any documentation other than that mentioned in #2. As you can figure out, Texas is one of the most regulation-free states when it comes to homeschooling.
New York, on the other hand has one of the most stringent homeschooling regulations. New York requires:
A notice of intent to be submitted to the district superintendent,
A completed Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP), stating a whole slew of details regarding the child, teacher, curriculum, and dates for quarterly submission of progress reports,
Written records of attendance,
Quarterly progress reports, and
An annual assessment.
Please note that the requirements above are to only illustrate the vast range of state regulations on homeschooling. To obtain the specific regulations for your state, visit www.hsdla.org.
To wrap up, homeschooling is legal in your state. However, you MUST follow the rules for your state AND those rules are subject to change. Finally, you, as the homeschool parent, are responsible to be aware of all rulings and developments happening in the nation even if those rulings did not originate from your own state.
So there you have it. In my next article, we’ll take a deep dive into homeschool finance to measure the true costs of homeschool. See you then!
- Sun
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