Maine homeschool laws
How to homeschool in Maine
File a one-time notice of intent within 10 days of starting (online, reaching both the DOE and the superintendent). Every following year, send a letter of intent to continue by September 1 with the year-end assessment attached.
- Requirements:
- Moderate requirements
- How you file:
- Online or paper
- Law:
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A § 5001-A(3)(A)(4)
- More:
- HSLDA Maine
Maine homeschool requirements
- Who can teach
- Any parent. No diploma or certificate required.
- Days and hours
- 175 days.
- Subjects
- English and language arts, math, science, social studies, physical and health education, library skills, fine arts, Maine studies (once in grades 6 to 12) and computer proficiency (once in grades 7 to 12).
- Testing
- Every year, submitted by September 1: a national standardized test, a test from local school officials, or a review by a Maine-certified teacher, a support group with a certified teacher, or a superintendent's advisory board. No minimum score.
- Records
- Copies of the notice, each annual letter and each assessment until the homeschool closes.
Maine homeschool forms and letters, filled out
The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters Maine asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.
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Also expected in Maine
No form to fill out for these. The state expects them all the same.
Copies of notices and assessments
Keep on hand
Keep the original notice, every annual letter and every assessment until the homeschool closes.
Where it goes
File in the NEO Home Instruction portal within 10 days of starting. One submission reaches both the Department and your superintendent. On paper, send it to both. Each following year, file by September 1 with the prior year's assessment.