West Virginia homeschool laws
How to homeschool in West Virginia
File a one-time notice of intent with the county superintendent or board on or before the day you start. If the child is enrolled, file before withdrawing. It gives each child's name, address and age, an assurance of instruction in the five subjects and a yearly assessment, and evidence of your qualification. File a new notice if you move counties. File a termination notice if you stop while the child is of compulsory age. The superintendent cannot deny it.
- Requirements:
- Moderate requirements
- How you file:
- State form
- Law:
- W. Va. Code § 18-8-1(c)
- More:
- HSLDA West Virginia
West Virginia homeschool requirements
- Who can teach
- High school diploma or equivalent, or a post-secondary degree or certificate from a regionally accredited institution.
- Days and hours
- No set days or hours.
- Subjects
- Reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies.
- Testing
- Assess every year and keep the result three years. Submit the results for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 to the county superintendent by June 30. Options: a nationally normed test published within 10 years, the public school testing program, a certified teacher's portfolio narrative, or an agreed alternative. Acceptable progress is the fourth stanine (23rd percentile) or improvement over the prior year. Otherwise you start a remedial program.
- Records
- Each year's assessment for three years.
West Virginia homeschool forms and letters, filled out
The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters West Virginia asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.
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Where it goes
Send the notice of intent with a copy of your diploma to the county superintendent or designee on or before the first day of instruction. One-time.