Who can homeschool in Maryland?

Any parent. No diploma or certificate required.

Does Maryland require homeschool testing?

Portfolio option: the superintendent's representative may review the portfolio up to three times a year at a mutually agreed time and place. Deficiencies give 30 days to correct. Umbrella options: none from the state.

How many days or hours of instruction does Maryland require?

Regular and thorough instruction of sufficient duration.

What subjects must homeschoolers teach in Maryland?

Portfolio option: English, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, health and physical education.

What records do homeschoolers keep in Maryland?

A portfolio of instructional and reading materials, writings, worksheets, workbooks, creative materials and tests.

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Maryland homeschool laws

How to homeschool in Maryland

File the state Notice of Consent form with your local superintendent 15 days before starting. Choose the portfolio option or an umbrella school (church, church-exempt or state-approved). Before each school year, confirm you are continuing. Report changes promptly.

Requirements:: Detailed requirements
How you file:: State form
Law:: COMAR 13A.10.01; Md. Code, Educ. § 7-301
More:: HSLDA Maryland

Maryland homeschool requirements

Who can teach: Any parent. No diploma or certificate required.
Days and hours: Regular and thorough instruction of sufficient duration.
Subjects: Portfolio option: English, mathematics, science, social studies, art, music, health and physical education.
Testing: Portfolio option: the superintendent's representative may review the portfolio up to three times a year at a mutually agreed time and place. Deficiencies give 30 days to correct. Umbrella options: none from the state.
Records: A portfolio of instructional and reading materials, writings, worksheets, workbooks, creative materials and tests.

Maryland homeschool forms and letters, filled out

The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters Maryland asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.

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Also expected in Maryland

No form to fill out for these. The state expects them all the same.

Portfolio
Keep on hand
Instructional and reading materials, writings, worksheets, workbooks, creative materials and tests, ready for review at a mutually agreed time and place (no more than three times a year).

Where it goes

Send the Home Instruction Notification form to your local school system's Home Instruction Coordinator 15 days before starting. Verify annually before each school year.

Home Instruction Coordinators by county State page HSLDA Maryland

Homeschool laws in other states

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