New York homeschool laws
How to homeschool in New York
Send a letter of intent to the district superintendent by July 1 every year, or within 14 days if you start mid-year. Then send an Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) by August 15, or four weeks after the district sends you its form. The plan lists each child's name, age and grade, the materials or plan for each required subject, your quarterly report dates, and who teaches. Then send four quarterly reports on those dates, with a year-end assessment attached to the fourth. New York City families file by email with the Home Schooling Team.
- Requirements:
- Detailed requirements
- How you file:
- Letter
- Law:
- N.Y. Educ. Law § 3204; 8 NYCRR § 100.10
- More:
- HSLDA New York
New York homeschool requirements
- Who can teach
- A competent teacher. No credential.
- Days and hours
- The substantial equivalent of 180 days. 900 hours a year in grades 1 to 6 and 990 in grades 7 to 12.
- Subjects
- A grade-by-grade list. Every year: patriotism and citizenship, health on alcohol, drugs and tobacco, highway safety, fire prevention. Grades 1 to 6: arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing, English, geography, U.S. history, science, health, music, visual arts, PE. Grades 7 to 8: English, history and geography, science, math (2 units each), art and music, PE, health, practical arts, library skills. Grades 9 to 12: English 4, social studies 4, math 2, science 2, art or music 1, health, PE 2, electives 3. One unit is 108 hours.
- Testing
- Four quarterly reports on your IHIP dates (hours, material covered, a grade or narrative per subject). An annual assessment with the fourth report: grades 1 to 3 narrative or test. Grades 4 to 8 a standardized test at least every other year. Grades 9 to 12 a test every year. Adequate is above the 33rd percentile or a year of growth. Otherwise up to two years of probation with a remediation plan.
- Records
- Attendance showing the substantial equivalent of 180 days, produced on request.
New York homeschool forms and letters, filled out
The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters New York asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.
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Also expected in New York
No form to fill out for these. The state expects them all the same.
Attendance records
Keep on hand
Show the substantial equivalent of 180 days. Produce on request.
Where it goes
Send the letter of intent to the superintendent of your resident district by July 1, or within 14 days if you start mid-year. New York City families use the Office of Home Schooling. The district then sends you its plan form.