North Dakota homeschool laws
How to homeschool in North Dakota
File a statement of intent (form SFN 16909) with the district superintendent at least five days before starting, or within 14 days of moving in. Then file every year. It lists each child's name, address, date of birth and grade, your name, address and qualifications, any public school courses or activities you plan, the immunization record, and proof of identity. In grades 4, 6, 8 and 10, a certified teacher gives a standardized test and you send the scores to the superintendent.
- Requirements:
- Detailed requirements
- How you file:
- State form
- Law:
- N.D. Cent. Code ch. 15.1-23
- More:
- HSLDA North Dakota
North Dakota homeschool requirements
- Who can teach
- High school diploma or GED, or two years of monitoring by a certified teacher.
- Days and hours
- At least 4 hours a day for 175 days.
- Subjects
- The subjects required in public schools: English language arts, mathematics, social studies (with North Dakota studies in grades 4 and 8), science including agriculture, PE and health. High school adds a language, fine arts or career and technical education.
- Testing
- A standardized achievement test in grades 4, 6, 8 and 10, given by a North Dakota certified teacher, with scores submitted to the superintendent. Exempt if you object on philosophical, moral or religious grounds, or hold a license, bachelor's degree or passing teacher-exam score. A composite below the 30th percentile leads to an assessment and a remediation plan filed with the superintendent.
- Records
- A yearly record of courses taken and progress assessments, including test scores.
North Dakota homeschool forms and letters, filled out
The notice of intent, renewals, reports and letters North Dakota asks for, in the state's own form where one exists.
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Also expected in North Dakota
No form to fill out for these. The state expects them all the same.
Yearly record of courses and assessments
Keep on hand
Courses taken and progress assessments, including test scores. Transferable to a public school on enrollment.
Where it goes
Send the Statement of Intent with your qualification documents to the superintendent of your resident district, or the county superintendent if the district has none. Send it 5 days before starting or within 14 days of moving in, then every year.