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Washington homeschool laws

How to homeschool in Washington

File a signed declaration of intent with your resident superintendent by September 15 every year, or within two weeks of the start of a public school term. It gives the child's name and age, and whether a certificated person supervises. Assess each child every year with an approved test or a certificated teacher's evaluation, and keep the results. Extension programs of approved private schools are a separate option.

Requirements:
Moderate requirements
How you file:
State form
Law:
RCW 28A.200; 28A.225.010(4)
More:
HSLDA Washington

Washington homeschool requirements

Who can teach
One of: supervision by a certificated person (about an hour a week), 45 college quarter credits, a course in home-based instruction, or the superintendent's determination that you are qualified.
Days and hours
180 days or 1,000 hours a year (kindergarten 450 hours), liberally construed.
Subjects
Occupational education, science, mathematics, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, and appreciation of art and music.
Testing
Every year: a State Board-approved standardized test given by a person qualified by the publisher, or a written progress assessment by a certificated person working in education. Results are kept in the child's permanent record, not submitted. If progress is not reasonable you make a good-faith effort to remedy it.
Records
The annual assessment results, and immunization records to forward on transfer to a school.

Washington homeschool forms and letters, filled out

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

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Also expected in Washington

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

  • Annual assessment (kept, not submitted)

    At the end of every school year, for each student

    A State Board-approved standardized test given by a qualified person, or a written progress assessment by a certificated person working in education. Keep it in the child's permanent record.

  • Immunization records

    Keep on hand

    Keep them to forward if the child transfers to a school.

Where it goes

Send the Declaration of Intent to the superintendent of your resident district by September 15 every year, or within two weeks of the start of a school term. A nonresident district that accepts the transfer works too.

Home-based Instruction district contactsState pageHSLDA Washington

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