The state says. •The home school law lists what goes in the yearly notice.•None of it sets a number of days or hours.•The law says the state and the school district cannot add more rules.

You do. •Choose your own days and hours.•The notice does not ask for a schedule.

The state says. •There is one way: a home school.•The law says a home school is one a parent or legal guardian gives his or her own child.•You start it with a yearly notice to your school district.

You do. •There is nothing to choose.•File the yearly notice in step 1.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Ages 5 to 17.•A child who will not be 6 by August 1 can skip kindergarten.•To do that, the parent or guardian signs a kindergarten waiver form.•It goes to the school district office.

You do. •Put each child aged 5 to 17 on your notice.•The waiver form is only for a child who skips kindergarten.

The state says. •Yes, every year.•You file a Notice of Intent to Home School with your district's superintendent.•The superintendent is the head of the school district.•It is due by August 15.•If you start partway through the year, file 5 school days before you take your child out of public school.•If you move into a new district during the year, file within 30 calendar days of moving in.

You do. 1.File it online in the state's system, on the state's paper form, or in your own letter that has every item the law lists.•Paper goes to your district by mail, email, fax or in person.2.Keep a copy, or your online record.3.File a new one each year. You can file from June 1.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The home school law lists what goes in the notice.•None of it asks about the teacher's schooling.•The law says the state and the district cannot add more rules.

You do. •Teach your own children.•The notice does not ask for a diploma or a degree.

The state says. •The home school law does not name any subjects.•The state says homeschoolers have no state graduation rules.•The parent or guardian decides the lesson plans.

You do. •Choose what to teach.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •A homeschooled child does not have to take a standardized test.•The one exception is a child in the Education Freedom Account program.•That program is state money for school costs.•In grades K to 10, that child takes a reading and math test each year.

You do. •No EFA: there is no test to give or send.•With an EFA, grades K to 10: test in the spring. Use the state test or a test from the program's approved list.•Send the result by June 30, when the EFA office emails you for it.

The state says. •The home school law does not mention shots.•The state's shot rule names public schools, private schools and childcare centers.•It also covers college students, for measles, mumps and rubella.

You do. •Keep each child's shot record at home.•Before a child joins a school, childcare or a college, read step 2.