The state says. •Teach for about the same time as the public schools in your district.•The state education department gives that as 186 days of at least 6 hours a day.•Or 1,116 hours a year, for grades 1 to 11.

You do. 1.Look up your school district's calendar.2.Plan a school year about that long.3.Keep a record of the days you teach each child.

The state says. •There is one way: run a nonaccredited private school.•Nonaccredited means the State Board of Education has not accredited it.•The state does not approve or review it.•Kansas law does not use the word homeschool for this.•You register it once with the State Board of Education.

You do. •Register once as a nonaccredited private school.•Call it a private school when you talk with officials.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •From age 7 until the 18th birthday.•It ends sooner if the child earns a high school diploma or GED.•A child under 7 who is enrolled in a school must attend. A parent may withdraw that child.•At 16 or 17, a child may be excused in a few cases the law lists.

You do. Check that each child aged 7 to 17 is taught in your registered private school or in another school.

The state says. •Yes, once.•Register your school's name and address with the State Board of Education.•Use the state's online form.•There is no approval, no review and no fee.•The state sends nothing back after you submit.

You do. 1.Fill out the online form on a computer or tablet, not a phone.2.Print or save the confirmation letter it shows you.3.If the name or address changes later, use the same form's Update choice.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Courses must be taught by a competent teacher.•That includes a parent who teaches.•The teacher does not need a state teaching license.•None of the requirements names a degree or a test to show it.

You do. •Nothing to send for this.•If a subject is beyond you, a tutor or a class can teach it.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •None of the Kansas requirements names a subject you must teach.•The state education department supplies no books or curriculum. You get your own.•It recommends its high school credit list. It is not required.

You do. •Choose what to teach.•The state's high school list is 4 English, 3 history and government, 3 science, 3 math, 1 PE, 1 fine arts and 6 electives.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •None of the Kansas requirements is a test.•No test result goes to the state.•A national homeschool legal group still advises testing now and then.

You do. •If you test, keep the result at home.•A school or college may ask for progress records later.

The state says. •Kansas law does not say if the school shot rule reaches a home school.•The rule covers each pupil entering a school in Kansas for the first time.•If it applies, the record goes to the school's own board, not to the state.

You do. •Keep each child's shot record at home.•Or keep a signed religious or medical exemption instead.•An exemption is a paper that lets a child skip a shot.