The state says. •Teach at least 720 hours a year in grades 1 to 3.•Teach at least 1,080 hours a year in grades 4 to 12.•For a senior in the last year, 1,050 hours may be enough.•The school year runs July 1 to June 30.•None of the home school rules sets a number of days.

You do. 1.Log the hours you teach each child.2.Keep that attendance record every year.•The county superintendent can ask to see it.

The state says. •There is one way: a home school.•It means a parent teaching their own child, stepchild or ward at home.•A ward is a child in your legal care.•A private or church school is a separate option with its own rules.

You do. •Nothing to choose.•Send the yearly notice in step 1.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Ages 7 to 16.•It starts if your child is 7 before the first day of school that year.•It ends at the 16th birthday or the end of 8th grade, whichever is later.

You do. •Check each child's age before each school year.•A child in this range needs a school or your home school.

The state says. •Yes, every school year.•Tell the county superintendent of schools.•That is the head of schools for the county your home school is in.•Say that your child goes to your home school this year.•The law does not name a form.•Many county offices take a signed letter. Some hand out their own form.

You do. 1.Find your county superintendent in the state's list.2.Send your notice the way that office asks. Many take mail or email.3.Keep a copy.4.Send a new one each school year.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The home school law lists what a home school must do.•None of it is about the parent's own schooling.•It names no degree, license or test for the teacher.

You do. •Nothing to file for the teacher.•Teach the subjects and keep your records.

The state says. •Teach an organized course of study.•That means a planned set of lessons.•It must include the subjects public schools must teach.One county office lists them:•English language arts.•Math.•Social studies.•Science.•Health.•Arts.•Career and technical education.•The parent picks the books, the plan and the way to teach.

You do. •Plan your year around those subjects.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •The home school law sets no test.•The law says the parent alone judges how the teaching is going.

You do. •Nothing to send.•Check progress your own way if you want to.

The state says. •The home school law does not ask for shot records.•A 2025 law took that rule out for home schools.•The shot rule still applies if your child joins a school, child care or college.

You do. •Keep your child's shot record at home for your own use.•Have it ready before your child joins a school, child care or college class.