The state says. •The home education law asks you to teach six subject areas.•None of its rules sets a number of days or hours.•The other route, a religious private school with no state charter, sets hours.•455 hours for kindergarten that is not all day.•910 hours for all-day kindergarten through grade 6.•1,001 hours for grades 7 to 12.

You do. 1.Plan your own school days.2.Keep a count of days if you want one.•The home education law does not ask for it.

The state says. •There are two ways.•Most families use home education.•You send a yearly notice to your school district.•The other way is a private school with no state charter.•A charter is a state license.•It is for a school that skips a charter because of truly held religious beliefs.•It asks for a college degree, set hours and a yearly report to the state.

You do. •Pick home education, unless you mean to run that kind of school.•The steps here walk the home education way.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Ages 6 to 18.•A child under 6 who is enrolled in kindergarten also counts.•That ends if the parent or guardian formally takes the child out of kindergarten, after talking with the teacher and principal.

You do. Check that each child aged 6 to 18 is in a school or has a home education notice on file.

The state says. •Yes, every year.•Send a written notice to the superintendent.•That is the head of the school district where your child lives.•Send it within five calendar days after you start home education, move to a new district, or take your child out of a public or nonpublic school.•Send it again by August 30 each year after that.

You do. 1.Send the notice.•The state's form is optional.•A letter of your own with the same facts works too.•Sign and date it.2.Watch for the superintendent's written reply within 14 calendar days.3.Keep the notice and the reply.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The home education law names no diploma, degree or license for the parent.•The religious private school route asks teachers to hold at least a bachelor's degree, or the equal of one.

You do. •Nothing to send about your schooling.•Districts may not ask for more than the law lists.

The state says. Teach these six subject areas:•English language arts•Math•Science•History•Government•Social studies

You do. •Plan each of the six over the year.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect.

The state says. •The home education law asks for no test.•It lists what the notice holds, and a test is not on that list.•Districts may not ask for more than the law lists.

You do. •Nothing to give or send.•You can still test at home to see how your child is doing.

The state says. •The home education law does not mention shots.•It lists what the notice holds, and shots are not on that list.•Districts may not ask for more than the law lists.

You do. •Nothing to send about shots with your notice.•If your child joins a school or licensed child care, see Step 2.