The state says. •Teach as many hours as an approved private school must.•That is 180 days a year.•Or an average of 1,000 hours a year.•None of the rules sets a daily or weekly schedule.•The law says home teaching is less structured than a classroom.•It says the time rule should be read in a flexible way.

You do. 1.Plan your days or hours for the year.2.Keep a log of the days or hours you teach.

The state says. •There are two ways.1.Home based instruction. You teach your own child.2.Enroll in an extension program of an approved private school.•This roadmap walks the first way.

You do. 1.Pick one of the two ways.2.If you pick the private school, ask that school what it needs from you.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •Ages 8 to 17.•The law covers a child who is 8 and not yet 18.

You do. •Check each child from age 8 until the 18th birthday.•Each one must be in a school or in home based instruction.

The state says. •Yes, every year.•You file a signed paper called a "declaration of intent."•It says you will teach your child at home.•File it with the superintendent of your school district.•The superintendent is the head of the district.•It is due by September 15.•Starting later in the year? File within two weeks of the start of a public school term.•A term can be a quarter, trimester or semester.•Another district may take it instead, if it accepts your child as a transfer student.

You do. 1.Fill in Form A-2, the state's sample form.2.Sign it.3.Mail it to the superintendent of your school district.4.Keep a copy.5.Do it again every year.

The state says. Yes. The parent who teaches meets one of four rules:1.A certified teacher oversees your teaching.2.You have 45 college quarter credits, or the same in semester credits.3.You finished a course in home teaching at a college or a trade school.4.The superintendent of your school district says you are qualified.•For rule 1, the teacher helps plan and checks progress.•The teacher meets your child at least one hour a week, on average, each month.•Under rules 1, 2 and 3, you teach only your own child.

You do. 1.Pick the one rule you meet.2.Keep proof of it, like a transcript or a course certificate.3.Does a certified teacher watch over your teaching? Check that box on your declaration.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. Yes. Teach these subjects:•Occupational education, which means job skills.•Science.•Math.•Language.•Social studies.•History.•Health.•Reading.•Writing.•Spelling.•An appreciation of art and music.

You do. •Plan each subject into your year.•The Academic Planner shows what colleges expect, too.

The state says. Yes, every year. Pick one:1.A standardized test the State Board of Education approves. A qualified person gives it.2.A written review of progress by a certified teacher. The teacher must work in education now.•The result goes in your child's lasting school record.•No rule asks you to send it to the district.•Is your child behind? The law asks you to make a good faith effort to fix it.

You do. 1.Give the test or get the written review each year.2.Keep the result in your child's file.

Where. Step 2 of Do the steps

The state says. •The home school law does not set a shot rule.•The school shot law covers public and private schools and licensed child care.•Home based instruction is not on that list.•If your child moves to a school, the law asks you to send the shot record along.

You do. •Nothing to file.•Keep any shot record in your home school folder.