The state says. •Wyoming sets no number of days or hours for a home program.•The attendance law says a child of school age attends a public or private school each year.•It runs the whole time the local public schools are in session.•For that law, a home program counts as a kind of private school.•No state page says how this works for a home program.

You do. •Look up your local public school calendar.•Plan your school year to run the same span.•The law names no number of days or hours inside it.

The state says. •Wyoming has two ways to homeschool.•One is a home-based educational program.•That is the law's name for homeschool.•The other is a church school that lets you teach at home.•It runs under a local church or religious group.•These facts are for the home program.

You do. •Choose one of the two ways.•Using a church school? Follow that school's rules.•Teaching on your own? There is nothing to file to start.•Leaving a public school? See the notice step.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •School age starts the year your child turns 7 by August 1.•Did your child start kindergarten by a district-approved request?•Then the date is September 15.•School age ends at age 16 or after 10th grade.•It ends at whichever comes first.

You do. •Check your child's birthday against August 1.•That shows the first school year the law covers.

The state says. •You tell no one to start or keep homeschooling.•Since July 1, 2025, you no longer turn in a curriculum.•A curriculum is your plan for what you teach.•Leaving a public school is the one exception.•Tell the district your child is starting a home program.•If you do not, the law asks for a meeting in person.

You do. 1.Never enrolled in a public school? There is nothing to send.2.Leaving one? Tell the district in writing first.•Say your child is starting a home-based educational program.3.Keep a copy.

Where. Step 1 of Do the steps

The state says. •The law says who may teach.•It is the parent or legal guardian, or a person they pick.•The law lists no degree, license or training for that person.

You do. •Teach your child yourself, or pick someone to teach.•You do not need to get anything first.

The state says. •There are seven subjects.•They are reading, writing, math, civics, history, literature and science.•Teach them so each year builds on the last.•The law calls this a sequentially progressive curriculum.•You never have to teach anything against your faith.

You do. •Plan all seven subjects for each year.•The Academic Planner helps you lay them out.

The state says. •The home program law has no test.•It asks for no scores and no yearly review.•A high school team is different.•The state sports group asks a homeschooled player to show the grades to play.•One way is a national test score at the 25th percentile or higher.•That means scoring as well as or better than 1 in 4 students tested.•The other way is grades from a teacher who meets the group's rules.•A test score counts for one year from the date of the results.

You do. •There is nothing to schedule to homeschool.•Planning on a high school team? Ask how your child will show the grades to play.•If you use a test, keep the score report.

The state says. •The home program law does not mention shots.•The school shot law covers children attending a public or private school.•The state shot rules also cover school activities and licensed child care.

You do. •There is nothing to file about shots to homeschool.•Keep the shot record at home.•Joining a school, team or child care? Bring the record or an approved waiver.•A waiver is a paper that excuses your child from a shot.