Minnesota homeschool laws

Minnesota requires homeschool families to give the local public school superintendent a report by October 1 of the first school year the child is homeschooled after turning 7. A report is also due within 15 days of withdrawing the child from public school after age 7 to homeschool (or to attend an unaccredited nonpublic school), and within 15 days of moving out of a district; after a move, report again by October 1 once the new resident district is established. The report includes the child's name, birth date and address, each instructor's name and evidence that the instructor meets the statutory qualifications, the annual tests you plan to use, and the immunization statements required by state law, and after the first year a letter of intent to continue is due by October 1 each year. Each year the child must take a nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement test, unless the homeschool is accredited, and the test and how it is given must be agreed on with the district superintendent; by statute this covers ages 7 through 16, and ages 16 through 17 for children first reported after they turned 16, while MDE guidance describes it as ages 7 to 17. If the total battery score is at or below the 30th percentile, or one grade level below the level of children the same age, you must get an additional evaluation of the child's abilities to check for learning problems.

Expect a one-time or yearly notice. Some states in this group also ask for testing or records; see below.

• October 1: Annual homeschool notification to superintendent

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Our summary does not list a specific hour or day count for Minnesota.

The report includes the child's name, birth date and address, each instructor's name and evidence that the instructor meets the statutory qualifications, the annual tests you plan to use, and the immunization statements required by state law, and after the first year a letter of intent to continue is due by October 1 each year.

Each year the child must take a nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement test, unless the homeschool is accredited, and the test and how it is given must be agreed on with the district superintendent; by statute this covers ages 7 through 16, and ages 16 through 17 for children first reported after they turned 16, while MDE guidance describes it as ages 7 to 17.

If the total battery score is at or below the 30th percentile, or one grade level below the level of children the same age, you must get an additional evaluation of the child's abilities to check for learning problems.

• Class schedules and copies of the instructional materials you use.
• Descriptions of how you assess the child's achievement.
• Proof that the annual tests were given, and the test results.
• You do not have to send test scores to the district unless it asks, but you must give them to a public school if the child enrolls there.

Yes. HomeStudyPath can pre-fill a draft of this filing from your family's records:

• Annual homeschool notification to superintendent

• Minnesota state education agency (opens in a new tab)

Independent summary: HSLDA's Minnesota page (opens in a new tab)