Ohio Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar

Initial filing deadline

Within 5 calendar days after commencing home education, moving into a new school district, or withdrawing from a public or nonpublic school

Annual renewal deadline

By August 30 each year

Send to

superintendent of the local school district

ORC 3321.042

Varies by pathway. Home Education Notification: "August 30"; Chartered Nonpublic School: null; Non-Chartered Non-Tax-Supported School ("08 School"): "September 30"

Annual renewal

Required by August 30

ORC 3321.042

These deadlines are for Home Education Notification. Ohio offers 3 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:

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  Home Education Notification(this page): You send a notice to the superintendent of your child's school district of residence with your name and address, your child's name, and an assurance that your child will be taught English language arts, mathematics, science, history, government, and social studies. Under ORC 3321.042 (effective October 3, 2023), there is no state testing, hour, or instructor qualification requirement. Send the notice within five calendar days after you start home education, move into a new district, or withdraw your child from school, and by August 30 each year after that.
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  Chartered Nonpublic School: Enrolling your child full time in a private school chartered by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce under ORC 3301.16. The school, not the family, carries the duties: it holds the charter, employs state-certified teachers, sets the curriculum, reports enrollment to the district treasurer and, at schools where at least 65 percent of students use state scholarships, gives the state tests. The family files no home education notice, because full-time chartered school enrollment is not home education (ORC 3321.042(A)).
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  Non-Chartered Non-Tax-Supported School ("08 School"): For a school that does not seek a state charter because of truly held religious beliefs (ORC 3301.0732), often called an "08 School." The school certifies to parents each year that it meets minimum standards, and parents report enrollment to the local school district treasurer within the first two weeks of each school year. You teach a broader set of subjects (including health, physical education, fine arts, and first aid, safety, and fire prevention) and provide at least 910 hours per year for grades 1 through 6 and 1,001 hours for grades 7 through 12. Teachers must hold at least a bachelor's degree or the equivalent (OAC 3301-35-08).

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