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Arkansas Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Arkansas, based on A.C.A. 6-15-501 through 6-15-507.

These are general templates for Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.), the most common of Arkansas's 2 pathways. Our free wizard generates personalized documents with your name, address, and district filled in.

What documents do you need?

Notice of Intent

Required. Send to superintendent of local school district by August 15, or at least 5 school days before withdrawing the student if starting mid-year

Withdrawal Letter

Required. Send to the local public school the child attends

Annual Renewal

Required by August 15

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
superintendent of local school district
Deadline
August 15, or at least 5 school days before withdrawing the student if starting mid-year
  • The superintendent or school board of the resident school district may waive the five-school-day waiting period (6 CAR § 33-104(d)(2)).
  • Families moving into a district during the school year must file a copy of the current-year notice of intent within 30 calendar days of establishing residency (6 CAR § 33-104(e)).
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •name, sex, date of birth, and grade level of each child
  • •name and address of the school last attended, if any
  • •mailing address and telephone number of the home school
  • •name of the parent or legal guardian providing the home school
  • •statement of plans to participate in public school interscholastic activities
  • •statement of plans to seek a high school equivalency diploma
  • •signature of the parent or legal guardian
  • •agreement that the parent or guardian is responsible for the child's education
Practical tip: File through the state's online system at noihs.ade.arkansas.gov, or send a written notice to the superintendent by email, mail, fax or in person (6 CAR § 33-104(c)). No approval is required, and no additional criteria or information may be required beyond what the law requires (6 CAR § 33-104(g)).

A.C.A. 6-15-503(a); 6 CAR § 33-104

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: August 15, or at least 5 school days before withdrawing the student if starting mid-year (the superintendent or school board may waive the five-day waiting period)

Annual renewal

Deadline: August 15 annually

Withdrawal Letter

Status
Required if your child is currently enrolled in school
Send to
the local public school the child attends

A.C.A. 6-15-503; 6 CAR § 33-103

Annual Renewal

Deadline
August 15
Practical tip: Your only ongoing obligation is the annual notice by August 15 each year. No end-of-year reports, test scores, or curriculum reports required.

A.C.A. 6-15-503(a)

Other ways to homeschool in Arkansas

This page covers Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.). Arkansas offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Home School Under Notice (A.C.A. 6-15-501 et seq.)(this page): You file a notice of intent with the superintendent of your resident school district each year by August 15, or five school days before withdrawing your child if you start during the school year. State law sets no required subjects, instructional hours or recordkeeping, and no curriculum approval. Homeschooled students who do not take part in the Education Freedom Account program are not required to take standardized tests.
  • •
    Private/Umbrella School Enrollment: Some curriculum suppliers describe themselves as a "private school" or "umbrella school" and say families who enroll will not need to file a Notice of Intent. The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education says this is false. A home school is a school a parent provides for their own child (A.C.A. 6-15-501), so if you teach at home you still file the Notice of Intent to Home School each year by August 15 (A.C.A. 6-15-503). The other home school rules are the same, with no required subjects, hours, records or testing set by state law.

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Requirements sourced from A.C.A. 6-15-501 through 6-15-507. Last reviewed October 2026