Colorado Homeschool Documents & Templates

What to file

simple notice

Send to

superintendent of the school district in which the child resides

Deadline

14 calendar days before beginning home-based education program

How often

annual

Free-form letter accepted?

Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

This is a notification, not a request for permission. The district does not approve or deny. If the family moves to a new district mid-year, a new notification must be filed with the new district.

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(3)

Status

Not required, but recommended to prevent truancy concerns

Send to

current school and school district superintendent

No specific statutory withdrawal form mandated by the state. The 14-day advance notification to the district superintendent serves as the formal mechanism. Advisable to also notify the child's current school to avoid truancy referrals. Practices vary by district.

Deadline

before the beginning of each school year (14 days advance notice)

Annual notification is required. Test results must be maintained and available upon request, but no proactive reporting to the district is required.

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(3)

• ✓Attendance records

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Parents must maintain attendance records documenting 172 days of instruction, plus test results and evaluations at required grade levels. Records must be made available for inspection by the school district upon 14 days' written notice. The district does not have the right to inspect records without providing this advance notice.

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(2)(d)

This page covers Home-Based Education. Colorado offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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  Home-Based Education(this page): You notify your local school district superintendent 14 days before starting, teach nine required subjects for 172 days per year, and administer a standardized test at grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Test results stay with the family unless the district requests them. No curriculum approval and no regular reporting beyond the annual notification.
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  Enrollment in an Umbrella/Private School: You enroll in a private umbrella school and operate under its policies instead of the homeschool statute. No notification to the school district, no state-mandated testing, and no attendance tracking required by the state. Best for families who want to avoid the testing requirements of the standard pathway or prefer institutional support.

Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for Colorado