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.

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

Submit to

Your school district

Frequency

at_grades

See our full assessment guide for Colorado for accepted test types, minimum scores, and remediation details.

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(2)(c)

Deadline

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

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(3)

Varies by pathway. Home-Based Education: true; Enrollment in an Umbrella/Private School: false; Licensed-Teacher Home Instruction: false

• ✓Attendance records

Records may be reviewed by the district.

C.R.S. §22-33-104.5(2)(d)

This page covers Home-Based Education. Colorado offers 3 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.
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  Licensed-Teacher Home Instruction: If the teaching parent or instructor holds a valid Colorado teaching license, all notification, testing, and recordkeeping requirements are waived. No Notice of Intent to the district, no standardized testing, and no attendance records required by the state. This pathway is available only to families where at least one parent or instructor holds a current Colorado teaching license.

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