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Florida Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Florida, based on Fla. Stat. 1002.41.

These are general templates for Home Education Program, the most common of Florida's 3 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 county school district superintendent by Within 30 days of beginning the home education program

Assessment Results

Submit to district school superintendent's office in the county where the student resides , annual

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
county school district superintendent
Deadline
Within 30 days of beginning the home education program
How often
one time
Free-form letter accepted?
Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

Your notice must include:

  • •child's name
  • •child's address
  • •child's date of birth
  • •parent/guardian signature
Practical tip: Your notice of intent is filed once, within 30 days of starting your program. It is not an annual renewal. When your home education program ends, file a written notice of termination with the district school superintendent, along with the annual evaluation, within 30 days (Fla. Stat. 1002.41(1)(c)).

Fla. Stat. §1002.41(1)(a)

Assessment Results

Submit to
district school superintendent's office in the county where the student resides
Frequency
annual
Practical tip: You pick one evaluation option each year and file a copy with the superintendent's office (Fla. Stat. 1002.41(1)(f)). If the evaluation does not show educational progress at a level commensurate with your child's ability, the superintendent notifies you in writing, and you have 1 year to provide remedial instruction before your child is reevaluated (Fla. Stat. 1002.41(2)).

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

Fla. Stat. §1002.41(1)(f)

Recordkeeping requirements

Varies by pathway. Home Education Program: ["reading_log","work_samples","writing_samples"]; Private Tutoring: undefined; Private School (Including Umbrella/Cover Schools): undefined

  • ✓Student portfolio

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Portfolio must include:

  • •reading log
  • •work samples
  • •writing samples
Practical tip: Your portfolio stays at home. You do not need to submit it to the superintendent. It is only used for your annual evaluation and can be requested for inspection with 15 days' written notice. Keep it for at least 2 years.

Fla. Stat. §1002.41(1)(d)-(e)

Other ways to homeschool in Florida

This page covers Home Education Program. Florida offers 3 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Home Education Program(this page): You file a written notice of intent with your county school district superintendent within 30 days of starting, keep a portfolio, and arrange one annual evaluation from the options in the statute, filing a copy with the superintendent (Fla. Stat. 1002.41). Florida does not list required subjects; a home education program is the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by the parent (Fla. Stat. 1002.01), and home education programs are excluded from the school day requirements (Fla. Stat. 1002.41(3)).
  • •
    Private Tutoring: Your child is taught by a private tutor who holds a valid Florida certificate to teach the subjects or grades in which instruction is given. The tutor keeps all records and makes all reports required by the state and district school board, reports attendance, and keeps students in attendance for the minimum length of time set by law (Fla. Stat. 1002.43).
  • •
    Private School (Including Umbrella/Cover Schools): You enroll your child in a private school, including an umbrella or cover school, under Fla. Stat. 1002.42. Your child is then a private school student rather than a home education student. Attendance at a private school satisfies the attendance law (Fla. Stat. 1002.42(7)); the survey and records duties fall on the school, and state law requires no notice, testing or records from the family. Scholarship students take the norm-referenced test the school offers (Fla. Stat. 1002.394, 1002.395).

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Requirements sourced from Fla. Stat. 1002.41. Last reviewed October 2026