Indiana Homeschool Documents & Templates

Status

Not required, but recommended to prevent truancy concerns

Send to

public school where child is currently enrolled

No specific withdrawal statute exists. Submit a written withdrawal letter stating the child is being withdrawn to attend a non-public school (homeschool). Filing the voluntary IDOE enrollment form is recommended but not legally required. Failure to notify the school can trigger truancy reports. No waiting period; homeschooling may begin immediately upon withdrawal.

IC 20-33-2-4 (compulsory attendance; compliance upon alternative enrollment)

• ✓Attendance records

Records may be reviewed by the district.

HSLDA states families must 'keep attendance records to verify the enrollment and attendance of your students' — available upon request from state or district superintendent. Beyond attendance, no other statutory recordkeeping requirement. Strongly recommended: attendance log (180 days), subject/curriculum records, student work samples, high school transcripts, copies of voluntary enrollment forms and withdrawal letters, immunization records.

IC 20-33-2-28

This page covers Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool). Indiana offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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  Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool)(this page): You teach subjects equivalent to public school for 180 days — no notification, testing, curriculum approval, recordkeeping requirements, or progress reports are legally required. The IDOE provides a voluntary enrollment form, and filing is strongly recommended to avoid potential truancy inquiries, but it is not mandatory. Most Indiana homeschool families use this pathway.
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  Accredited Non-Public School: You operate as a state-accredited private school, which requires certified teachers, a curriculum meeting accreditation standards, and more extensive recordkeeping and oversight. This pathway is rarely used by individual homeschool families due to the teacher certification requirement.

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