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Kentucky Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Kentucky, based on KRS 159.160.

These are general templates for Home Instruction as Private School. Our free wizard generates personalized documents with your name, address, and district filled in.

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Notice of Intent

Required. Send to superintendent of schools of the district in which the school is situated by Within the first two weeks of the school year or within two weeks of withdrawal from public school; resubmit annually

Annual Renewal

Required by Within the first two weeks of the beginning of each school year

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
superintendent of schools of the district in which the school is situated
Deadline
Within the first two weeks of the school year or within two weeks of withdrawal from public school; resubmit annually
  • The May 2026 KDE packet supplies the mid-year withdrawal guidance absent from the earlier statutory excerpt.
How often
annual
Free-form letter accepted?
Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

Your notice must include:

  • •pupil names
  • •pupil ages
  • •pupil places of residence
  • •other facts requested by superintendent
Practical tip: There is no state form; a simple letter with the required information is accepted. List the names, ages, and places of residence of the children you are teaching, plus any other facts the superintendent asks for to administer the attendance laws (KRS 159.160). File within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawal if starting mid-year.

KRS 159.160 (notification to local board of education)

Annual Renewal

Deadline
Within the first two weeks of the beginning of each school year

KRS 159.160 (annual notification to local board of education)

Recordkeeping requirements

  • ✓Attendance records
  • ✓Grades or evaluations

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Practical tip: Keep these ready for inspection if requested by the Director of Pupil Personnel (attendance officer). (1) Attendance records. (2) Scholarship reports documenting the courses your child completed and the grades awarded. (3) A listing of enrolled students' names and ages. You do not need to submit these proactively.

KRS 159.160 (attendance records, scholarship reports, pupil listing; available for inspection by Director of Pupil Personnel)

Education savings available

Kentucky offers Kentucky Education Excellence Scholarship (KEES). ESA programs may have additional documentation requirements. Learn about ESA programs

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Requirements sourced from KRS 159.160. Last reviewed October 2026