Kentucky Homeschool Documents & Templates

What to file

simple notice

Send to

local board of education (superintendent of local school district)

Deadline

Within the first two weeks of the school year, or within two weeks of withdrawing the child from school if beginning mid-year

How often

annual

Free-form letter accepted?

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

Notification must include: parent/guardian name and address, names and ages of children, name of the home school, address where instruction will occur, enrollment dates, and subjects to be taught. The notification is informational — the local board does not approve or deny the home school.

KRS 159.160 (notification to local board of education)

Status

Required if your child is currently enrolled in school

Send to

child's current school and local board of education

Submit written notification of home school operation to the local board of education and written notice of withdrawal to the child's current school. No mandatory waiting period — instruction may begin upon filing notification. Districts may request a withdrawal form or conference but parents are not legally required to seek approval.

KRS 159.160 (written notification of home school operation)

Deadline

Within the first two weeks of each school year

KRS 159.160 (annual notification to local board of education)

• ✓Attendance records
• ✓Grades or evaluations

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Must maintain: (1) attendance records demonstrating compliance with the 170-day / 1,062-hour requirement, (2) scholarship reports (records of academic progress or grades, updated every six to nine weeks per local district schedule), and (3) a listing of names and ages of pupils enrolled. Records must be available for inspection by the Director of Pupil Personnel (attendance officer) of the local school district upon request. No requirement to submit records proactively.

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