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Maine Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in Maine, based on 20-A MRSA Section 5001-A.

These are general templates for Standard Home Instruction, the most common of Maine's 2 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 school officials of the school administrative unit where the student resides and the commissioner, simultaneously by within 10 days of the start of home instruction

Assessment Results

Submit to school officials of the administrative unit where the student resides and the commissioner , annual

Annual Renewal

Required by September 1 of each subsequent year

Notice of Intent

What to file
simple notice
Send to
school officials of the school administrative unit where the student resides and the commissioner, simultaneously
Deadline
within 10 days of the start of home instruction
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •parent name signature address
  • •student name age
  • •program start date
  • •175 day and subject assurance
  • •annual assessment assurance
Practical tip: Send the notice of intent at the same time to the school officials of your local school administrative unit and to the Commissioner of Education (20-A MRSA §5001-A(3)(A)(4)(a)). The statute calls this a notice of intent, not an application for approval. If you plan to use the district's standardized test, a district-developed test or a local advisory board review for your annual assessment, your school officials must agree to it before you send the notice.

20-A MRSA 5001-A

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: Within 10 calendar days of beginning home instruction

Annual renewal

Deadline: On or before September 1 of each subsequent year

Starting mid-year?

Provide written notice of intent within 10 calendar days of the beginning of home instruction.

Assessment Results

Submit to
school officials of the administrative unit where the student resides and the commissioner
Frequency
annual
Submission deadline:
09-01

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

20-A MRSA 5001-A

Annual Renewal

Deadline
September 1 of each subsequent year

20-A MRSA 5001-A

Other ways to homeschool in Maine

This page covers Standard Home Instruction. Maine offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

  • •
    Standard Home Instruction(this page): You send a written notice of intent to your local school officials and the Commissioner of Education within 10 calendar days of beginning home instruction. You provide at least 175 days of instruction a year in the required subject areas. On or before September 1 of each following year, you file a letter stating you will continue, with a copy of one annual assessment: a standardized achievement test, a test developed by your local school officials, a review by a certified Maine teacher, a portfolio review by a local homeschool support group that includes a certified Maine teacher or administrator, or a review by a local advisory board.
  • •
    Approved Private School or Correspondence Program: You enroll your child in a private school approved for attendance purposes under 20-A MRSA §2901, or in a private school recognized by the Maine Department of Education as providing equivalent instruction. Your child is credited with attendance when the school files a certificate with your local school officials showing your child's name, residence and attendance (20-A MRSA §5001-A(3)(A)(1)-(2)).

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Requirements sourced from 20-A MRSA Section 5001-A. Last reviewed October 2026