Mississippi Homeschool Documents & Templates
Every document you need to homeschool legally in Mississippi, based on Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c).
These are general templates for Legitimate Home Instruction Program, the most common of Mississippi'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 attendance officer of the resident school district by September 15 of each school year
Withdrawal Letter
Required. Send to the school and the school district attendance officer
Annual Renewal
Required by September 15
Notice of Intent
- What to file
- simple notice
- Send to
- school attendance officer of the resident school district
- Deadline
- September 15 of each school year
- How often
- annual
File a 'Certificate of Enrollment' including child's name, address, date of birth, a statement that the parent is providing a legitimate home instruction program, a brief description of the type of education, and parent signature. Standard form available from local school district or MDE website. Filing is notification only -- district cannot approve or deny.
Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (Certificate of Enrollment for home instruction)
Starting mid-year?
Statute does not specify a deadline for mid-year filing. Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) says parents 'may, at a later date' enroll in home instruction for children who were enrolled in public school during the first 15 days of the school year. The '15 days' in statute refers to the initial public school enrollment period, not a window after withdrawal. File the Certificate of Enrollment with the school attendance officer promptly upon withdrawal.
Withdrawal Letter
- Status
- Required if your child is currently enrolled in school
- Send to
- the school and the school district attendance officer
Notify the school in writing of intent to withdraw for home instruction. File the Certificate of Enrollment with the attendance officer simultaneously. Request the child's records. If child was never enrolled in public school, only the Certificate of Enrollment is needed.
Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91 (compulsory attendance; home instruction exemption)
Annual Renewal
- Deadline
- September 15
The annual Certificate of Enrollment is the only reporting requirement. No progress reports, test scores, or curriculum reviews.
Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (annual Certificate of Enrollment)
Other ways to homeschool in Mississippi
This page covers Legitimate Home Instruction Program. Mississippi offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:
- •Legitimate Home Instruction Program(this page): You file a Certificate of Enrollment with your local school district attendance officer by September 15 each year. No required subjects, no testing, no recordkeeping requirements, and no curriculum review — Mississippi gives parents complete discretion over educational content. Your only ongoing obligation is the annual certificate.
- •Non-Public School: You register as a non-public school with the state. This pathway is more suited to micro-schools or co-op settings than individual families, and involves filing with the state rather than the local attendance officer. Most individual homeschool families use the home instruction pathway instead.
Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for Mississippi
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