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New York Homeschool Documents & Templates

Every document you need to homeschool legally in New York, based on 8 NYCRR 100.10.

These are general templates for Home Instruction Under Commissioner's Regulations. 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 the local school district by By July 1 annually, or within 14 days of commencing home instruction mid-year

Assessment Results

Submit to school district (filed with the fourth quarterly report) , annual

Progress Reports

Submit quarterly to school district

Annual Renewal

Required by July 1 annually (notice of intent); IHIP within four weeks of receiving the district's IHIP materials or by August 15, whichever is later

Notice of Intent

What to file
detailed plan
Send to
superintendent of the local school district
Deadline
By July 1 annually, or within 14 days of commencing home instruction mid-year
How often
annual

Your notice must include:

  • •child's name
  • •child's age
  • •child's grade level
  • •list of subjects to be taught
  • •educational plan or objectives
Practical tip: Send a written notice of intent to the superintendent of your school district by July 1 each school year, or within 14 days of beginning home instruction if you start mid-year. Within 10 business days the district must send you a copy of 8 NYCRR 100.10 and an IHIP form. You do not have to register your child in the public school, but if asked you must show that your child lives in the district and is of compulsory age (NYSED Home Instruction Q&A).

8 NYCRR 100.10(b) (notice of intent); 8 NYCRR 100.10(d) (IHIP)

First-time vs. renewal

First-time filing

Deadline: Within 14 days of beginning home instruction (when starting, or moving into the district, after the school year begins)

Annual renewal

Deadline: Notice of intent by July 1; IHIP within four weeks of receiving the district's IHIP materials or by August 15, whichever is later

Starting mid-year?

Notice within 14 days of commencing home instruction

Assessment Results

Submit to
school district (filed with the fourth quarterly report)
Frequency
annual
Submission deadline:
With the fourth quarterly report, on the date the parent set in the IHIP
Practical tip: Your annual assessment, filed with the fourth quarterly report, is either a standardized achievement test or a written narrative evaluation. The narrative is allowed in grades 1 through 3, and in grades 4 through 8 no more often than every other school year; grades 9 through 12 use a standardized test (8 NYCRR 100.10(h)). A test score is adequate if the composite is above the 33rd percentile on national norms or shows one academic year of growth. NYSED recommends telling your district which method you will use by the end of the third quarterly reporting period, and with the superintendent's consent a parent may administer the test or prepare the narrative.

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

8 NYCRR 100.10(h) (annual assessment); 8 NYCRR 100.10(i) (probation)

Progress Reports

Frequency
quarterly
Submit to
school district
Evidence required:
progress report, standardized test results, evaluator's certification or letter
Practical tip: You choose the quarterly report dates in your IHIP. Each report gives the hours of instruction for the quarter, a description of the material covered in each subject, a grade or written narrative for each subject, and a written explanation if less than 80 percent of the planned material was covered in any subject (8 NYCRR 100.10(g)). NYSED recommends listing hours per subject in the secondary grades. If home instruction begins during the year, the number of reports is proportional to the period of home instruction (NYSED Home Instruction Q&A).

8 NYCRR 100.10(g) (quarterly reports)

Annual Renewal

Deadline
July 1 annually (notice of intent); IHIP within four weeks of receiving the district's IHIP materials or by August 15, whichever is later
Practical tip: You choose the quarterly report dates in your IHIP. Each report gives the hours of instruction for the quarter, a description of the material covered in each subject, a grade or written narrative for each subject, and a written explanation if less than 80 percent of the planned material was covered in any subject (8 NYCRR 100.10(g)). NYSED recommends listing hours per subject in the secondary grades. If home instruction begins during the year, the number of reports is proportional to the period of home instruction (NYSED Home Instruction Q&A).

8 NYCRR 100.10(g) (quarterly reports)

Recordkeeping requirements

  • ✓Attendance records
  • ✓Grades or evaluations

Records may be reviewed by the district.

Practical tip: You keep attendance records and make them available to the school district on request (8 NYCRR 100.10(f)(4)). NYSED says there is no legal obligation to keep other records. NYSED recommends keeping evidence of your program and your child's achievement, and your correspondence with the district.

8 NYCRR 100.10(f)(4) (attendance records); 8 NYCRR 100.10(g) (quarterly reports)

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Requirements sourced from 8 NYCRR 100.10. Last reviewed October 2026