West Virginia Homeschool Documents & Templates

What to file

simple notice

Send to

county superintendent

Deadline

upon commencing home instruction; if the child is enrolled in a public school, on or before the date home instruction is to begin

How often

one time

Free-form letter accepted?

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

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Status

Required if your child is currently enrolled in school

Send to

county superintendent or county board

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Submit to

county superintendent

Frequency

annual

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

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Frequency

at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (by June 30)

Submit to

county superintendent

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

This page covers Option 2: Notice of Intent with Annual Assessment. West Virginia offers 3 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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  Option 1: School Board Approval Pathway: You ask the county board of education to approve home instruction (W. Va. Code 18-8-1(c)(1)). Instruction takes place in your home or another place the county board approves, for a time equal to the instructional term in W. Va. Code 18-5-45, and is given by a person the county superintendent and county board judge qualified to teach the subjects required in public elementary schools. If the county board denies the request, it must give you its reasons in writing. When the county superintendent asks, you provide the county board with information and records on attendance, instruction, and progress. This option does not set a filing deadline or a specific annual assessment.
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  Option 2: Notice of Intent with Annual Assessment(this page): You give the county superintendent or county board a notice of intent when you begin home instruction (on or before the start date if your child is enrolled in a public school). No board approval is needed. Each year your child gets an academic assessment, such as a standardized test (acceptable progress is a mean score within or above the 4th stanine, or improvement from the prior year), the state public school testing program, a portfolio review by a certified teacher, or another assessment you and the county superintendent agree on. Assessment results are submitted at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11, and you keep copies of each assessment for three years. The person teaching needs a high school diploma or equivalent, or a qualifying postsecondary degree or certificate.
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  Option 3: Learning Pod or Microschool: You organize or join a learning pod (a voluntary association of parents grouping their children together) or enroll your child in a microschool (started by one or more teachers or an entity, and charges tuition). You give the county superintendent or county board a notice of intent when participation begins. The instructor and assessment requirements are the same as Option 2. Established by SB 268 (2022).

Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for West Virginia