Homeschooling a Child with an IEP in Indiana
What happens to your child's special education services when you homeschool in Indiana, and how to reach the services that remain available.
What happens to your child's services
When you withdraw your child to homeschool in Indiana, the IEP ends, but Indiana rules require your public school district to evaluate home school students and make special education and related services available to them. Services come from the district's federal proportionate share and are described in a service plan; your child has no individual right to any particular service.
Primary source: 511 IAC 7-32-71, 7-34-1(d), 7-34-2; 34 CFR 300.111, 300.137
How to access services while homeschooling
Services through previous school
Indiana rule requires each public agency, for any home school within its boundaries, to make special education and related services available to all students with disabilities. These services are described in a service plan and paid from the district's proportionate share of federal funds; they are not a continuation of the IEP.
How to request: Request services from the special education director of the public school district where you live.
511 IAC 7-34-1(d)(4)
Child Find
Your public school district must locate, identify and evaluate all students with disabilities in home schools within its boundaries, on a timeline comparable to public school students. The district cannot override your refusal to consent to an evaluation.
How to request: Request an evaluation from your local public school district's special education office.
511 IAC 7-34-1(d)(1), 7-34-2; 34 CFR 300.111
Equitable services
Indiana defines parentally placed nonpublic school students to include students enrolled by their parents in home schools, so home school students share in IDEA equitable services. No child has an individual right to any particular service; the district decides after consultation, within its proportionate share of federal funds.
How to request: Request services from your local public school district's special education office.
511 IAC 7-32-71, 7-34-1(d)(4); 34 CFR 300.137
Before you withdraw
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Request complete copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports before you withdraw.
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Consider requesting an IEP meeting to discuss the transition. This is optional.
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Indiana does not require a notice to homeschool on the Non-Accredited Non-Public School (Homeschool) pathway.
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Arrange any private therapies or services your child needs before withdrawal takes effect.
Keep copies of all IEP documents, evaluations, and progress reports. You'll need them if you re-enroll.
Special education help
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Wrightslaw
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Education savings available
Indiana offers Indiana Education Scholarship Account (ESA). See eligibility and amounts
Common questions
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Start the Indiana wizardRequirements sourced from IC 20-33-2-4 (Compulsory Attendance); IC 20-33-2-6 (Equivalency Exemption). Last reviewed October 2026