| NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMESCHOOL LAW
Compulsory School Age: 6 - 16 (by September 30) New Hampshire state law offers one legal homeschooling option, which is to operate a homeschool. To begin homeschooling in New Hampshire parents/guardians must file a letter of intent with a "participating agency" within 30 days of beginning their homeschool program. A participating agency may be any of the following: the Commissioner of Education (not recommended), the local school district superintendent, or principal of a non-public school. The letter should include each child's name, address, and date of birth and the start date of the homeschool program. Homeschool students are required to study science, math, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, U.S. and New Hampshire constitutional history, and art and music appreciation. Parents are required to maintain a portfolio demonstrating the child's academic progress. The portfolio should contain a log of reading materials used and samples of the child's work dating two years back. New Hampshire requires that homeschool children be tested or evaluated by one of the following four methods: -
A written evaluation by a certified teacher upon review of the portfolio. -
Results on a national student achievement test. -
Results on a state student assessment test used by the local school district. -
Results on any other mutually agreed-upon measure of evaluation. Parents or testing agencies must file the results/conclusions of tests/evaluations with the Commissioner of Education, the local school district superintendent, or principal of a non-public school annually by July 1. There are no requirements regarding attendance or parent/teacher qualifications under this option. View these websites for more information about New Hampshire homeschool laws: Please note: This is a brief summary of New Hampshire homeschool law and is presented for informative purposes only and not as legal advice. |
