Minnesota
Homeschooling in Minnesota
Our summary below describes the overall picture of homeschooling requirements in the state of Minnesota. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Minnesota Homeschool Legal Workbook: Your Guid to Compliance - Facts & Forms, prepared by HomeSchoolLegal.com.
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| Approach: | Establish a qualified homeschool |
| Restrictions: | Home teacher must comply with one of the six options for being qualified as an instructor:(1) Hold a valid Minnesota teaching license in the field and for the grade level taught;(2) Be directly supervised by a person holding a valid Minnesota teaching license;
(3) Successfully complete a teacher competency examination; (4) Provide instruction in a school that is accredited by a state recognized accrediting agency; (5) Hold a baccalaureate degree; or (6) Be the parent of a child who is assessed yearly on a nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement examination. |
| Reporting: | File a notice with local superintendent by October 1 of each school year including the name, birth date and address of each child receiving instruction. |
| Recordkeeping: | If teaching parent does not meet any of the criterion above, submit a quarterly report to the local superintendent showing the achievement of each child in the required subjects. |
| Requirements: | Subjects required include reading, writing, literature, fine arts, math, science, history, geography, government, health and PE. |
| Testing: | Testing Required. Each year, the performance of every child enrolled in a nonpublic school must be assessed using a nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement examination. The specific exam used, method of administration, and location is to be determined through a mutual agreement between the superintendent of the district in which the child receives instruction and the person in charge of the child’s instruction. |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to students between 7 and 16 years of age |
| Source of Law: | Minnesota Statutes Annotated, Section 120A |
| NOTE: | This is not intended to be legal advice and is offered only as an educational service for visitors to www.Home-School-Inc.com and www.HomeSchoolLegal.com. It is not a substitute for competent legal advice. Requirements may change at any time, and interpretations of the law and regulations can differ. Consult a legal services provider and a local homeschooling support group for more specific information. |
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