Montana
Homeschooling in Montana
Our summary below describes the overall picture of homeschooling requirements in the state of Montana. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Montana Homeschool Legal Workbook: Your Guide to Compliance - Facts & Forms, prepared by HomeSchoolLegal.com.
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| Approach: | Establish a homeschool |
| Restrictions: | Teacher certification not required |
| Reporting: | Notify the county superintendent of schools in each fiscal year of the student’s participation in homeschooling. |
| Recordkeeping: | Maintain attendance and immunization records. These must be available for inspection by county superintendent upon request. |
| Requirements: | Subjects required should be the same instructional program as the public schools. Attend 720 hours per year for grades 1-3; attend 1,080 hours per year for grades 4-12. |
| Testing: | Testing Not Required |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children between the ages of 7 (on the first day of the school year) and the age of 16, or the date of completion of 8th grade, whichever is later. |
| Source of Law: | Montana Code Annotated |
| 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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