North Dakota
Homeschooling in North Dakota
The summaries below describe two different approaches, or alternative ways, the state of North Dakota offers homeschooling families to meet state compulsory education requirements. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: North Dakota Homeschool Legal Workbook: Your Guide to Compliance - Facts & Forms, prepared by HomeSchoolLegal.com.
Approach 1 |
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| Approach: | Establish a homeschool |
| Restrictions: | Teacher must possess (1) North Dakota teaching certificate, or (2) a Bachelor’s degree (any major), or (3) a high school diploma or GED. In this instance, the teacher must be monitored by a certified teacher during the first two years or until child completes third grade, whichever is later; monitoring must continue thereafter if child scores below the 50th percentile on required standardized achievement test, or (4) home teacher must demonstrate proof of meeting or exceeding the cut-off score of the national teacher exam. |
| Reporting: | File notice of intent with local superintendent 14 days prior to starting school. For families who move into the district, file within 14 days of establishing residency. |
| Recordkeeping: | Maintain an annual record of courses and the child’s academic progress assessments to be shown when child transfers out of the home education program. |
| Requirements: | Subjects required include English language arts, including reading, composition, creative writing, English grammar, and spelling; mathematics; social studies, including the United States Constitution, and United States history, geography, and government; science, including agriculture; physical education; health, including physiology, hygiene, disease ccontrol, and the nature and effects of alcohol, tobacco, and narcotics. Attend at least four hours a day for at least 175 days per year. |
| Testing: | Achievement test required in grades 4, 6, 8 and 10. A certified teacher must administer the test, and it must be given in the child’s learning environment or the public school at the option of the parent. In certain conditions, the school will pay for the test and the administration. Results must be provided to the local public school superintendent or county superintendent of schools. If the child’s composite score falls below the 30th percentile, the child must be professionally evaluated for a potential learning problem by a multidisciplinary assessment team. |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children between the ages of 7 and 16 years of age |
| Source of Law: | North Dakota Century Code |
| 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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Approach 2 |
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| Approach: | Establish a homeschool as a state-approved private school |
| Restrictions: | Teacher certification required |
| Reporting: | As required by process of approval |
| Recordkeeping: | As required by process of approval |
| Requirements: | Subjects required are same as those taught in the public school. Attend same length of time as public schools - 180 days. |
| Testing: | Testing Not Required |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children between the ages of 7 and 16 years of age |
| Source of Law: | North Dakota Century Code |
| 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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