Vermont
Our summary below describes the overall picture of homeschooling requirements in the state of Vermont. Additional and more extensive help can be found within our e-book: Vermont 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 certification not required |
| Reporting: | Send written notice of enrollment to commissioner of education any time after March 1 for the following year, which enrollment shall expire on July 1. Must also notify commissioner within seven (7) days of ceasing homeschooling. |
| Recordkeeping: | As required for reporting and assessment purposes |
| Requirements: | Requires a minimum course of study in the fields of basic communication skills, including reading, writing and use of numbers; citizenship, history and government in Vermont and the United States; physical and health education; English; American and other literature; natural sciences; and the fine arts.Attendance: 175 days for public school students |
| Testing: | An annual progress report is required which may consist of (1) a report from a Vermont certified teacher; (2) a report from a commercial publisher accompanied by a sample portfolio; or (3) results of an approved standardized achievement test. |
| Compulsory Attendance: | Applies to children between the ages of 6 and 16, unless the child has completed 10th grade or are otherwise exempt. |
| Source of Law: | Vermont Statutes 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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