Colorado Homeschool Options

Choices

Start and Oversee a Home School

Enroll in a Private Independent School that Permits Homeschooling and Independent Learning

Personal Tutor

Attendance

Minimally 172 Days (688 hours) per Year

Specifically Determined by each Independent School

None Required to Submit

License

No Requirement

Specifically Determined by each Independent School

Teaching License Required

Notice of Intent

For Students Age 6 and Older, a Notice of Intent (NOI) is required to be filed with a Colorado School District 14 days Prior to Start of Home School and Annually from that Time Forward

No Requirement

No Requirement

Testing and Evaluation

Required Testing or an Evaluation (by a Qualified Person Explained by Colorado Homeschool Law) in Grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11

Specifically Determined by each Independent School

No Requirement

Records

Required to Manage and Keep Records such as Attendance Records, Tests and/or Evaluations, Medical and/or Exemption Records, and Verification Receipts of NOI’s Received by Colorado Districts

Specified by each Independent School

No Requirement