Ohio Homeschooling Parents - Ohio Homeschooling, Faq

1. Moving to a new district, or new to Ohio?

3. What goes with my notification, other than the form?

2. When is notification due? Do I need to notify?

Do I notify again if I move but already notified for my child's exemption this school year?

What about if I won't be at my current address permanently?

If I'm moving into a new district during the summer, do I need to notify the old school?

If we leave Ohio after notifying, what do we need to do?

2. When is notification due? Do I need to notify?

3. What goes with my notification, other than the form?

2. When is notification due? Do I need to notify?

When is the due date? Is it too late to start?

Do I need to notify for my child for this school year?

3. What goes with my notification, other than the form?

3. What goes with my notification, other than the form?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

Do I need to include a report card/test results/any assessment from my previous school/district/state if we are notifying to homeschool in Ohio? Any copies of proof?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

Can I bring my notification in personally instead of mailing it certified?

5. Is there a wait time or approval before beginning?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

5. Is there a wait time or approval before beginning?

Do I need to wait to homeschool until I have received my letter of exemption acknowledgment?

6. Can I have someone else homeschool my child?

4. Can I walk the notification into the office instead of mailing it?

5. Is there a wait time or approval before beginning?

I work full time. Can I have a friend/family member homeschool my child?

I use an accredited online or in person private school. Do I need to notify?

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

How do I withdraw my child from an e-school (public school at home, such as OHVA, Connections, etc)?

How do I withdraw my child from a private school?

How do I withdraw my child from a school he or she is open-enrolled in? Do I notify to the open enrolled school, or my district?

14. Are there testing requirements in Ohio?

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

Do I have to test if we homeschool? Third Grade? Ohio Graduation Test?

15. Standardized tests options

13. Withdrawing from public online, open enrolled, and private schools

16. Are there required subjects and topics in Ohio?

Is there a list of acceptable standardized tests?

What about the "free" state tests offered by my school?

16. Are there required subjects and topics in Ohio?

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

16. Are there required subjects and topics in Ohio?

Do I really need to teach all those subjects every year?

What should I teach?

My school doesn't teach X subject for Y grade, so why do I need to find a curriculum for every one of those subjects?

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

What about participation in sports, band, or other classes and activities at my local public school?

Can my child participate in sports at a *different* public school district?

18. Work permits for minors

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

17. Can my child join extra-curricular activities at school?

Does my homeschool teen need a work permit, and if so, how do we get one?

19. Where do I send my notification?

20. Re-enrollment into school following homeschooling

20. Re-enrollment into school following homeschooling

My school says to send it to an ESC office, not the superintendent.

Does my exemption acknowledgment letter have to be signed by the superintendent?

20. Re-enrollment into school following homeschooling

20. Re-enrollment into school following homeschooling

20. Re-enrollment into school following homeschooling

If we decide to enroll back in school, how do we do that?