Homeschool Laws

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Oregon & Washington State Homeschool Laws

State:	Oregon	Washington Legal Option 1	Washington Legal Option 2
Legal Option:	Establish and operate a home school	Establish and operate a home school	Operate under an extension program of an approved private school designed for parents to teach their children at home
Attendance:	None	180 days or in grades 1-12 "an annual average total instructional hour offering of one thousand hours."	Same
Subjects:	None	Occupational education, science, math, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, music and art appreciation	Same
Qualifications:	None	Either: 1) be supervised by a certified teacher, or 2) have 45 college quarter credit hours, or 3) completed a course in home education, or 4) be deemed qualified by the local superintendent	Must be under the supervision of a certified teacher employed by the approved private school
Notice:	Notify education service district in writing when child starts being taught at home; when moving, notify new district in same manner.	File an annual notice of intent with the local (or applicable nonresident) superintendent by September 15 or within two weeks of the start of any public school quarter	None
Recordkeeping:	None	Maintain standardized test scores, academic progress assessments, and immunization records	None
Testing:	Participate in an approved comprehensive test in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 administered by “a qualified neutral person”; if child was withdrawn from public school, the first test must be administered at least 18 months after child was withdrawn; children with disabilities are to be evaluated as per their individualized education plan	Annually administer and retain a state approved standardized test by a qualified person or have the child evaluated by a certified teacher currently working in the field of education.	Progress must be evaluated by a certified teacher employed by the approved private school.