Compulsory School Age
"between the ages of 7 and 18 years who have not completed the twelfth grade"
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Oregon Legal Home Schooling Options: 1
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Option: 1
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Legal Option:
Establish and operate a home school
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Attendance:
None
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Subjects:
None
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Qualifications:
None |
Notice:
Notify education service district in writing when child starts being taught at home; when moving, notify new district in same manner
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Recordkeeping:
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“a qualified neutral person”; if child was withdrawn from public school, the first test must be administered at least 18 months after child was withdrawn; children with disabilities are to be evaluated as per their individualized education plan
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Legal Option:
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OPTION 1
Establish and operate a home school
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OPTION 2
Operate under an extension program of an approved private school designed for parents to teach their children at home
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Attendance:
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180 days or in grades 1-12 "an annual average total instructional hour offering of one thousand hours."
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180 days or in grades 1-12 "an annual average total instructional hour offering of one thousand hours."
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Subjects:
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Occupational education, science, math, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, music and art appreciation
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Occupational education, science, math, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, music and art appreciation
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Qualifications:
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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
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Must be under the supervision of a certified teacher employed by the approved private school
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Notice:
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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
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NONE |
Recordkeeping:
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Maintain standardized test scores, academic progress assessments, and immunization records
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NONE |
Testing:
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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
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Progress must be evaluated by a certified teacher employed by the approved private school
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