Documenting Legal Requirements for Your Homeschool After you have determined the state requirements for your homeschool and understand any involvement with the local school system that is required, you should create a file with all the relevant legal documentation in it. This file should include the following documents:
The HSLDA analysis of your state’s requirements. You can print this out from the HSLDA Web site. A copy of your state’s actual legal requirements for homeschool. While you are likely to use the HSLDA analysis to understand your state’s requirements, your documentation package should include the actual legal text. You should be able to get this from your state’s education office or from a local library. Written requirements presented to you by local school officials who will have oversight of your homeschool, if required. This should include what specifically you are required to do, who your contacts are, and when specific actions are due. Minutes of any meetings or records of phone calls you have with local school officials. Copies of any documents you submit regarding your homeschool, such as your notification to the state, along with documentation of how and when you submitted those documents.
