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Home Schooling
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education reminds all parents wishing to home school their children that they must submit an Intent to Home School form annually for the coming school year by August. The form is currently available online and must be submitted at least 20 days before home instruction begins. Select the link below, print the form, and submit it to:
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
441 4th Street, NW
Suite 350N
Washington, DC 20001
DC Code § 38-202 states that the only requirements which presently apply to home schools are that each teacher who gives private instruction, shall, in accordance with the rules adopted by the Board, pursuant to subchapter I of chapter 15 of title 1, report to the Board the name, address, sex, and date of birth of each minor who resides permanently or temporarily in the District, who transfers between schools, or who enrolls in or withdraws from his or her school. A parent who elects home instruction in lieu of school attendance must notify the superintendent annually each August of intent to do so for the coming school year.
State Superintendent of Education Deborah Gist and State Board of Education President Robert Bobb are inviting the public to comment on the Home School proposal which establishes procedural rules to implement a home schooling program for District of Columbia residents in grades K through 12 for minors from the ages of 5 through 18.
Select the link below to review the proposal:
Select the link below to review the Comparison of Proposed District of Columbia Home School Policies to Surrounding Jurisdictions and National Policies Table:
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