Arkansas Homeschool Laws - Arkansas Homeschooling

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The Home School Office was established in October 1999 to promote collaboration between home school parents, public schools and the Arkansas Department of Education.

The primary responsibility of the Home School Office is to provide information and technical assistance on laws and regulations governing home schools to all interested persons.

Additionally, it is the responsibility of the Home School Office to modify, update and disseminate the Notice of Intent to Home School and Waiver forms to all school districts before the current school year begins. Parents/guardians are required to file current year pre-printed forms with their local school district superintendent’s office on an annual basis according to state law.

The Home School Office receives home school student data from all 245 school districts. This information may be used only for statistical purposes and test administration. The office compiles and publishes a Home School Report in June of each year that provides enrollment statistics for the previous year.

It is our hope that the information contained herein will assist parents/guardians in meeting the requirements of the home school law and regulations.

The Home School Office considers it a privilege to be of assistance to home school parents, school districts and the general public.

Forms
Persons wishing to print the forms listed below should make special notice of the printing orientation for each form. The Notice of Intent must be printed in landscape (11" inches by 8 1/2") orientation and the Waiver Form must be printed in portrait (8 1/2" by 11") orientation.

Please print and return BOTH Part A and Part B.

Notice of Intent (Part A) 2008-2009 - PDF May, 2008
Waiver Form (Part B) 2008-2009 - PDF May, 2008
Example Notice of Intent, 2008-2009 - PDF May, 2008

Laws and Regulations
Home School Law - § 6-15-501 through § 6-15-508 - PDF May, 2008
Home School Rules and Regulations - PDF August, 2007
Act 824 of 2007 - PDF
Information
Correspondence Courses - PDF May, 2008
Fact Sheet - PDF May 1, 2008
General Information Sites - PDF June 3, 2008
Home School Report 2007-08 - PDF Aug. 18, 2008
Home School Report 2006-07 - PDF July, 2007
Public School and District Contact Information
Resource Information - PDF May 1, 2008
Statewide Home School Support Groups - PDF May, 2008
Statistics
Enrollment Graph - PDF July 24, 2007
Enrollment Map - PDF July 24, 2007
Helpful Links
Disclaimer: The Arkansas Department of Education does not endorse the educational information offered by the organizations listed. It is provided to assist you with information regarding the home schooling of your child(ren). The ADE is not responsible for the content of any educational material received through these organizations. Please contact these organizations for additional information.

The Education Alliance
Home Educators of Greater Little Rock
Testing Information
State law requires that home school students in grades 3 through 9 test every year. Parents/legal guardians that are registered for the current school year will receive written notification of the test dates, times, and site. Testing for grades 3-9 will be held in April 2009.

Testing information is available on the Arkansas Homeschool Testing Information Site. or contact the Home School Testing Office at 501-354-3136.

For more information, please contact:
Lisa Crook
Arkansas Department of Education - Division of Learning Services
Home School Office
Four Capitol Mall, Room 305-B
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-1874

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