Do you have questions about Georgia Homeschool Compliance and the Georgia Homeschool Laws and Requirements? If you are homeschooling in Georgia, there are some Georgia homeschool compliance laws that you need to be aware of. The most important thing is that you are required to submit a Georgia Homeschool Declaration of Intent form every year that you homeschool. This should not be an overwhelming experience, so we help make it quick and super easy!
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Georgia Homeschool Compliance
To help you prepare for a successful homeschool experience, we have listed below the Top 5 Georgia Homeschool Compliance Goals and things that you need to know in order to be compliant with Georgia homeschool laws.
Top 5 Georgia Homeschool Compliance Goals:
- Submit a Declaration of Intent Form – In Georgia, the parent or legal guardian needs to file a Declaration of Intent with the Georgia Department of Education for each homeschool year. This form must be submitted to the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days after establishment of a home study program and by September 1 annually thereafter. With a Georgia Homeschool Subscription, we make this process super quick and easy!
- Teach the 5 Required Subjects – All homeschool programs in Georgia must include an academic educational program which includes, but is not limited to the following 5 Subjects: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science. With your Georgia Homeschooling subscription, we make it easy to create, download, and print Homeschool Report Cards and Transcripts to keep track of your child’s grades.
- Teach 180 Days – For every year that you homeschool in Georgia, you are required to include 180 days of school. Each school day must consist of at least 4.5 hours. Here at Georgia Homeschooling, we make it so easy to keep track of your child’s attendance. We have created an easy to use point-and-click Homeschool Attendance Tracker that let’s you quickly log your attendance. You can then download and print your attendance records for the entire year with just a click of a button. If you have more than 1 child, no problem! We have made it easy to track all your children with our amazing Family Attendance Tracker! Also, keep in mind that in Georgia, an attendance report is not required by the Georgia Department of Education, however it is recommended that you keep a personal record of attendance for each school year.
- Test Every 3 Years – Children in a Georgia homeschool program are required to take a standardized test at least every 3 years, starting after the child completes third grade. You don’t have to report the test results to the Georgia Department of Education, but they must be kept in a personal school file at home. With your Georgia Homeschool subscription, we make it easy to keep track of Grade Repots and Test Results!
- Write an Annual Progress Report – In Georgia, Parents or legal guardians must write an Annual Progress Report, also called an Annual Summary, at the end of each school year. These progress reports do not need to be submitted to the Georgia Department of Education, but they must be kept in a personal school file at home. To help make this process easy, we have created a quick and easy online tool that generates complete Homeschool Annual Progress Reports that you can download and print anytime.
