Delaware homeschool requirements

Homeschooling is legal in Delaware through three recognized options, with the single-family homeschool option being the most common.

Medium: Delaware allows homeschooling as a single-family homeschool, a multi-family homeschool, or a single-family homeschool coordinated with the local school district. The usual single-family and multi-family options require annual reporting to the Delaware Department of Education, including enrollment at the start of the school year and attendance at the end of the year. Delaware does not require teacher certification or standardized testing for these homeschool options.

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Yes. Delaware homeschoolers using the common single-family or multi-family options must file annual enrollment and attendance reports. The coordinated option also involves the local superintendent. Notify: Usually the Delaware Department of Education through its reporting system. The coordinated option also requires contact with the local superintendent.. Deadline: Enrollment is due on or before September 30 each year, and end-of-year attendance is due on or before July 31.

No fixed statewide subject list is highlighted for the common single-family and multi-family homeschool options in the source materials., For the coordinated option, instruction must cover the subjects taught in Delaware public schools in a suitable way for the child's age and progress.

The source materials do not highlight a separate statewide homeschool hour requirement for the common single-family and multi-family options. Families must complete the required annual attendance reporting, and the coordinated option must provide regular and thorough instruction comparable to public school expectations.

No statewide standardized testing is required for Delaware homeschool options covered here. Frequency: Not required.

Keep copies of your annual enrollment and attendance filings, attendance logs, course lists, work samples, and high school records. If you run a multi-family homeschool, the liaison should keep the reporting records for the group.

Parents do not need a teaching license or specific degree to homeschool in Delaware.

Broad for the common single-family and multi-family homeschool options. The coordinated option is more restrictive because it must satisfy the superintendent that instruction is regular, thorough, and aligned with public school subjects.