Can you homeschool without a degree in Kansas?

Kansas requires competent instructors. The available sources do not describe a specific teacher license or degree requirement for parents.

Homeschooling is legal in Kansas and is generally handled by operating a homeschool as a nonaccredited private school.

Broad. Kansas does not appear to mandate a fixed homeschool subject list in the available sources, but instruction must be planned and scheduled and should function as a real private school program.

1. 1Check Kansas's notice rule: Yes, but usually only when you start. Families generally register the name and address of their nonaccredited private school one time in the first year.
2. 2Calendar the deadline: The available sources describe this as a first-year registration when you start homeschooling, rather than a recurring annual deadline.
3. 3Build around required subjects: Kansas law does not set a specific statewide homeschool subject list in the available sources, HSLDA says most schools commonly teach reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, Spelling, English grammar and composition, Civil government, United States and Kansas history, Patriotism and the duties of a citizen, Health, Hygiene
4. 4Keep records that match the state summary: Keep a copy of your private school registration, attendance records, course plans, test records, work samples, and high school transcripts. Kansas law in the available sources is light on detailed homeschool paperwork, but good records are still important.
5. 5Plan for testing or evaluation if required: Yes. The available sources say Kansas students should be tested periodically, but they do not clearly give one statewide standardized test schedule for homeschoolers.
6. 6Use official source links before making a filing or deadline decision.