Can you homeschool without a degree in Maine?

The home instruction statute does not say the parent must hold a teaching license. Some assessment options do require review by a currently certified Maine teacher or administrator.

Homeschooling is legal in Maine, and families can usually comply either through the home instruction law or by using a private school recognized as providing equivalent instruction.

Moderate. Parents choose their curriculum and teaching approach, but they must provide at least 175 days of instruction, cover the listed subject areas, and complete the annual assessment process.

1. 1Check Maine's notice rule: Yes. Under the home instruction option, parents send an initial notice of intent and then send a yearly continuation letter with an annual assessment.
2. 2Calendar the deadline: Send the initial notice within 10 calendar days of beginning home instruction. In each later year, send the continuation letter and annual assessment on or before September 1.
3. 3Build around required subjects: English and language arts, Math, Science, Social studies, Physical education, Health education, Library skills, Fine arts, Maine studies in at least one grade from grades 6 to 12, Computer proficiency in at least one grade from grades 7 to 12
4. 4Keep records that match the state summary: Keep copies of the notice of intent, each annual continuation letter, and each annual assessment until the home instruction program ends. The statute says these records must be available to the commissioner on request.
5. 5Plan for testing or evaluation if required: Yes. Maine requires an annual assessment of academic progress for students using the home instruction option.
6. 6Use official source links before making a filing or deadline decision.