South Dakota homeschool requirements

Homeschooling is legal in South Dakota if the family follows the state's alternative instruction requirements, especially the notification rule.

Low: South Dakota generally requires families to file a standard notification form within 30 days of beginning homeschooling and again within 30 days after certain transitions, such as moving districts or enrolling in a public or nonpublic school. The available sources describe no statewide testing requirement, no statewide teacher credential requirement, and no general recordkeeping mandate, but they do require instruction in at least language arts and math leading to mastery of the English language.

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Yes. Families must file the standard alternative-instruction notification form. Notify: Either the South Dakota Department of Education or the local school district.. Deadline: Within 30 days of beginning homeschooling. File another notification within 30 days if you move to a different district or enroll the child in a public or nonpublic school.

language arts, math

The available sources reviewed here do not show a specific statewide hour or day minimum for alternative instruction.

No statewide testing requirement was identified in the available sources. Frequency: Not required.

The available HSLDA guidance says South Dakota's alternative instruction statute does not require routine recordkeeping, but families should keep attendance records, curriculum information, work samples, correspondence, filed notification forms, and permanent high school records.

No general parent teaching license or degree requirement was identified in the available sources.

Broad, but not unlimited. Families appear free to choose curriculum so long as they provide at least language arts and math instruction leading to mastery of the English language.