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TREASURE VALLEY

        HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES



        HOMESCHOOLING IN IDAHO                                  Parents are not required to have any specific

             omeschooling is becoming more widely               qualifications to teach, nor is it necessary to
        Hpopular and accepted throughout the                    maintain school records or obtain approval from
        country, and no state offers more homeschool            your school district. There are no minimum
        freedoms than Idaho. It’s easy to start                 requirements for days or hours of instruction, no
        homeschooling here. The state does not require          questionnaires to complete about your teaching,
        any registration or sign-up procedure, nor does         and no standardized test requirements.
        Idaho regulate or monitor homeschool education.
        The lax regulations and registrations allow the         TESTING & RECORDS
        parent to choose the curricula they wish to use.        Although it is not required for children to take
                                                                standardized tests in Idaho, it can be reassuring
        REQUIREMENTS                                            to confirm your child’s educational progress.
        Idaho requires that children receive instruction        Online resources are available that provide
        from ages seven to 16 and that homeschooled             standardized testing from the comfort of your
        students learn subjects commonly taught in              own home. (See homeschoolidaho.org/testing for
        Idaho public schools. These subjects include (but       more details.)
        are not limited to) mathematics, language arts,
        science, and social studies.                            Even though Idaho does not require specific



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