Minnesota homeschool checklist
What Minnesota asks, in plain words
2026–27Checked Oct 30, 2026
Children and grades
School year starts
What to send
Report to your superintendent (a letter of intent to continue after the first year)By Oct 1 (or within 15 days of leaving public school)
Done onA nationally normed standardized test, kept (below the 30th percentile, an evaluation for learning difficulties follows)Each year
Done onWhat to teach
- Reading
- Writing
- Literature
- Fine arts
- Math
- Science
- History
- Geography
- Economics
- Government
- Citizenship
- Health
- Physical education
You can teach: parents teaching their own children qualify. No set days or hours.
What to keep
Test results
Filed