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Vermont homeschool checklist

What Vermont asks, in plain words

2026–27Checked Oct 30, 2026

Children and grades
School year starts

What to send

Enrollment notice to the Vermont Agency of Education (online or on paper)Each year, at least 10 business days before you start
Done on
End-of-year assessment (a test, a teacher’s report, or a portfolio), keptAt the end of the year
Done on
A professional’s evidence of whether your child has a disability (or a Vermont public school report, an IEP or a 504 plan), with your first noticeThe first year only
Done on
Tell the Home Study Office you’ve stoppedAt least 10 days before you stop, in writing or by email
Done on

What to teach

  • Reading, writing and math
  • Citizenship, history and government
  • Physical education and health
  • Literature
  • Natural sciences
  • Fine arts

You can teach, with no set qualifications. 175 days a year.

What to keep

The Agency’s acknowledgment
Filed
Each year’s assessment
Filed