The Kansas rules in plain English - notice, testing, records, and the dates families actually miss. Verified against the official sources below on 2026-10-18.
Before anything else: this is orientation, not legal advice. Requirements change and local offices have their own habits. The sources at the bottom are the authority - check them before you file.
Register your homeschool once with the Kansas State Dept of Education as a non-accredited private school (free online form). One-time registration.
Where it goes: KSDE (one-time online registration)
No state testing mandate (periodic testing expected as part of a planned program).
Subjects: Competent instructor; planned and scheduled instruction with periodic testing; term substantially equivalent to the public schools
Records: Keep attendance and instruction records as a private school would; teacher must be 'competent' - no certification required.
[Your name]
[Address]
[Date]
Dear your local school authority,
I am writing to notify you of my intent to home educate for my child, [student name], grade [X], for the [20XX-XX] school year.
Included: the required information.
Respectfully,
[Your name] · [phone] · [email]
Want this handled? The Records Office drafts your Kansas notice or filing every year, keeps the deadline calendar, and builds the transcript and course descriptions colleges expect. Founding families: $99/year.
VERIFIED 2026-10-18 AGAINST THE SOURCES ABOVE · HOMESCHOOL RECORDS OFFICE · YOU ARE THE SCHOOL OF RECORD · THIS GUIDE IS ORIENTATION, NOT LEGAL ADVICE