The Kentucky 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.
Letter of intent to your local school district (director of pupil personnel) when you establish the homeschool, naming students, ages, and address - the standard practice KDE's homeschool packet describes.
Where it goes: Local school district (letter of intent)
No state testing requirement.
Subjects: Reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, math, and civics (per KDE packet)
Records: Keep attendance records and a portfolio/progress records (KRS 159.160 attendance register) - the district may review them.
[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 Kentucky 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