The New York 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 district superintendent by July 1 each year (or within 14 days of starting mid-year). The district replies with regs and an IHIP form; you submit the individualized home instruction plan within 4 weeks.
Where it goes: District superintendent
Annual assessment: a commercial test score (composite above the 33rd percentile or a year of growth) or a written narrative by a qualified evaluator. Quarterly reports to the district all year.
Subjects: Regulation 100.10 subject list by grade band (English, math, science, social studies, health, arts, etc., plus specific required topics)
Records: Attendance records and the quarterly reports flow from your IHIP; keep everything - districts retain home-instruction files.
[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 New York 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