The North Dakota 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.
Statement of Intent to Supervise Home Education (SFN 16909) filed with your district superintendent each year for each child 7+, starting 5 days before you begin.
Where it goes: District superintendent (annual statement of intent)
Nationally normed standardized achievement test in grades 4, 6, 8, and 10 (district test = district pays; your own choice = you pay; low scores trigger a monitoring sequence).
Subjects: Parent-directed; supervising parent must hold a high school diploma (or be monitored by a certified teacher otherwise)
Records: Keep test results and progress records for the supervising file.
[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 North Dakota 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