The Oregon 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.
Written notice to your education service district (ESD) within 10 days of starting to homeschool (or withdrawing a child to homeschool); the ESD acknowledges in writing.
Where it goes: Education service district (one-time notice per child)
Testing at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 by August 15 of those years - an approved test (Terra Nova/CAT, Iowa, Stanford) given by a neutral qualified person. Results are submitted to the ESD only if requested.
Subjects: Parent-directed; no state subject list
Records: Keep test results; the ESD may request them, and low scores trigger a remediation sequence.
[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 Oregon 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