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Below is brief summary of the
homeschooling law in North Dakota.
Compulsory School Age
"a child between the ages of seven
and sixteen years."
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North Dakota Legal Home
Schooling Options: 1
2 |
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Option: 1
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Option: 2
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Legal Option:
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Establish and
operate a home school
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Operate a
home school as a county- and
state-approved private
school
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Attendance:
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175 days per
year, four hours per day
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Same as the
public schools
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Subjects:
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English
language arts, including
reading, composition,
creative writing, english
grammar, and spelling,
mathematics, social studies,
including the United States
Constitution, and United
States history, geography,
and government, science,
including agriculture,
physical education, health,
including physiology,
hygiene, disease control,
and the nature and effects
of alcohol, tobacco, and
narcotics
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English
language arts, including
reading, composition,
creative writing, english
grammar, and spelling,
mathematics, social studies,
including the United States
Constitution, and United
States history, geography,
and government, science,
including agriculture,
physical education, health,
including physiology,
hygiene, disease control,
and the nature and effects
of alcohol, tobacco, and
narcotics
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Qualifications:
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Possess
either: 1) a teaching
certificate, or2) a
baccalaureate degree, 3) a
high school diploma or GED
and be monitored by a
certified teacher during
first two years of home
instruction; monitoring must
continue thereafter if child
scores below the 50th
percentile on required
standardized achievement
test, or 4) proof of meeting
or exceeding the cut-off
score of the national
teacher exam
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Teacher
certification
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Notice:
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File annual
notice of intent with the
local superintendent 14 days
prior to the start of the
home school or within 14
days of establishing
residency inside the
district. For
Developmentally Disabled
Children: In addition to
above, file a copy of the
child’s diagnosis from a
licensed psychologist along
with an individualized
education program developed
and followed by the child’s
school district and parent
or by a team selected and
compensated by the parent.
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A de facto
part of the approval process
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Recordkeeping:
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Maintain an
annual record of courses and
each child’s academic
progress assessments,
including standardized
achievement test results.
For Developmentally Disabled
Children: Also file with the
local superintendent
progress reports from an
individualized education
program team selected by the
parent on or before November
1, February 1, and May 1 of
each school year
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None
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Testing:
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Take a
standardized achievement
test in grades 4, 6, 8 and
10; must be administered by
a certified teacher; results
must be provided to the
local superintendent; a
basic composite score below
the 30th percentile requires
a professional assessment
for learning problems and
submission of a plan of
remediation to the local
superintendent
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None
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© 2007,
HSLDA
NOTE: This summary is not intended to be, and does not constitute, the
giving of legal advice. Many states have unclear compulsory attendance
statutes, and the courts of those states vary in their interpretation of
the statutes. Therefore, there is no guarantee any state will accept all
of the options for compliance listed under each state. This summary is
not intended to be a substitute for individual reliance on privately
retained legal counsel such as that provided by
Home School Legal Defense Association. |
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