COLORADO
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Colorado Homeschooling Laws
Overview
- Parents are required to provide written notification to a Colorado school district, of the establishment of the homeschool program 14 days before beginning the homeschool program.
- The written notification must include the name, age, place of residence, and a number of attendance hours for each child that will be participating in the homeschool program. Written notification must be re-submitted to a Colorado school district each year.
- Subjects of communication skills of reading, writing, and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science and regular courses of instruction in the Constitution of the United States.
- Curriculum is at the discretion of the parent who is overseeing the homeschooling program. The state cannot offer any guidance in this area and encourages contacting the district that received the written notification if there are any questions.
- Homeschool programs will have at minimum of 172 days of instruction, averaging 4 contact hours per day.
- Parents are responsible for records for each child participating in a home school program on a permanent basis. The records must include attendance, test and evaluation results and immunization records as required by C.R.S.
- Colorado considers homeschool to be nonpublic and is not regulated by the state. The parent takes on the responsibility of obtaining books, supplies, tests and is responsible for any costs. Since homeschooling is considered nonpublic education, it is not accredited by the Colorado Department of Education or by local school districts.
Colorado Dept of Education
201 East Colfax Ave
Denver, CO 80203
Phone 303-866-6600
Fax 303-830-0793
https://www.cde.state.co.us/choice/homeschool
Statewide Homeschool Support Groups
Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)
19039 Plaza Dr. Ste 210 Parker, CO 80134
(720) 842-4852
https://chec.org
Conventions
https://rockymountainhomeschoolconference.com
