
ILLINOIS
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Illinois Homeschooling Laws
Overview
- Children between ages 6 years through 17
- Parents are not required to register with the state, but may voluntarily notify the ISBE and regional superintendent.
- The regional superintendent has the responsibility for monitoring compliance with the compulsory attendance law. In so doing, the regional superintendent may expect the parents who seek to educate their children at home to establish that they are providing instruction that is at least commensurate with the standards of the public schools. The burden of proof rests with the parents.
- The parents may be expected to document the subjects taught which must include “branches of learning” taught in the public school, the time frame in which instruction will be offered, and the competency of the parent or other instructor(s). It is not necessary for the instructor to have a teacher’s certificate. The parents may also be expected to establish by written examinations or by some other method that the child’s achievement is comparable to that of the child’s peers of corresponding age and grade level.
- Illinois does not require homeschooled students to participate in standardized testing or reporting of standardized testing scores.
- A public school may choose to allow a homeschooled student to participate in some assessment tests.
- Homeschooled students may attend a public school part-time if there is sufficient space available, the request is submitted to the school principal no later than May 1 for the following year school year, and the course requested is part of the school’s regular curriculum.
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL 62777
Phone: 217-782-4321
(217)524-4928
statesup@isbe.net
http://www.isbe.net/
Statewide Support Groups
Conventions:
www.apachecentralillinois.org
www.iche.org
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