KENTUCKY
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Kentucky Homeschool Laws
Overview
- Students attend between ages 6 through 18 years.
- Testing not specified
- Subjects taught should include reading, writing, spelling, grammar, history, mathematics, science, and civics.
- Must be instructed in the English language.
- The minimum school term is 1062 instructional hours.
- It is the parents’ right to offer other subjects, as well.
- Parents/guardian keep records of courses taken, and grades received is also necessary.
- Parents/guardian defined as a private school and asked to create a school name.
- Notification of the homeschool and identification of every student is required upon registration.
- Notify the superintendent of the local school board in writing within ten days of the beginning of the school year of their intent to homeschool their child(ren) each year they homeschool. The letter must include the name, ages and residence of each child in attendance of the homeschool.
- Record and maintain scholarship reports of each student’s progress in all subjects taught at the same intervals as the local public schools.
- KDE suggests that the person responsible for instruction keep a portfolio that contains samples of the best work done by each child in several areas of study and maintain the portfolio each year the student is homeschooled.
- The attendance records can be kept in a notebook, on a computer, or in another manner, but must be readily available in case of an inquiry.
- The responsibility for the education of the homeschooled child is borne completely by the parents/guardians. The parents/guardians select the curriculum and educational materials. There are many websites devoted to curriculum and instructions for homeschool families.
- It is the responsibility of the homeschool to issue a diploma to the student. Although homeschools operate legally under Kentucky statutory law, the KDE has limited governance over.
- Some homeschooled children take the General Education Development (GED®) exam to obtain a standard credential after turning 18.
- Other college-bound home school graduates take the SAT or ACT tests.
- Participation in extracurricular activities sponsored by the public school is decided upon by individual school districts. State law only requires the public school district to allow opportunity for a student to participate in extracurricular activities if the student is enrolled in the public school district.
- Some districts are willing to allow homeschools to participate, but this is decided by individual school districts.
Kentucky Department of Education
300 Sower Blvd,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
(502) 564-3791
Statewide Homeschool Groups
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