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Minnesota
Home Schooling - State Laws &
Regulations
Please Note This Important
Notice:
Minnesota
home schooling laws and regulations cannot be summarized in a short
informational page or overview. It is incumbent upon
you to perform due diligence in researching and
familiarizing yourself with your state's legal's and
regulations as they pertain to homeschooling. This
information is provided for you to give you a
starting point. This is not intended to be legal
advice and is distributed for basic informational
purposes only. For more information about the laws
and regulations in this state please contact a state
or local support group or your public library.
Parents wishing to homeschool their children
annually report the names and birth dates of their children. If the parent
does not have a baccalaureate degree, quarterly report cards must be
submitted to the school superintendent. There is annual testing, with the
method of administration mutually acceptable to both the parent and
superintendent. Minnesota families are not required to provide test scores
to superintendents. Parents must make available (not specified when or under
what circumstances) documentation that required subjects are being taught.
120A.22 Compulsory instruction.
Subd. 5. Ages and terms.
(a) Every child between seven and 16 years of age must receive
instruction. Every child under the age of seven who is enrolled in a
half-day kindergarten, or a full-day kindergarten program on alternate
days, or other kindergarten programs shall receive instruction. Except
as provided in subdivision 6, a parent may withdraw a child under the
age of seven from enrollment at any time.
Subd. 9. Curriculum.
Instruction must be provided in at least the following subject areas:
(1) basic communication skills including reading and writing,
literature, and fine arts;
(2) mathematics and science;
(3) social studies including history, geography, and government;
and
(4) health and physical education.
Instruction, textbooks, and materials must be in the English
language. Another language may be used pursuant to sections 124D.59 to
124D.61.
Subd. 10. Requirements for instructors.
A person who is providing instruction to a child must meet at least
one of the following requirements:
(1) hold a valid Minnesota teaching license in the field and for
the grade level taught;
(2) be directly supervised by a person holding a valid Minnesota
teaching license;
(3) successfully complete a teacher competency examination; [the
PPST.]
(4) provide instruction in a school that is accredited by an
accrediting agency, recognized according to section 123B.445, or
recognized by the commissioner;
(5) hold a baccalaureate degree; or
(6) be the parent of a child who is assessed according to the
procedures in subdivision 11.
Subd. 11. Assessment of performance.
(a) Each year the performance of every child who is not enrolled
in a public school must be assessed using a nationally
norm-referenced standardized achievement examination. The
superintendent of the district in which the child receives
instruction and the person in charge of the child's instruction must
agree about the specific examination to be used and the
administration and location of the examination.
(b) To the extent the examination in paragraph (a) does not
provide assessment in all of the subject areas in subdivision 9, the
parent must assess the child's performance in the applicable subject
area. This requirement applies only to a parent who provides
instruction and does not meet the requirements of subdivision 10,
clause (1), (2), or (3).
(c) If the results of the assessments in paragraphs (a) and (b)
indicate that the child's performance on the total battery score is
at or below the 30th percentile or one grade level below the
performance level for children of the same age, the parent must
obtain additional evaluation of the child's abilities and
performance for the purpose of determining whether the child has
learning problems.
(d) A child receiving instruction from a nonpublic school,
person, or institution that is accredited by an accrediting agency,
recognized according to section 123B.445, or recognized by the
commissioner, is exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.
120A.24 Reporting
Subd 1. Reports to superintendent.
The person in charge of providing instruction to a child must submit
the following information to the superintendent of the district in which
the child resides:
(1) by October 1 of each school year, the name, birth date, and
address of each child receiving instruction;
(2) the name of each instructor and evidence of compliance with
one of the requirements specified in section 120A.22, subdivision
10;
(3) an annual instructional calendar; and
(4) for each child instructed by a parent who meets only the
requirement of section 120A.22, subdivision 10, clause (6), a
quarterly report card on the achievement of the child in each
subject area required in section 120A.22, subdivision 9.
Subd. 2. Availability of documentation.
The person in charge of providing instruction to a child must
make available documentation indicating that the subjects required
in section 120A.22, subdivision 9, are being taught. This
documentation must include class schedules, copies of materials used
for instruction, and descriptions of methods used to assess student
achievement.
