Colorado Department of Education Website
Colorado Homeschool Options | ||||
Options: | Establish and operate a home school
| Enroll in a private school that allows home instruction
| Private Tutor | |
Attendance:
| 172 days with a minimum of 688 hours per year
| Depending on school | None | |
Subjects: | Constitution of the United States, reading, writing, speaking, math, history, civics, literature, and science
| As prescribed by the program | Constitution of the United States, reading, writing, speaking, math, history, civics, literature, and science | |
Qualifications: | None
| As prescribed by the program | Teacher Certification | |
Notice: | File notice of intent with superintendent 14 days prior to start of home school and annually thereafter
| None | File notice of intent with superintendent 14 days prior to start of home school and annually thereafter | |
Recordkeeping: | Maintain attendance records, test and evaluation results, and immunization records
| According to school | Maintain test and evaluation results, and immunization records | |
Testing: | Administer a standardized test for grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 or have the child evaluated by a "qualified person" as defined by state law.
| According to school | Administer a standardized test for grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 or have the child evaluated by a "qualified person" as defined by state law. | |