Homeschool requirements · Connecticut
Homeschooling in Connecticut
Light paperwork · A notice or an enrollment form, then keep your own records.
Connecticut has no statutory notice or reporting requirement; state guidelines suggest a voluntary notice and year-end portfolio review.
What Connecticut asks
| Notice | Not legally required (a voluntary notice of intent is suggested by state guidelines). |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | Connecticut sets no number. HomeSchool Scribe plans against 180 days unless you change it. |
| Subjects | Reading, Writing, Spelling, English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, U.S. History, Citizenship |
| Assessment | None required. |
| Records to keep | Keep a portfolio of work in case of a district inquiry. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | 180 days is a planning default only. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Connecticut. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothing to file: keep your own records Records · Keep in your files | By the end of the school year | Keep in your files | No notice or assessment is required. An attendance record and course of study cover most questions if anyone ever asks. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Connecticut
- Nothing to file: keep your own records: Prepares the attendance and hours report and the course of study; reminds you 14 days before; keeps it in records.
Attendance and hours fill in from the lessons you check off, so the documents above come from records you already have.
Read the law yourself
Connecticut State Department of Education · HSLDA’s Connecticut summary
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-07. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Connecticut’s current law or a homeschool legal organization before you file anything. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Connecticut.