Homeschool requirements · Massachusetts
Homeschooling in Massachusetts
Paperwork state · Several filings a year with real deadlines.
Obtain approval from the local school committee or superintendent by submitting an education plan; districts commonly ask for progress reports or testing.
What Massachusetts asks
| Notice | Annual education plan submitted for prior approval by the local district. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | 180 days, 900 hours a year |
| Subjects | Reading, Writing, English, Geography, Arithmetic, Drawing, Music, History & Constitution, Health, Physical Education, Good Behavior |
| Assessment | Districts may require periodic progress reports, standardized tests, or a portfolio review. |
| Records to keep | Keep the approved plan, attendance, and samples. |
| Parent qualification | None (district reviews competency). |
| Worth knowing | 900 hours (elementary) / 990 hours (secondary) are common district benchmarks. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Massachusetts
- Marks attendance and logs hours as you check off lessons, so the day and hour counts are always current.
- Prints the attendance and hours report, report cards, a transcript with GPA, the portfolio, and the course of study whenever someone asks.
- Keeps a reading log and the curriculum list by course.
- A deadline calendar for Massachusetts is planned; the app already carries the summary above.
Read the law yourself
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Massachusetts’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Massachusetts.