Homeschool requirements · Minnesota
Homeschooling in Minnesota
Moderate paperwork · A notice and a yearly assessment or records check.
Submit a letter of intent by October 1 each year, teach the required subjects, and give an annual nationally normed test (results kept by the family).
What Minnesota asks
| Notice | Annual letter of intent (full report the first year, short form after) to the local superintendent by October 1. |
|---|---|
| Days and hours | Minnesota sets no number. HomeSchool Scribe plans against 180 days unless you change it. |
| Subjects | Reading, Writing, Literature, Fine Arts, Math, Science, History, Geography, Government, Health, Physical Education |
| Assessment | Annual nationally norm-referenced standardized test; results kept by the parent (not submitted). |
| Records to keep | Immunization records with the notice; keep test results and instructional materials. |
| Parent qualification | None. |
| Worth knowing | 180 days is a planning default only. |
Deadlines
These are the dates the app tracks for Minnesota. Districts vary; the app lets you edit any of them.
| What | When | To whom | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter of intent Notice · Mail it | By October 1 each year | District superintendent | Full report the first year, short form after; immunization records go with it. |
| Annual standardized test Assessment · Keep in your files | By the end of the school year | Keep in your files | Norm-referenced test each year; results are not submitted. |
What HomeSchool Scribe does in Minnesota
- Letter of intent: Prepares the notice letter; reminds you 14 days and 2 days before; lets you mark it filed with the date.
- Annual standardized test: Prepares the transcript; reminds you 14 days and 2 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
Minnesota Statutes § 120A.22 · HSLDA’s Minnesota summary
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-07. Deadlines and recipients vary by district; confirm with Minnesota’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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Minnesota.