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 | 180 days |
| 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, hours, and grades fill in from the lessons you check off, so the documents above come from records you already have. Records are kept for 1 years, the period Minnesota asks for.
Read the law yourself
Not legal advicePlanning summaries in plain language, reviewed 2026-09-02. 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 If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it for every family in Minnesota.