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Schools - Home Schools
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The Home School Office was established in October 1999 to promote collaboration between home school parents, public schools and the Arkansas Department of Education.
The primary responsibility of the Home School Office is to provide information and technical assistance on laws and regulations governing home schools to all interested persons.
Additionally, it is the responsibility of the Home School Office to modify, update and disseminate the Notice of Intent to Home School and Waiver forms to all school districts before the current school year begins. Parents/guardians are required to file current year pre-printed forms with their local school district superintendent’s office on an annual basis according to state law.
The Home School Office receives home school student data from all 244 school districts. This information may be used only for statistical purposes and test administration. The office compiles and publishes a Home School Report in June of each year that provides enrollment statistics for the previous year.
It is our hope that the information contained herein will assist parents/guardians in meeting the requirements of the home school law and regulations.
The Home School Office considers it a privilege to be of assistance to home school parents, school districts and the general public.
Forms
- Notice of Intent to Home School and Home School Waiver - PDF May 18, 2010
- Aviso del Intento (en español) - PDF May 27, 2009
- Formulario de Renuncia (en español) - PDF May, 2009
- Example Notice of Intent, 2008-2009 - PDF May, 2008
Laws and Regulations
- Home School Law - § 6-15-501 through § 6-15-508 - PDF May, 2008
- Home School Rules and Regulations - PDF August, 2007
- Act 824 of 2007 - PDF
Information
- Correspondence Courses - PDF May 11, 2010
- Fact Sheet - PDF May 1, 2010
- General Information Sites - PDF May 12, 2010
- Home School Report 2008-09 - PDF Aug. 13, 2009
- Home School Report 2007-08 - PDF Aug. 18, 2008
- Home School Report 2006-07 - PDF July, 2007
- Public School and District Contact Information
- Curriculum Providers - PDF May 1, 2010
- Statewide Home School Support Groups - PDF May, 2008
Statistics
- Enrollment Graph - PDF May 27, 2009
- Enrollment Map 2007-2008 - PDF May 27, 2009
Helpful Links
Disclaimer: The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) does not endorse the educational information offered by the organizations listed. It is provided to assist you with information regarding the home schooling of your child(ren). The ADE is not responsible for the content of any educational material received through these organizations. Please contact these organizations for additional information.
- Arkansas's 2011 Home School Conventions - The Arkansas Education Alliance will host a convention at Harding University in Searcy on May 20-21, 2011 and in Bentonville at the Clarion Hotel & Convention Center on July 28-29, 2011. For additional information please visit http://www.arkansashomeschool.org/convention.asp
- The Education Alliance
- Home Educators of Greater Little Rock
Testing Information
State law requires that home school students in grades 3 through 9 test every year. Parents/legal guardians that are registered for the current school year will receive written notification of the test dates, times, and site. Testing for grades 3-9 will be held April 5-16, 2010.
Testing information is available on the Arkansas Homeschool Testing Information Site. or contact the Home School Testing Office at 501-354-3136.
For more information, please contact:
Lisa Crook, Program Advisor
Arkansas Department of Education
Home School Office
Four Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-1874
