What Colorado actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.
United StatesFiling requiredWho is in charge
School district that receives the notice of intent; or an independent or parochial school that holds the results
Who actually reviews your child
The school district (or the independent/parochial school holding the results).
14 days before establishing the program, and annually thereafter
Goes to: Any Colorado public school district office (the district of residence is preferred)
Names, ages, place of instruction and hours of attendance of each child.
Following the assessment
How often: at grades 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11
Goes to: SUBMITTED to the district that received the notice, OR to an independent or parochial school that holds the results
Either a nationally standardized achievement test or an evaluation by a 'qualified person' determining sufficient academic progress relative to the child's ability. C.R.S. 22-33-104.5(3)(f) requires the results to be REPORTED, not merely kept.
n/a
How often: continuous
Goes to: Kept at home; the district may request them only on probable cause and with 14 days' written notice
Filing on time is the easy half. The harder half is the year in between: showing what your child actually learned, in words the reviewer recognises, without turning your home into a school.
That is what this app is for. You say what your child did, in a sentence. It maps that to the real curriculum for Colorado and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.