What Connecticut actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.
United StatesNo filing requiredWho is in charge
Local board of education (voluntary contact only)
Who actually reviews your child
No mandatory reviewer. Where a family opts in, a district staff member conducts the portfolio review.
Nothing. There is no registration, no notice and no annual return to submit in Connecticut. That freedom is real, and it carries a quiet catch: because nobody ever required a record, there is no file to reach for the day someone finally asks what your child has learned.
Notice of Intent (form ND-1)
Not required. VOLUNTARY. The CSDE published a suggested procedure, not a rule. No statute requires an NOI or a portfolio review.
Portfolio review
Not required. Voluntary. Its stated purpose is only to confirm instruction in the required courses; a one-page sample per subject is the norm where families attend.
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 Connecticut and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.