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Homeschooling in District of Columbia

What District of Columbia actually asks of a family teaching their own children. Written plainly, and honest where the answer is that nobody asks for anything.

United StatesFiling required

Who is in charge

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Who actually reviews your child

OSSE, on a scheduled portfolio review it initiates in writing.

What you must file

Notification of Intent to Homeschool

At least 15 BUSINESS DAYS before the first date of home instruction

How often: first year

Goes to: OSSE, online

Notification of Homeschool Continuation

By 15 AUGUST each continuing year

Goes to: OSSE, online

Portfolio of educational materials

n/a

How often: continuous

Goes to: Maintained at least one year; produced for OSSE review on written request with at least 30 days' notice

Evidence of current work across subjects: writing, completed mathematics, assessments.

The part the paperwork does not cover

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 District of Columbia and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.

Start your record

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Not yet confirmed at the government's own source. The requirements above agree across the sources we could reach, but we have not read them on the authority's own page. Treat them as a guide and confirm before you file.
The exact DCMR chapter number was reported inconsistently across sources; treat the citation as ASSUMED and confirm against the DCMR before it appears on a signed document.
Last read at the source on 2026-08-11: osse.dc.gov. That is the date we read it, not the date the rule last changed.
Check it yourself: the source we used.