What North Dakota 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
Local school district superintendent; ND Department of Public Instruction sets the form
Who actually reviews your child
The district superintendent, who informs the parent of record-keeping duties and of testing options.
At least 5 days before beginning to home educate, within 14 days of moving into a district, and annually thereafter
Goes to: Local school district superintendent
Official state form SFN 16909.
During those school years
How often: at grades 4, 6, 8 and 10
Goes to: SUBMITTED to the district superintendent
A parent claiming a moral, philosophical or religious exemption AND holding at least a bachelor's degree may be excused from the testing requirement.
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 North Dakota and builds the record you can hand over the day someone asks. See how it works.