Homeschooling in District of Columbia
The rules District of Columbia sets out for home education, what they mean for the records you keep, and where to check them yourself.
Verify this with District of Columbia before you rely on it
Always verify this with your state before you rely on it. This is our summary of what your state publishes, with links to the source and the date we last checked. It is not legal advice, requirements change, and some districts add their own. Your state's department of education, or a homeschool legal organisation, is the authority — we are not.
What District of Columbia publishes
moderate regulation- Do you have to tell anyone?
- Yes. At least 15 days before you start; continuation by 15 August each year, to office of the state superintendent of education (osse). File the notification form, then confirm continuation annually.
- Subjects named
- Language arts · Mathematics · Science · Social studies · Art · Music · Health · Physical education
- Days and hours
- Thorough and regular instruction of sufficient duration. No specific hours figure.
- Testing or assessment
- Not required. No standardised test. OSSE may request a portfolio review with at least 30 days' written notice.
- Records to keep
- A portfolio · Immunisation records
- Portfolio kept for at least one year and available to OSSE on request
- Who may teach
- None.
- High school diploma
- The parent.
Sources · last checked 2026-08-24
What that means day to day
- Attendance or days of instruction→your attendance register
- A portfolio of the child's work→your portfolio
- A log of reading materials and activities→your reading log
- Evidence of progress→your report cards
Each of those builds itself here as your child works. That does not make you compliant — only District of Columbia decides that — but it means the paperwork exists when you need it.
The records you will have either way
Whatever District of Columbia asks for, these are the things homeschool families are commonly asked to produce — and here they build themselves as your child works, rather than being assembled in a panic in June.
Attendance
Days and instructional hours, derived from work actually finished.
Report cards
One a quarter, per subject, with the level each strand started and ended at.
Portfolio
Projects, writing and strong work, collected automatically.
Reading log
In the app and off it.
Transcript
Grades 9–10, parent-issued, with credits and GPA.
Export
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Everything on this page, and the records that satisfy it, are free with no account. Homeschool Year keeps those records for every child across devices and school years, and adds the print library — one payment, twelve months, no renewal.