Homeschool
HOMESCHOOLING IN VIRGINIA
The State of Virginia allows parents to provide homeschooling for their children provided certain state guidelines are met.
For information on homeschooling in Virginia, review the Guidelines for Home Instruction in Virginia provided by the Virginia Department of Education.
Evidence of Progress Requirement Waived for the 2019-2020 School Year due to COVID-19 School Closure
For additional information about the availability of Advanced Placement (AP) tests and the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT to be held on October 14, 2020) or if you need details on financial assistance for low-income students to take these examinations, please contact your child’s base school. To determine testing dates and locations for college admissions test, please visit:
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines .
Ways to Register for Homeschool and Submit Evidence in Albemarle County
Click Here To Register Online
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Online registration uses a google form. A google account is needed to use this form. If you would like to use the online form but do not currently have a google account, you can easily obtain an account using your existing email address. Click here for directions: google account information.
The following can be done by using the online link:
- Submit Evidence of Progress
- Register to Homeschool
- Register to Homeschool with part-time enrollment
- Apply for Religious Exemption Status
- Apply for Certified Tutor Status
Email your registration documentation to homeschool@k12albemarle.org
Fax your registration to 434-872-4564
Mail your registration to:
Albemarle County Public Schools
Home School Office
401 Mcintire Road, 3rd Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Important Documents & Links:
- Compulsory Attendance and Home Instruction Related Statutes - Excerpted from the Code of Virginia; Effective July 1, 2012
- Home Schooling Information from the Virginia Department of Education
Notice of Intent to Provide Home Instruction - Must be submitted annually!- School Board Policy IGBI - Home Instruction
- Part-Time Enrollment Information and Signature Sheets Admission of Nonpublic Students for Part-time Enrollment in Middle Schools and High Schools
- heav.org- Home Educators Association of Virginia
- vahomeschoolers.org - Virginia Homeschoolers Association
Questions about homeschooling your child?
Please contact Carolyn Herget, Homeschool Registrar at homeschool@k12albemarle.org
Department of Instruction, Director of Homeschool
Albemarle County Public Schools
401 McIntire Road, 3rd Floor
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Fax 434-872-4564