State requirements · verified
Homeschooling in New York.
Notify-only-with-district-acceptance (district responds to IHIP · may require revision · § 100.10(d))
Primary source: 8 NYCRR § 100.10 (Commissioner's Regulation.
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What New York asks
Regulation level
High (annual clock with 6 named dates · 3 grade-band subject lists · annual assessment · quarterly reports)
Statute citation
8 NYCRR § 100.10 (Commissioner's Regulation · defining authority) + NY Education Law §§ 3204, 3205, 3210, 3212 (statutory framework). Rule host: soft-404 from NYSED direct URL 2026-08-22 · text sourced from three agreeing republishers · operative thresholds independently corroborated from NYSED's own Q&A.
Who you notify (if any)
Local school district superintendent
How and when
Annual notice of intent by JULY 1 · IHIP by AUGUST 15 (four weeks after receiving form, whichever is later) · district responds by AUGUST 31 (10 business days, whichever is later) · parent revises by SEPTEMBER 15 (15 days, whichever is later) · superintendent acts by SEPTEMBER 30 (or 15 days after resubmission, whichever is later). Full chain per § 100.10(b), (c), (d), (e), (f). NOTE: as of 2026-08-22, July 1 has already PASSED for the 2026-27 year.
Notification method
Written annual notice + Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) + four quarterly reports · annual assessment attached to fourth quarterly
Assessment options
THREE-TIER by grade band (verbatim § 100.10(h)(2)): (i) grades 1-3, written narrative permitted annually; (ii) grades 4-8, written narrative permitted no more often than every other school year; (iii) grades 9-12, NO narrative option — commercially published norm-referenced achievement test required EVERY YEAR. Audit NY-1 flags this as the most commonly misreported NY rule ('narrative available for grades 1-8' is a routine summary error · the regulation is three-tiered).
Instruction hours
900 hours grades 1-6 · 990 hours grades 7-12 (per § 100.10 · audit NY-7). 80% course-material rule triggers written explanation in a quarterly report.
Records required
Portfolio required for narrative-route assessments (audit NY-5: § 100.10(h)(2) requires the reviewer to have 'reviewed a portfolio of the child's work'). No submitted portfolio · parent maintains.
Parent qualification
None specified by § 100.10
Verified August 2026 · from the primary statutes and program documents.