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What Wisconsin asks
Regulation level
Medium regulation
Law type
Notify-only — PI-1206 is enrollment self-certification, not approval; DPI does not approve/deny
What you notify / file
Notify: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) — not the local district; Form PI-1206 Homeschool Enrollment Report, online via the DPI HOMER system; Annually on/before Oct 15 (enrollment as of 3rd Friday in Sept); new filers may begin July 1.
Testing / evaluation
No standardized testing or evaluation required.
Instruction hours
875 hours per school year
Required subjects
Reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, health (six areas; statute groups 'science and health')