Oregon Homeschool Documents & Templates

What to file

simple notice

Send to

your local Education Service District (ESD)

Deadline

within 10 days of withdrawing from public school or beginning home education

How often

annual

Free-form letter accepted?

Yes. You can write your own letter instead of using an official form.

Send this to your ESD, not your school district. Oregon has 19 ESDs, each with its own form. Notification must include child's name, age, and address, plus a statement that the child is being taught at home.

ORS 339.035(2)

First-time vs. renewal

Status

Required if your child is currently enrolled in school

Send to

School principal or front office of the child's current school

Written letter to current school stating child is being withdrawn for home education pursuant to ORS 339.030. Must also file ESD notification within 10 days. Obtain written confirmation from the school to avoid truancy marking.

ORS 339.030

Submit to

Local Education Service District (ESD)

Frequency

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Must take an approved nationally normed standardized achievement test (historically ITBS, Stanford, CAT, MAT, or others approved by the State Board of Education). Test must be administered in person by a qualified neutral person (not the parent and not a household member) who meets publisher qualifications or holds an Oregon teaching/personnel services license. Testing is NOT annual -- only at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. 18-month grace period before first test for newly homeschooled children. Separate 23rd percentile composite score requirement applies for interscholastic activity eligibility under OAR 581-021-0033.

See our full assessment guide for Oregon for accepted test types, minimum scores, and remediation details.

ORS 339.035(4); OAR 581-021-0026

Basis

Annual re-filing of notification

ORS 339.035 does not require annual re-notification. Primary reporting obligation is submission of standardized test results at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 (due by August 15 of the year following the test). Re-notification required only when moving to a new ESD.

ORS 339.035

This page covers Home Education under ORS 339.035. Oregon offers 2 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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  Home Education under ORS 339.035(this page): You notify your local Education Service District (ESD) within 10 days of starting and renew annually by August 15. No required subjects and no curriculum approval, but your child must take a standardized test at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, administered by a qualified neutral person (not the parent). Scoring below the 15th percentile may trigger additional requirements.
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  Private School Enrollment: You enroll in a private or parochial school, which satisfies compulsory attendance without the ESD notification or standardized testing at grades 3, 5, 8, and 10. Some families form or join small private schools that function similarly to home education. Best for families who want to avoid the standardized testing requirements of the home education pathway.

Our wizard helps you choose the right one and generates the correct documents. Compare all pathways for Oregon