West Virginia Homeschool Documents & Templates

What to file

simple notice

Send to

county superintendent

Deadline

before commencing home instruction

How often

one time

Free-form letter accepted?

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

One-time notice of intent to provide home instruction. Must include child's name, address, and age, plus assurance of instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Must notify superintendent when home instruction ends or upon relocating to a new county. No prior approval of an educational plan is required.

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Status

Required if your child is currently enrolled in school

Send to

county superintendent and current school

Submit notice of intent to homeschool to county superintendent and notify current school of withdrawal. County board does not have authority to deny homeschooling under Option 2 as long as statutory requirements are met.

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Submit to

county superintendent

Frequency

annual

Annual academic assessment required using one of four methods. Results must be submitted to county superintendent by June 30 at grade levels 3, 5, 8, and 11. Parents must maintain copies for three years. The child is considered to have made acceptable progress when the mean of test results is within or above the 4th stanine, or if below, shows improvement from the previous year. If progress is unacceptable for two consecutive years, additional evidence of appropriate instruction must be provided.

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

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

Frequency

at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (by June 30)

Submit to

county superintendent

Assessment results submitted to county superintendent by June 30 at grade levels 3, 5, 8, and 11. No annual renewal of the notice of intent. No educational plan submission, portfolio, or mid-year review required.

W.Va. Code §18-8-1(c)(2)

This page covers Option 2: Less Regulated Pathway (Annual Standardized Testing). West Virginia offers 3 different ways to homeschool, and each may require different documents:

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  Option 1: School Board Approval Pathway: You submit a detailed educational plan to the county superintendent on or before the date home instruction begins, and the county board reviews it for adequacy. Annual assessment by a certified teacher, standardized test, or portfolio review is required, and the board determines whether your child is making acceptable progress. More oversight than Option 2, but offers portfolio review as an alternative to standardized testing.
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  Option 2: Less Regulated Pathway (Annual Standardized Testing)(this page): You file a one-time notice of intent with the county superintendent — no educational plan to submit and no board approval needed. Your child takes an annual standardized test and must score at or above the 4th stanine (or show improvement from the prior year). Test results are submitted at grades 3, 5, 8, and 11. The teaching parent needs a high school diploma or equivalent. Most West Virginia homeschool families choose this less-regulated pathway.
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  Option 3: Learning Pod or Microschool: You organize or join a learning pod (parent-organized group) or enroll your child in a microschool (teacher- or entity-operated, charges tuition). File a one-time notice with the county superintendent. Same instructor and assessment requirements as Option 2, but no 180-day instructional minimum. Multiple families can group their children together, and outside instructors can teach. Established by SB268 (2022).

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