Homeschooling in Nevada

When to file

The notice is generally a one-time filing. These are the events that call for one:

• Before beginning to homeschool. The Department’s form adds that this includes when the child reaches the age at which public school attendance becomes mandatory.
• Within ten days after your child has been formally withdrawn from enrollment in public school.
• Within thirty days after establishing residency in Nevada.
• Within thirty days after a change in the parent’s or child’s name or address, in which case you file a new notice.

Nevada does not ask you to refile every year.

What goes in the notice

Nevada law says the notice must include only the following:

• Your child’s full name, age, and gender
• The name and address of each parent filing the notice
• A signed and dated statement that you have control or charge of the child and the legal right to direct the child’s education, and that you assume full responsibility for that education while the child is homeschooled
• An educational plan for the child
• If applicable, the name of the Nevada public school your child most recently attended
• An optional statement you may sign that prohibits release of information in the notice without your prior written consent

A protection worth knowing

Nevada law is unusually direct here. The superintendent must accept a notice that meets those requirements, and may not require or request any additional information or assurances from you.

The Department’s form is bound the same way. It may not require any information or assurances beyond what the law requires, and districts are to make only that standard form available.

Your educational plan

The plan covers four subject areas:

• English language arts
• Mathematics
• Science
• Social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government

It is prepared as appropriate for the age and skill level of your child, as determined by you. Nevada does not require that every subject be taught every year.

This is not a curriculum approval process. A plan that contains what the law asks for cannot be used as a basis to deny an otherwise complete notice.

The district’s acknowledgment

After you file, the district provides you a written acknowledgment stating that you have given the notice required by law and that your child is being homeschooled.

That acknowledgment is deemed proof of compliance with Nevada’s compulsory attendance law. Keep it. It is also worth keeping your own copy of the notice and the educational plan you filed.

Your home base: SchoolhouseTeachers.com

Nevada asks for a plan in four subject areas and leaves the rest to you. That is a real freedom, and it puts the shape of your children’s education in your hands. SchoolhouseTeachers.com can help you build it and keep it organized.

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You will also find Virtual School Boxes, self-grading iST courses, World Book Online, and thousands of family-friendly videos.

The Homeschool Records & Compliance Center gives you the tools to plan the year and keep your own copies together:

• Education Plan Builder for mapping each child’s year across the four subject areas
• Custom Schedule Builder for laying out your instructional year
• Gradebook and report cards for tracking work as you go
• Portfolio Builder for gathering samples in one place
• Transcript tools for organizing the high school years
• Applecore recordkeeping for grades, attendance, courses, and credits
• Certificates of Completion for documenting finished courses

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