Homeschooling in Oregon

Applies when a child turns 6 by September 1 of the school year and continues during compulsory attendance ages. A child turning 6 after September 1 does not need notice until the next school year, and a 6-year-old is normally treated as a kindergartner unless earlier grade placement is chosen by the parent.

Parents must notify the local Education Service District (ESD) within 10 days of beginning home instruction or withdrawing from public or private school. Notice must include parent and child names, address, birth date, and the present or last school (or resident public district if none). Moving into another ESD also requires written notification within 10 days.

Separately complete the school's withdrawal process and retain confirmation.

Families are responsible for choosing their curriculum and arranging education. Oregon academic content standards are optional guides rather than mandatory requirements.

Families are recommended to maintain learning plans, course descriptions, work samples, attendance or activity notes, assessment reports, correspondence, and dated copies of all filings. For teenagers, maintaining credits, grades, and a transcript is advised.

Arrange nationally normed achievement testing for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 by August 15 using one of the two most recent versions of a State Board-approved test. A child withdrawn from school takes the first examination at least 18 months after withdrawal, while a child who never attended is examined by the end of grade 3. Tests must be administered by a qualified, neutral administrator unrelated to the child by blood or marriage, and results are submitted to the ESD upon request.

A separate progress framework uses an IEP or privately developed plan (PDP). Districts must identify and assess eligible resident children and offer consideration of services, with actual services decided by the IEP team.