Homeschool Registration
Annual Documentation Required to Homeschool Students in New York State
Each school year, parents/guardians must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to homeschool to wcsdschoolregistration@webstercsd.org. The following three items are then to be submitted annually to Homeschool_Monitoring@boces.monroe.edu:
- Individual Home Instruction Plan (IHIP)
- Quarterly Reports (4 total)
- Annual assessment
If your child has an IEP and you are new to Webster or to Homeschooling, please go to the Webster CSD Registration website and use the link for "Private, Parochial, and Charter School Registration." In the Student section of the application, please indicate "Homeschool" for the question "What school will this student attend?" You will be required to provide a current Proof of Residency document and a birth certificate for your child at the time of registration.
The homeschool year begins July 1 and ends June 30.
Although New York State law does not require teaching credentials for parents providing home instruction, key requirements to follow include:
- Letter of Intent (LOI) to homeschool
- Each school year submit a written notice (LOI) to the Webster CSD superintendent of schools by July 1. Send it to wcsdschoolregistration@webstercsd.org.
- New to home instruction: Submit the LOI within 14 days of beginning home instruction and every year thereafter. Send it to wcsdschoolregistration@webstercsd.org.
- Sample Letter of Intent: This can be an attachment or the body of an email.
- All required documentation must be completed and submitted before the next LOI can be accepted.
- After submitting the LOI, reach out to Monroe One BOCES Home School Monitoring at Homeschool_Monitoring@boces.monroe.edu, or visit their website, www.monroe.edu/domain/1651, for more information.
- Individual Home Instruction Plan (IHIP)
- Provide an IHIP by August 15 of each school year.
- See Details at https://www.monroe.edu/Page/6426 and New York State Regulations Part 100.10.
- Quarterly Reports
- Submit four quarterly reports throughout the school year. See Details at https://www.monroe.edu/Page/6426 and New York State Regulations Part 100.10.
- Annual Assessment
- At the time of filing the fourth quarterly report as specified in the IHIP, the parent/guardian must also file an annual assessment. See Details at https://www.monroe.edu/Page/6426 and New York State Regulations Part 100.10.
