American Home Schools

Oregon parents of school age children who wish to homeschool are required to send a one-time notice of intent to their local Education Service District within 10 days of beginning homeschooling. Homeschoolers take an approved standardized test in grades 3, 5, 8, and 10, except in certain cases. A Privately Developed Education Plan can be developed for learning disabled students for whom standardized testing is not an appropriate option.

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Summary:

"Children between the ages of 7 and 18 are required to attend public school unless they qualify for an exemption. If you comply with the homeschool procedures, your child is exempt from having to attend public school."

  1. Notify the Educational Service District (ESD) of your intent to homeschool. The letter must contain your name and address, names and birthdates of the children you are homeschooling and the name of the last public school your child attended or the school district in which you reside. You just send in this letter once for each child. If you move to another ESD, you need to notify the new ESD.
     
  2. Homeschool students are evaluated in grades 3, 5, 8 and 10. Most students are evaluated with standardized achievement tests. Special needs students have alternate methods of evaluation. The ESD may request you to send a copy of the evaluation results to them for their files. (Make sure you read the Oregon Homeschool Laws brochure to find the list of tests, who can give the test, etc.)
     
  3. If your homeschool student scores above the 15th percentile, you are free to continue home educating. If your child falls below the 15th percentile, the law contains a three-year procedure to attempt to bring the child's scores above the 15th percentile.