Home School

Home Schooling

In accordance with state law, East Grand Forks Public Schools is required to ensure that all school-age children living within the district's boundaries are being educated.

The district’s primary role is to be certain that all Home Schools comply with state law and to provide the necessary information and forms to each for compliance.

Home School families in East Grand Forks Public School District ISD 595, should receive a letter in August from the district office, that will assist them in submitting the forms that are needed for the following school year.

To comply with the Minnesota Compulsory Instruction Law, instruction must be provided in at least the following subjects:

1. Basic communication skills including reading and writing, literature, and fine arts;

2. Mathematics and science;

3. Social studies including history, geography, and government; and

4. Health and physical education.

From the Minnesota Department of Education:

"Homeschool parents do everything that traditional private school administrators and teachers do but in the context of their home.  This means planning what students learn, keeping all records, managing costs and assuring the quality and scope of their student's education for college recruiters and employers.  Students graduate from homeschools with homeschool diplomas and homeschool transcripts, just as they would from other private schools."

Please visit the Minnesota Department of Education for the most up to date information.

Home School Education

Minnesota’s Compulsory Instruction statutes, sections 120A.22, 120A.24, and 120A.26, allow parents to create private schools in their home for their children. Like other nonpublic options, these schools are predominately financed by the parents. However, Minnesota does have Nonpublic Pupil Aids that parents may claim by September 15 of each year through their public school district superintendent’s office. Current Rate

Minnesota currently recognizes only one accrediting agency, the Home-Based Educators Accrediting Association, for accrediting homeschools. Homeschools do not need to be accredited. However, one benefit of being accredited is being waived from a requirement for a nationally normed achievement test for each student ages 7-17 each year.

If you choose to homeschool, you must register with your local district by October 1 of every year that you homeschool. If it is your child's first year choose the Initial Registration Form along with all of the other forms listed below. If your child has been homeschooled before, choose the Intent to Continue to Provide Instruction form along with all of the other forms. For requesting supplies, you must use the requisition form and send it to the school or order. No items ordered by anyone other than the school will be reimbursed by the school.

Please complete and return the forms to the Superintendents office by October 1. 

Mail: 1420 4th Ave. NW, East Grand Forks MN 56721 OR

Fax: 218.773.3070 OR

E-Mail: nmisialek@egf.k12.mn.us

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