Home School

Home School

We are also the designated home school coordinator to work with families interested in homeschooling their child and to act as a point-of-contact for the Tennessee Department of Education. 

Tennessee Notice of Intent to Home School  *A Tennessee Notice of Intent must be filed with us (Wayne County Board of Education) each year*

We would love to be your provider for your tuition-free at-home school. See above Wayne County Virtual School.

 However, if you wish to seek other homeschooling options, the State of Tennessee has many:

"...In Tennessee, families have several educational opportunities for their children in grades K-12, including homeschooling or home education. Tennessee state law (Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-3050(a)(1)) identifies a home school as a “school conducted or directed by a parent or parents or a legal guardian or guardians for their own children.”

The law identifies two ways parents or legal guardians may choose to home school their children: independent home school or enrollment in an approved church-related non-public school as defined by Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-50-801.

Sometimes parents or legal guardians can choose a third option for managing their child’s education from home by enrolling their child in an approved accredited online school. This option does not meet the definition of a home school as defined in Tennessee state law; however, it provides an alternative to a traditional brick-and-mortar school by allowing the student to attend their online school from home (tn.gov)..."

Independent Home School Requirements

Parents must:

• Submit Tennessee Notice of Intent to Home School*

• Have GED or High School Diploma

• Submit proof of student's immunization record

• Have four (4) hours per day of instruction

• Keep student's attendance record for 180

• Use any curriculum program they chose

• Create diploma 

 [Diploma recognition- TN state and local government entities must accept. Private entities not required to accept]

2023-2024 Home School Attendance Calendar

Church-Related Umbrella School (Category IV)

"...“Umbrella” or satellite programs allow parents or legal guardians to participate as a teacher in the church-related school under the supervision of the school’s director. Under Tennessee state law, parent-teachers are subject to the requirements established by the church-related school for home-school teachers and must possess at least a high school diploma or a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education (tn.gov)...."

• Parents or legal guardians must provide proof of enrollment in the church-related school to the local school district. 

Accredited Online School (Category III)

"...An accredited online school is a Category III non-public school that is accredited by a Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE) approved regional accrediting agency (tn.gov)...." 

• Parents or legal guardians must provide proof of enrollment to the local school district.