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Homeschool requirements in Maine
Content last reviewed · Source: www.maine.gov · Not legal advice.
Here's how homeschool record-keeping generally works in Maine, and how FaithSchool keeps your hours, attendance, and portfolio organized so you can prove it when someone asks.
What this jurisdiction expects
Under the HSLDA framework this is a moderate-regulation state: notice plus a standardized test or professional evaluation.
We show the published HSLDA regulation tier here rather than specific hour, day or filing numbers, because those vary and change. Confirm the exact, current requirements with the official source below and HSLDA before you rely on them.
What to keep on file in Maine
Checked against the official Maine sources listed at the bottom of this page — these are the records those sources describe, not general habits. Rules change; the official regulator stays the arbiter.
- Within 10 calendar days of starting, send a written notice of intent to provide home instruction simultaneously to the school officials of your administrative unit and to the Commissioner.
- The notice must assure at least 175 days of instruction annually and cover the required subjects (English/language arts, math, science, social studies, physical education, health, library skills, fine arts, plus Maine Studies in grades 6-12 and computer proficiency in grades 7-12).
- By September 1 each subsequent year, file a letter stating you will continue home instruction together with a copy of the annual assessment: a standardized achievement test, a locally agreed test, a review by a Maine-certified teacher, a portfolio review, or a local advisory board review.
- Keep copies of everything filed until the home instruction program concludes and make them available to the Commissioner on request.
- Filed information is protected under student-records privacy law; directory information stays confidential unless you release it in writing.
Keep your Maine attendance log in one place — free. Prefer paper? Print the free attendance log.
Primary source
HSLDA homeschool-law tiers — Maine is a moderate-regulation state. Confirm the current rules at hslda.org/legal and your state Department of Education.
Open the official regulator →Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A § 5001-A — home instruction program →This is general guidance, not legal advice. Verify your jurisdiction's homeschool requirements with the official regulator or HSLDA.
Review date = the day this page's Maine requirements were re-verified against the official sources listed above. Rules change; confirm with the official regulator before you rely on them.
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