| Requirement |
Grades K-8 |
Grades 9-12 |
| Parent's Education |
High School Diploma or GED |
High School Diploma or GED |
| Registration |
With local school system prior to each school year |
With local school system prior to each school year |
| Attendance |
4 hours per day, 180 days per year |
4 hours per day, 180 days per year |
| Record Keeping and Reporting |
Attendance Record sent to Director of Schools at
the end of the school year |
Attendance Record sent to Director of Schools at
the end of the school year |
| Testing |
In grades 5 and 7, same state board approved
secure standardized tests required of public school students |
In grade 9 same state board approved secure
standardized tests required of public school students but NOT the
high school proficiency test |
| Location and Cost
of Testing |
In the local public school which the student
would otherwise attend at no charge OR by a professional
testing service at parent’s expense |
In the local public school which the student
would otherwise attend at no charge OR by a professional
testing service at parent’s expense |
| Test Sanctions |
1 year or more below grade level for 2 years
in a row, superintendent MAY require parents to enroll
child in public or private school (unless child is learning
disabled) |
1 year or more below grade level for 2 years
in a row, superintendent MAY require parents to enroll
child in public or private school (unless child is learning
disabled) |
| Enter or Re-Enter
Public or Approved Private School |
Must be tested for grade placement |
Must be tested in each subject for credit
toward graduation |
| High School Diploma
or Certificate of Attendance |
None provided - Parent creates |
None provided - Parent creates |
