Withdrawing from school to homeschool in Arizona

• Arizona law
• This year's checklist
• Letter of intent
• Withdrawing from school
• ESA money

This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Arizona's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.

Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on October 29, 2026 against the sources linked on this page.

Step by step

1. Before your child's last day, do what Arizona asks of a new homeschool. Within 30 days of starting: File an affidavit of intent with the county school superintendent. You do not file again unless homeschooling stops and starts again. Fill in the Arizona letter of intent.Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 15-802 School instruction; exceptions (legislature)
2. Tell the school. We did not find a Arizona rule on how to tell the school. A short dated letter, with a copy kept, gives you a record of the day your child left.
3. Ask for your child's records (report cards, test results, any evaluations or plans) so you know where your child stands. Good practice, not a legal step.
4. If your child has an IEP or a 504 plan, ask the district before you leave what, if anything, it offers homeschooled students, and get a copy of the plan. Good practice, not a legal step.
5. Keep copies of everything you send and anything you get back, with the dates. Good practice, not a legal step.
6. Start your records on day one. We found no record-keeping rule for homeschools in the school instruction and homeschool testing statutes. The paperwork the law names is the affidavit of intent. A homeschooled child who tries out for a public school's interscholastic activities needs written verification from the person teaching about passing grades and satisfactory progress.Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 15-802 School instruction; exceptions (legislature)

What Arizona's law or education agency says about leaving school

If a child stops being homeschooled, the person with custody must tell the county school superintendent within 30 days. If homeschooling starts again, a new affidavit of intent is due within 30 days. A child moving into school from homeschool is tested to decide grade level.Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 15-802 School instruction; exceptions (legislature)

A letter to the school

Fill this in and print it. It tells the school your child is leaving to be taught at home and asks for the records. It is not the state's notice; that is the letter of intent.

Where this comes from

• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-802 School instruction; exceptions (legislature) (the law)
• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-745 Homeschooled children; testing (legislature) (the law)
• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-802.01 Homeschooled children; interscholastic activities (legislature) (the law)
• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-2402 Empowerment scholarship accounts (legislature) (the law)
• Arizona Department of Education: Empowerment Scholarship Account (state agency)
• Arizona Department of Education: ESA eligibility requirements (state agency)
• Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee: FY 2027 Appropriations Report, Department of Education (PDF) (state agency)
• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-2401.01 (ESA eligibility) (the law)
• Arizona Revised Statutes 15-2403 (ESA administration) (the law)

Checked on October 29, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Laws and forms change; confirm a date with your school district or the state agency before you rely on it. For legal advice, ask a lawyer licensed in Arizona; homeschool legal-help organizations and your state's homeschool groups can also point you to help. Something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.