Arkansas homeschool checklist for this year
Answer two questions and get the year's deadlines with their dates, the notice, testing and records, each linked to the law. Print it or tick it off here.
- Arkansas law
- This year's checklist
- Withdrawing from school
- ESA money
This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Arkansas's own statute and education department are the final word. The links below go straight to them.
Deadlines, forms and amounts checked on against the sources linked on this page.
Arkansas homeschool checklist, school year
Things to do, with their deadlines
File a Notice of Intent with the superintendent of your resident school district, online through the Department of Education or on paper.
Source: Arkansas Department of Education: Notice of Intent to Home School; Arkansas Department of Education: Rules Governing Home Schools (6 CAR Part 33)
The state's own form: Notice of Intent (online or paper).
All year
The state asks for no home school records beyond the Notice of Intent. The Department says parents may choose to keep an attendance record, a portfolio of the student's work at each grade level, grades for each subject and a transcript. The Department says the law gives neither it nor the school district authority to review or monitor a home school student's work.
Source: Arkansas Department of Education: Fact Sheet on Homeschooling in Arkansas (April 2024)
Good habits (not in the law)
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Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
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Start simple records on day one: the days you teach, the books you read and a few samples of work in each subject. They help if you move, return to school or apply to college.
Where this comes from
- Arkansas Department of Education: Notice of Intent to Home School (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: Rules Governing Home Schools (6 CAR Part 33) (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: Fact Sheet on Homeschooling in Arkansas (April 2024) (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: Home School Parents FAQ (May 2026) (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: Support for Home School Parents (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: Education Freedom Accounts (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: 2025–26 Education Freedom Accounts report to the Legislative Council (PDF) (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: EFA information for service providers (state agency)
- Arkansas Department of Education: EFA family handbook 2025–26 (PDF) (state agency)
- School Choice Arkansas (Department of Education partner site): EFA timeline (other)
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 Arkansas; 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.