District of Columbia homeschool letters

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District of Columbia asks for a notice: At least 15 business days before starting; continuation by August 15 each year., to Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).. Below are that notice, the letter to the school your child is leaving, and the letters for when homeschooling ends or you move.

Checked October 27, 2026. Information, not legal advice: District of Columbia's statute and education department are the final word.

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Which letter? Notice of intent to homeschool Letter to the school your child is leaving Letter when homeschooling ends Change of address

To: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). · When: At least 15 business days before starting; continuation by August 15 each year. · District of Columbia has its own form: Notification of Intent to Homeschool (online, OSSE). Send that; this letter can go with it as a cover note.

What District of Columbia's law asks the notice to give: Complete the Notification of Intent to Homeschool online with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) at least 15 business days before the first day of home instruction. In each later year you continue, complete a Notification of Homeschool Continuation by Aug. 15. To stop, send a Notification to Discontinue Homeschooling at least 15 business days before. Put each item in the details box, one a line.

Your name Date Starting

Your address (it prints under your name) Children's names, one a line (they print on the letter only) Details the law asks for, one a line

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To: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).

Re: Notice of intent to homeschool, District of Columbia

I am writing to give notice that I will provide home education for ________________, beginning ________________, under District of Columbia's homeschool law.

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Please confirm that you have received this notice. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Signed ______________________________

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Before you send it

Read what to file in District of Columbia: the To and By lines there are the ones these letters use, each linked to the law.
Keep a copy, and send it a way you can prove: by hand with a dated receipt, by certified mail, or by email if the office accepts it.
Taking a child out of school mid-year? See the District of Columbia checklist for the order of steps.