Montana homeschool letter of intent

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This is general information, not legal advice; check your state's own page. Laws change, and Montana'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.

What Montana's law asks for

Who it goes to: The county superintendent of schools of the county where your home school is
When: Each school fiscal year (the law sets no date)
What it says: Each child's full name; Home address. The children named above attend our home school this school fiscal year.Source: MCA 20-5-109 Nonpublic and home school requirements (Montana Legislature)

The full rule, in plain words: A home school must notify the county superintendent of schools of the county where the home school is located, in each school fiscal year, of the student's attendance at the school. The statute gives no date and names no form. A school fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30.

Your letter

Date: ________________

To: ________________

Notice Of Home School Attendance

I, ________________, submit this notice of home school attendance: my children named below will be educated at home, under Montana Code Annotated 20-5-109.

Name
________________

Home address: ________________

The children named above attend our home school this school fiscal year.

SignatureDate

Sign it by hand, keep a copy, and send it the way the office accepts (ask whether it wants its own form).

Where this comes from

MCA 20-5-102 Compulsory enrollment and excuses (Montana Legislature) (the law)
MCA 20-5-109 Nonpublic and home school requirements (Montana Legislature) (the law)
MCA 20-1-301 School fiscal year (Montana Legislature) (the law)
MCA 20-7-111 Instruction in public schools (Montana Legislature) (the law)
MCA 20-7-1704 Use of education savings account (Montana Legislature) (the law)
Office of Public Instruction: Education Savings Account (state agency)
Montana Code Annotated 20-7-1703 (ESA definitions) (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 Montana; 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 Something out of date?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.