West Virginia 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.

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

West Virginia homeschool checklist, school year

Things to do, with their deadlines

When you start (for a child in public school: on or before the first day of home instruction)
Give the county superintendent or county board a notice of intent, with evidence of your high school diploma or equivalent.
Source: W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature); WV Department of Education: Homeschool State Code
By June 30 (results for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11)
Get an academic assessment each year; send the results for grades 3, 5, 8 and 11 to the county superintendent.
Source: W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature)

Need the letter? Fill in the West Virginia letter of intent and print it.

All year

All year
Teach the subjects West Virginia names: reading, language, mathematics, science, social studies.
Source: W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature)
All year
A parent or legal guardian keeps copies of each student's Academic Assessment for three years. If the assessment does not show acceptable progress, start a remedial program, and after a second year without acceptable progress, send the county superintendent more evidence that appropriate instruction is being given.
Source: W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature)

If you stop homeschooling

When home instruction ends
Notify the county superintendent.
Source: W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature); WV Department of Education: Homeschool State Code

Good habits (not in the law)

Keep a copy of everything you send, and of any acknowledgement you get back, with the date.
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.

Dates shown are the next time each deadline comes round from today. Your ticks and answers stay in this browser; nothing is sent.

Where this comes from

W.Va. Code 18-8-1, compulsory school attendance exemptions (WV Legislature) (the law)
W.Va. Code 18-8-1a, commencement and termination of compulsory attendance (WV Legislature) (the law)
W.Va. Code 18-5-45, school calendar (WV Legislature) (the law)
WV Department of Education: Homeschool State Code (state agency)
Hope Scholarship Program: FAQ (Office of the State Treasurer) (state agency)
Hope Scholarship Program (West Virginia State Treasurer) (state agency)
W.Va. Code 18-31-7, Hope Scholarship qualifying expenses (WV Legislature) (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 West Virginia; 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.