Home-Based Education

Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104.5

Pursuant to Colorado law, parents who wish to begin home schooling must provide notification to a Colorado school district 14 days prior to beginning the home-school program. Notification to Jeffco can be submitted through EnrollJeffco and must be re-submitted to a Colorado school district each year.

Parents may begin their home-schooling program 14 days after the letter of intent has been received by the district Office of Home-Based Education.

Please check the Jeffco enrollment calendar.

Home-based education programs include, but are not limited to: communication skills of reading, writing and speaking, mathematics, history, civics, literature, science and regular courses of instruction in the Constitution of the United States as provided in CRS 22-1-108. The selection of curriculum is at the discretion of the parent who is overseeing the home-schooling program.

Outside of truancy or other court action, the selection of curriculum is at the discretion of the parent who is overseeing the home-based education program. Parents or guardians should document grades, attendance, assessments, type of curriculum, and experiential activities. Please see the CDE’s Home School Resources for more information.

The parent or guardian overseeing the home-based education school program is solely responsible for obtaining books, supplies, tests and any and all costs associated.

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Please visit CDE for additional resources.

Records for each child participating in a home-school educational program must be kept on a permanent basis by the parent or guardian overseeing the program. Records must include, but are not limited to attendance, test and evaluation results and immunization records. Such records will be produced to the local school district upon 14 days written notice if the superintendent has probable cause to believe that the program is not in compliance with state law.

Home-based education students must have academic progress evaluated in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. Refer to the Colorado Department of Education's FAQ about Home Schooling. Students can take a nationally normalized achievement test or a qualified person, as described in CRS 22-33-104.5(3)(f) can be selected by the parent to evaluate the student’s academic progress.

If parents would like their student to participate in assessments through their neighborhood school (grades 3, 5 or 7) during the district testing schedule, parents must contact the school office by Jan. 15 for assistance. There may be a fee for testing, payable to the school.

Assessment results must be submitted to Jeffco within six months of the test date and may be emailed or mailed to:

Home-Based Education
Jefferson County Public Schools
1829 Denver West Drive #27
Golden, CO 80401

Email: HomeBasedEd@jeffco.k12.co.us

Home-based education programs require a minimum of 172 days of instruction averaging four contact hours per day.

If a child and their parent or guardian have a pending or active truancy case, the intended curriculum must be submitted to Jeffco for review. If approved for home-based education, the student and the parent or guardian must continue to comply with any and all judicial court orders. If the letter of intent for home-based education is denied, the family must enroll in a school and comply with all applicable court orders.

Families may contact the school to inquire about and develop a detailed plan with approval from the school administration. Part-time students must enroll in school at least 90 hours per semester.

Resident students participating in home-based educational programs may participate in extracurricular and interscholastic activities if they meet the requirements of state law, district policy, and with approval from the school administration.

The parent or guardian may notify HomeBasedEd@jeffco.k12.co.us or demonstrate enrollment in another school.

Email: HomeBasedEd@jeffco.k12.co.us

Diplomas from Jeffco Public Schools are presented only to students who have completed all district graduation requirements as stated in Jeffco board policies. There is no state or district diploma for home-based education students.