Arkansas
Notice of Intent to home school
The Filing Facts
| Who files | Parents or legal guardians |
|---|---|
| Filed with | Superintendent of the resident school district (online via DESE, email, mail, or in person) |
| When / how often | Beginning of each school year, no later than August 15; mid-year withdrawal five school days before withdrawing; new residents within 30 days — annual |
| Filing required | Yes |
| Statute | Ark. Code §§ 6-15-503, 6-18-201 |
Fill In & Print Your Letter
Type your family's details and every bracketed field in the letter is filled for printing. What you type is sealed with your family's key if your school is set up and unlocked — it is never kept in plain text.
The Letter — Arkansas
*This letter is the filled-companion to the official DESE Notice of Intent to Home School form. File the form itself (online at the DESE NOI system, or on paper to your resident district), or send this letter — § 6-15-503(a)(4) allows written notice electronically, by mail, or in person, and § 6-15-503(e) forbids the district from requiring anything beyond the contents below.*
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOME SCHOOL
Ark. Code § 6-15-503
To: Superintendent, [RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT]
From: [PARENT / LEGAL GUARDIAN NAME], parent / legal guardian
I hereby give notice of my intent to provide a home school for my child(ren) named below, and I agree that I am responsible for the education of my child(ren) during the time I provide a home school for them.
School district: [DISTRICT] · County: [COUNTY] · Start date: [DATE]
Student(s):
- Name: [CHILD'S NAME] · Sex: [M/F] · Date of birth: [DATE OF BIRTH] · Grade level: [GRADE]
- Name and address of school last attended, if any: [SCHOOL NAME AND ADDRESS, OR "NONE"]
Home school mailing address: [ADDRESS]
Home school telephone number: [TELEPHONE]
Name of parent or legal guardian providing the home school: [NAME]
Statement of plans to participate during this school year in public school interscholastic activities under Ark. Code § 6-15-509: [YES / NO — describe if yes]
Statement of plans to seek a high school equivalency diploma during the current school year: [YES / NO]
Signature of parent or legal guardian: ______________________________ Date: ______________
Honesty note: This letter is a template prepared from the statute text cited above. The
parent files it themselves — Grace Team Academy never files on a
family's behalf. It is not legal advice; the family's own state rules, as
currently in force, govern.