Mississippi
Certificate of Enrollment — legitimate home instruction program
The Filing Facts
| Who files | Parent, guardian or custodian |
|---|---|
| Filed with | School attendance officer where the child resides (MDE Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement) |
| When / how often | On or before August 15, annually (was September 15 until the 2026 amendment, effective July 1, 2026) |
| Filing required | Yes |
| Statute | Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91; Miss. Admin. Code 7-3: 30.7 |
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 — Mississippi
*This letter is the filled-companion to the official Certificate of Enrollment prepared by the Mississippi Department of Education's Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement. Complete the office's own certificate as well; this letter carries exactly the information § 37-13-91 allows the certificate to obtain — no more.*
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CERTIFICATE OF ENROLLMENT — LEGITIMATE HOME INSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91
To: School Attendance Officer, [COUNTY OF RESIDENCE]
From: [PARENT / GUARDIAN / CUSTODIAN NAME]
Child:
- Name: [CHILD'S NAME]
- Address: [CHILD'S ADDRESS]
- Telephone number: [TELEPHONE]
- Date of birth: [DATE OF BIRTH]
Parent, guardian or custodian:
- Name: [NAME]
- Address: [ADDRESS]
- Telephone number: [TELEPHONE]
Simple description of the type of education the child is receiving:
[SIMPLE DESCRIPTION — e.g. "Home instruction program provided by the parent at home."]
School district where the child resides: [DISTRICT]
Signature of parent, guardian or custodian: ______________________________
Date signed: ______________
*Return to the school attendance officer where the child resides on or before August 15 of each year.*
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.