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Home instruction in New York is governed by 8 NYCRR § 100.10. It is one of the more paperwork-heavy states: an annual plan, four quarterly reports, and an annual assessment, each filed with your school district. Summary checked against the regulation on September 13, 2026.
What the regulation asks for
| Requirement | What it means | In Schoolhouse |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of intent | A letter to the district superintendent by July 1, or within 14 days of starting home instruction. | Not a report; write the letter yourself. |
| Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) | Filed within four weeks of the district's response: for each required subject, the syllabus, curriculum or materials, the plan of instruction, and the dates of the four quarterly reports. | IHIP report: subjects and courses with their materials, the schedule, and the computed quarter dates for the year. |
| Instruction: 900 hours (grades 1–6) or 990 hours (7–12), and 180 days | Hours are the substantial equivalent of the district's school year. | Attendance counts the days; Hours by subject totals the hours against 900 or 990 by grade. |
| Quarterly reports | Four a year, on the dates in the IHIP: hours of instruction, material covered in each subject, a grade or narrative evaluation per subject, and an explanation where less than 80 percent of the planned material was covered. | Quarterly report: hours per subject for the quarter, the lessons covered, your grade or narrative per subject, and an explanation line wherever coverage fell under 80 percent of the plan. |
| Annual assessment | A standardized test every year in grades 4–8 and 9–12 (in grades 1–3, and alternate years in 4–8, a written narrative evaluation may be used instead). Results go with the fourth quarterly report. | Record the test under Assessments; it prints on the year's reports. |
Required subjects
The regulation lists subjects by grade band. Schoolhouse matches your own subject and course names against them and shows which are covered on the IHIP and quarterly report.
- Grades 1–6: arithmetic, reading, spelling, writing, the English language, geography, United States history, science, health education, music, visual arts, physical education, bilingual education and/or English as a second language where the need is indicated.
- Grades 7–8: English (two units over two years), history and geography (two units), science (two units), mathematics (two units), physical education, health education, art (one half unit), music (one half unit), practical arts, library skills.
- Grades 9–12: English (4 units), social studies (4 units, including one unit of American history, one half unit in participation in government, and one half unit of economics), mathematics (2 units), science (2 units), art and/or music (1 unit), health education (½ unit), physical education (2 units), three units of electives.
- All grades: patriotism and citizenship; health education regarding alcohol, drug, and tobacco misuse; highway safety and traffic regulation, including bicycle safety; fire and arson prevention and safety.
A New York year in Schoolhouse
- Set the home state to New York in the guided setup or Settings. Reports then lists the current quarter's end and due date at the top.
- Set the year's start and end; Schoolhouse divides the school days into four even quarters for the report dates.
- Enter each course with its curriculum name; that is what prints as the IHIP's materials.
- Print the IHIP from Reports and file it with the district.
- Check things off on Today. At each quarter's end, open the Quarterly report, add a grade or a sentence per subject under Narrative, and share the PDF.
- Record the annual assessment under Assessments before the fourth report.
Verify with your district. Districts issue their own IHIP and quarterly forms and some accept a substantially equivalent document; ask before your first filing. This page summarizes the regulation and is not legal advice.