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Northern Nevada's Homeschooling Information Hub |
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Northern Nevada's Homeschooling Information Hub |
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Nevada Homeschool LawsWe tried to list some common questions parents may have regarding homeschooling laws. If we have not answered a question you have please email us and we will find the information for you.1. IS HOMESCHOOLING LEGAL? Yes, its legal in every state in the United States. Nevada law (NRS 392.070) states that parents or guardians have to fill out a letter of intent notifying the district their child will be receiving appropriate education at home.2. DO YOU HAVE TO BE A LICENSED TEACHER TO HOMESCHOOL? No.3. DOES NEVADA REQUIRE TESTING? No.4. CAN MY CHILD GO BACK TO PUBLIC SCHOOL IF I DECIDE TO STOP HOMESCHOOLING? Yes. They may have to take a placement test to determine where where to place them.5. CAN I HOMESCHOOL MY CHILD FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHANGE MY MIND FOR HIGHSCHOOL?Yes. Districts accept transcripts from an approved correspondence course and give credit for the classes taken. This enables the student to attend public highschool if they want to graduate with their classmates. Be sure to find out if the classes will be accepted by your district before starting any correspondence program.6. WHEN CAN A HOMESCHOOL STUDENT TAKE COLLEGE CLASSES? Universities and community colleges accept students at age 15. Many homeschoolers have 2-3 years of college completed by age 18.7. WILL MY CHILD RECEIVE A DIPLOMA OR CREDITS FROM WASHOE COUNTY OR STATE OF NEVADA? No. But you can receive one from an accredited online or correspondence school. Washoe County School District began an online highschool program called WOLF starting the 2004-2005 school year.8. DO HOMESCHOOLERS TAKE A BREAK FOR THE SUMMER? It's your decision. The Washoe County school district requires you to fill out a new intent form for the beginning of each school year. This form is usually due in July of each new school year.9. WILL UNIVERSITIES ACCEPT HOMESCHOOLERS? Yes. In fact many prestigious universities are seeking out homeschoolers. Stanford has sought out homeschoolers because they are able to "think outside the box".NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDISTRICT HOME SCHOOLING CONTACTS
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Click here for more information on Nevada Homeschool laws The Wall Street Journal Brain Drain: Gifted Kids Are Left Out This is a summary of some issues presented in an article by Daniel Golden in the December 29, 2003 issue. "The 2001 law known as "The No Child Left Behind" calls for all public-school students to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Schools must make steady progress toward these goals or face penalties. Schools that miss milestones can be required to pay for outside tutors and let parents transfer their child to a better school at the districts expense." "National test scores suggest it is helping the weakest students but at the expense of leaving behind the strongest." "To abide by the law schools are shifting resources away from programs that help their most gifted students. Because all the incentives in No Child Left Behind are to focus on the bottom or low average performing students." Schools all around the nation are eliminating or severely reducing programs for the gifted due to pressure from the No Child Left Behind Law. "Reducing programs for the best students will make it harder to replenish-and diversify-the country's ranks of top intellectuals and scientists."
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