Alabama Legal Home Schooling Options

There are two options under which you can legally home educate in the state of Alabama.

Option 1: (If you are enrolled with Creekside or any other church school, you are homeschooling under this option)
Legal Option: Establish and/or enroll in a church school
Required Attendance: None specified (175 days required for the public schools)
Required Subjects: None
Qualifications Required: None
Notice Required: File a notice of enrollment and attendance with the local superintendent on a provided form (not required annually)
Required Recordkeeping: Maintain a daily attendance register to be kept by the principal teacher of the church school
Testing Requirement: None

NOTE: While the law doesn't require many things under this option, the church school you choose MAY have requirements that they have set individually. Find a church school that you are comfortable with as far as their belief system and their requirements for membership. http://www.chefofalabama.org will have a listing of available church schools in the state of Alabama.

Option: 2
Legal Option: Use a private tutor
Required Attendance: 140 days per calendar year, 3 hours per day between the hours of 8am and 4pm
Required Subjects: Reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, English, geography, history of the United States, science, health, physical education, and Alabama history
Qualifications Required: Teacher certification
Notice Required: File a statement showing children to be instructed, the subjects taught and the period of instruction with the local superintendent
Required Recordkeeping: Maintain a register of the child's work showing daily attendance and make such reports as the State Board of Education may require
Testing Requirement: None