Oregon is a notification-and-testing state — you file notice with your ESD and keep your own test results, submitting scores only when the ESD requests them. Keep all of the following:
What to keep
Proof of your notice to the Education Service District (ESD)(filed within 10 days of starting)
Standardized test results for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10 (administered by a qualified neutral party, not the parent)
A record of instruction or attendance(Oregon sets no subject or hour requirement, but a log documents the year)
A portfolio of work samples(organizational — the simplest way to show progress between test years)
Your Oregon filing timeline
Within 10 days of startingFile notice with your local Education Service District that you are beginning home education.
Grades 3, 5, 8 & 10Have a qualified neutral party administer a standardized test, and keep the scores.
All year longKeep your instruction log and work samples current between test years.
On requestSubmit test scores to the ESD if they ask; new homeschoolers have an 18-month grace period before the first test.