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Vermont Homeschool Requirements Moderate regulation
What Vermont requires from homeschool families — notification, subjects, hours, testing, and portfolio rules — with links to the current law. This is the same state data FolioKid uses to build your portfolio template.
- Governing law: 16 V.S.A. § 166b
- Required subjects: Basic Communication Skills (Reading, Writing, Use of Numbers), Citizenship, History & Government (Vermont and the United States), Physical Education & Comprehensive Health, English, American & Other Literature, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts (elementary grades; some states vary by grade)
- Instructional days: 175 days per year
- Annual assessment: parent's choice of five methods — standardized test, certified-teacher review, portfolio (summary plus at least 4 work samples), online academy grades, or GED evidence — kept by the family
File an annual enrollment notice with the Vermont Agency of Education at least 10 business days before starting. Annual assessment via test, certified teacher letter, parent portfolio (summary plus at least 4 work samples), online academy grades, or GED prep evidence.
Records you must keep in Vermont
Vermont lets you choose how to show a year of progress — and a parent portfolio is one of five equally valid assessment options. If you go that route, keep an actual portfolio:
- Work samples across Vermont's six required subjects (worksheets, writing, projects, photos of hands-on work)
- If you use the parent-portfolio assessment: a year-end summary plus at least 4 work samples (required for that option)
- A record of instructional time toward the 175-day minimum
- Your chosen annual assessment (test result, certified-teacher letter, portfolio, online academy grades, or GED-prep evidence)
- Your enrollment-notice confirmation from the Vermont Agency of Education
Your Vermont filing timeline
- At least 10 business days before startingFile your annual enrollment notice with the Vermont Agency of Education.
- All year longKeep work samples current and log days toward the 175-day minimum.
- End of the yearComplete your chosen annual assessment — if you use the parent portfolio, assemble a summary plus at least 4 work samples.
- Before next yearFile your enrollment notice again — it is an annual notice.
How FolioKid builds a Vermont-compliant portfolio
You do the teaching; FolioKid assembles the records Vermont accepts as your annual assessment:
- Snap photos of work as it happens — FolioKid tags each entry by subject against Vermont's required-subject list.
- Log instructional time toward Vermont's 175-day minimum with a running total.
- Choose your assessment method — if you use the parent portfolio, FolioKid gathers your year-end summary and flags that you have at least 4 work samples per Vermont's rule.
- Export a Vermont-formatted portfolio PDF — or send a reviewer a read-only share link (no account needed, expires in 30 days).
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Official Vermont sources
- 📜 16 V.S.A. § 166b — the statute itself
- 🏛️ VT Agency of Education — Home Study
- 🔎 HSLDA — Vermont homeschool law summary
Vermont homeschool FAQ
What law governs homeschooling in Vermont?
Homeschooling in Vermont is governed by 16 V.S.A. § 166b. File an annual enrollment notice with the Vermont Agency of Education at least 10 business days before starting. Annual assessment via test, certified teacher letter, parent portfolio (summary plus at least 4 work samples), online academy grades, or GED prep evidence. Always verify current requirements with your state department of education.
What subjects are required for homeschooling in Vermont?
Vermont requires: Basic Communication Skills (Reading, Writing, Use of Numbers), Citizenship, History & Government (Vermont and the United States), Physical Education & Comprehensive Health, English, American & Other Literature, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts (elementary grades; some states vary by grade).
How many hours or days of instruction does Vermont require?
Vermont requires 175 days per year.
Does Vermont require testing or a portfolio evaluation?
No — Vermont does not require standardized testing or a portfolio evaluation, but keeping a portfolio of your child's work is still the simplest way to document progress.
Keeping records for Vermont? Snap photos of your kids' work and FolioKid organizes them into a year-end portfolio PDF — formatted around Vermont's requirements.
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