NY homeschool IHIP and quarterly reports
Enter each child's plan once. Get the IHIP, four quarterly reports and the annual assessment, filled in and checked against 8 NYCRR §100.10.
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How the New York paperwork fits together
Each school year, for each child of compulsory age (8 NYCRR §100.10):
- A notice of intent to your district superintendent by July 1, or within 14 days of starting partway through the year.
- The district sends you an IHIP form. You return the IHIP by August 15, or within 4 weeks of getting the form if that is later.
- A quarterly report on each date your IHIP sets.
- The annual assessment, with the fourth report.
Here the IHIP's subjects become the outline of every quarterly report. See the deadlines and every requirement by grade.
Not legal advice. Your district superintendent decides whether paperwork complies; if your district's form asks for something different, follow the district. Rules checked against the regulation and NYSED's Q&A on October 19, 2026.
Questions parents ask
What has to be in an IHIP?
The child's name, age and grade, the materials or plan for each required subject, the quarterly report dates spaced evenly, and who teaches (§100.10(d)). NYSED says a district may not require more.
When is the IHIP due?
Within 4 weeks of getting the district's IHIP form, or by August 15, whichever is later (§100.10(c)(2)). The district sends the form within 10 business days of your notice of intent, due July 1 (or 14 days after a mid-year start).
What goes in a quarterly report?
Hours of instruction that quarter, the material covered in each IHIP subject, a grade in each subject or a written narrative on progress, and an explanation for any subject under 80% of the planned material (§100.10(g)).
How many hours does New York require?
900 hours a year for grades 1-6 and 990 for grades 7-12 (§100.10(f)), about 225 or 247.5 a quarter. NYSED says evenings and weekends count.
Do we need a standardized test?
Grades 1-3 may use a written narrative any year, grades 4-8 every other year at most, and grades 9-12 need a test. A composite above the 33rd percentile, or a year of growth, is adequate (§100.10(h)).
Who can write the annual narrative?
A NYS-certified teacher, a peer review panel or another person, chosen with the superintendent's consent, after interviewing the child and reviewing a portfolio (§100.10(h)(2)(iii)). With consent, a parent may write it.
Does a kindergartner need an IHIP?
Only at compulsory age: a child who turns six by December 1 starts that September (Education Law §3205). Part 100.10 lists subjects from grade 1. NYC needs no IHIP for five-year-olds unless you request special education.
We started homeschooling in February. How many reports?
Fewer, in proportion to the year left (NYSED Q&A); NYC's forms say to file only the remaining quarters. Tick "We start partway through the school year": a February start gets reports 3 and 4, spread to June 30.
Sources: 8 NYCRR §100.10 (as amended July 28, 2021) · NYSED Home Instruction Q&A · Education Law §3205 · NYC Public Schools: Home Schooling. Checked October 19, 2026.