Kaisha_home_school wrote: We are looking to try a better method than private classes. What does the law say regarding homeschooling in Michigan? I appreciate any feedback!
Greetings. Homeschooling in Michigan is not very difficult, but you will have to observe a few prerequisites before they begin to homeschool. As it turns out, homeschooling in Michigan has been considered one of the most lenient and straightforward places to homeschool in the country as it requires very little government oversight. Parents are at liberty to choose many of the things they deem fit for their student to study. A parent/guardian or person(s) teaching a child elsewhere than at school is not required by law to be accredited as a teacher in Michigan. However, using curriculum developed by a state certified or licensed teachers is highly recommended even if the teacher is not a Michigan teacher. You have two options to homeschool in Michigan. 1. As a non-public school – this option is associated with more requirements. The law requires that only a certified teacher is considered eligible to teach the subjects with an exemption to a religious option. The curriculum chosen must be comparable to that used in the local district for your student’s age and grade. Upon request by the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office, a parent is obligated and must be willing to submit information on the teachers’ qualification, the course of studies chosen and the enrollment of the pupils. 2. As a home education program – this option does not require reporting to a school official and no enrollment process is needed. The statute does not require parents to notify local government or education authorities that they are homeschooling. The parent determines when the student is ready to begin the program. The only requirement is that you must include instruction in the subjects of Mathematics, History, Reading, Civics, Writing, Literature, English Grammar, Spelling and Science. You should probably take a look at this page which contains specific information about what is required to homeschool in Michigan:
Kaisha_home_school wrote: We are looking to try a better method than private classes. What does the law say regarding homeschooling in Michigan? I appreciate any feedback!
Greetings. Homeschooling in Michigan is not very difficult, but you will have to observe a few prerequisites before they begin to homeschool. As it turns out, homeschooling in Michigan has been considered one of the most lenient and straightforward places to homeschool in the country as it requires very little government oversight. Parents are at liberty to choose many of the things they deem fit for their student to study. A parent/guardian or person(s) teaching a child elsewhere than at school is not required by law to be accredited as a teacher in Michigan. However, using curriculum developed by a state certified or licensed teachers is highly recommended even if the teacher is not a Michigan teacher. You have two options to homeschool in Michigan. 1. As a non-public school – this option is associated with more requirements. The law requires that only a certified teacher is considered eligible to teach the subjects with an exemption to a religious option. The curriculum chosen must be comparable to that used in the local district for your student’s age and grade. Upon request by the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office, a parent is obligated and must be willing to submit information on the teachers’ qualification, the course of studies chosen and the enrollment of the pupils. 2. As a home education program – this option does not require reporting to a school official and no enrollment process is needed. The statute does not require parents to notify local government or education authorities that they are homeschooling. The parent determines when the student is ready to begin the program. The only requirement is that you must include instruction in the subjects of Mathematics, History, Reading, Civics, Writing, Literature, English Grammar, Spelling and Science. You should probably take a look at this page which contains specific information about what is required to homeschool in Michigan:
Kaisha_home_school wrote: We are looking to try a better method than private classes. What does the law say regarding homeschooling in Michigan? I appreciate any feedback!
Welcome to the forum, Families have to meet certain steps before they start to homeschool in Michigan. There are 2 different options to homeschool in Michigan. 1. As a non-public school – this option is associated with more requirements. The law requires that only a certified teacher is considered eligible to teach the subjects with an exemption to a religious option. 2. As a home education program – this option does not require reporting to a school official and no enrollment process is needed. Based on past experience we've decided to only use a full school year curriculum and lessons that is by state certified teachers specially since we were told that other homeschool programs are not developed by real state licensed teachers.
. Homeschooling in Michigan is not very difficult, but you will have to observe a few prerequisites before they begin to homeschool. As it turns out, homeschooling in Michigan has been considered one of the most lenient and straightforward places to homeschool in the country as it requires very little government oversight. Parents are at liberty to choose many of the things they deem fit for their student to study. A parent/guardian or person(s) teaching a child elsewhere than at school is not required by law to be accredited as a teacher in Michigan. However, using curriculum developed by a state certified or licensed teachers is highly recommended even if the teacher is not a Michigan teacher. You have two options to homeschool in Michigan. 1. As a non-public school – this option is associated with more requirements. The law requires that only a certified teacher is considered eligible to teach the subjects with an exemption to a religious option. The curriculum chosen must be comparable to that used in the local district for your student’s age and grade. Upon request by the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office, a parent is obligated and must be willing to submit information on the teachers’ qualification, the course of studies chosen and the enrollment of the pupils. 2. As a home education program – this option does not require reporting to a school official and no enrollment process is needed. The statute does not require parents to notify local government or education authorities that they are homeschooling. The parent determines when the student is ready to begin the program. The only requirement is that you must include instruction in the subjects of Mathematics, History, Reading, Civics, Writing, Literature, English Grammar, Spelling and Science. You should probably take a look at this page which contains specific information about what is required to homeschool in Michigan:
