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Does the school district check in periodically with homeschoolers during the academic year? No. Once you receive approval to homeschool, you are largely on your own. During the summer, we received a letter from our school district’s director of learning and teaching stating that we had met the requirements for the 2009-2010 school year and that our application to continue home education for the 2010-2011 school year had been approved. We are required to submit eighth-grade assessment information, including objective test results, by June 30, 2011. Any substantial changes to the educational plan we submitted last June require pre-approval by the school district, according to the letter. “It is the responsibility of the homeschooling parent/guardian to maintain a homeschooling program consistent with the application submitted and approved, including requesting approval for any substantial changes,” the letter states. The school district’s responsibility involves merely reviewing and approving the educational plan and the student’s end-of-year portfolio. The rest is up to you.