The following information is mandatory and must be submitted to this office by October 1 of each year. If complete information is not received, the district must report the Home School as "Not Compliant" in our report to the State of Minnesota:
Initial Registration Form (or other format)
This form is to be completed and submitted by October 1 or within 15 days of withdrawing a child from a public school in order to home school.
Letter of Intent to Continue to Provide Instruction (or other format)
This form is to be completed and submitted by October 1 of each year after the instructor has provided the same district with an Initial Registration Form.
Student immunization and conscientious objection information is available under Health Services.
The following form is optional:
Educational Reimbursement Rate
The Minnesota Department of Education has established the following nonpublic pupil aids reimbursement rate for the 2023-24 school year:
Educational aid reimbursement = $95.69
If you choose to participate and in order to be eligible for reimbursement, you are required to complete and return the Student Report for Aids to Nonpublic Students form by October 1. All receipts submitted for reimbursement must be received by May 1 and dated during this fiscal year which began July 1, 2023. All materials, for which reimbursement is received, must be labeled as "Property of ISD 728." Appendices A and B (from MDE’s Education Aids for Nonpublic School Students document) outline the educational materials that are eligible for reimbursement through this program.
Minnesota home schools are encouraged to carefully review the Questions and Answers information provided by the Minnesota Department of Education.
