Nevada
• Compulsory Attendance Ages: Between 7 and 17. (§ 392.040)
• Required Days of Instruction: The "equivalent of 180 days of instruction." (§392.035)
• Required Subjects: Including English (reading, composition, writing), math, science, and social studies (history, geography, economics, government). To the extent practicable the arts, computer education and technology, health, and physical education
(§ 392.035). A parent can teach these subjects as appropriate to age and skill level of each child. (§ 392.035)
• Teacher Qualifications: None.
• Standardized Testing: None. The Nevada Department of Education voluntarily repealed its testing provisions for home schools in 1997
• 1. Definition: "Homeschooled child" means a child who receives instruction at home and who is exempt from compulsory attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070." Sec. 385.007.
• 2. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 392.070 requires the parents to provide the local board of trustees "satisfactory written evidence" that the "child is receiving at home … equivalent instruction of the kind and amount approved by the state board." "A child shall be excused from compulsory attendance … when written evidence is provided to the board of trustees of the county school district that the child will receive equivalent instruction…."
• 3. Under §§ 392.024 and 392.026, the initial filing (includes relocation to a different school district in the state) of the annual notification must include:
a. The full name of the child;
b. The name and address of the parent(s) of the child;
c. The address where the child resides;
d. A contact phone number for the parent, if available;
e. The birth date for the child;
f. A signed statement that the parent assumes full responsibility to assure that the child will receive equivalent instruction and that the biographical information is accurate;
g. An optional statement the parent can sign to protect the confidentiality of the intent form;
h. A statement of the educational plan that includes the proposed educational goals for the child or the instructional materials to be used;
i. A statement initialed by the parent that the parent has:
(1) At least one year of homeschooling experience in any state or territory of the United States; or
(2) A teaching credential from any state or territory of the United States; or
(3) Read and understands NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive.
j. A copy of the child's birth certificate or other documentation sufficient to establish his identity, which shall not be copied or kept on file by the school district; and
k. The name & city of the most recent Nevada public school attended, if applicable.
• 4. In subsequent years the notification is only required to include items (a) through (g).
• 5. § 392.048(4) denies school districts the ability to make additional requirements for homeschoolers: "Any policy pertaining to homeschooling or homeschooled children adopted by a board of trustees, a district administration or a public school administration shall not be more restrictive than the statutes and regulations thatgovern homeschooling pursuant to NRS 386.360 subsection 2."
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Nevada State High School Graduation Requirements
- English units: 4
- Math units: 3
- Social studies units: 2. (1 unit each of American government and American history.)
- Science units: 2
- P.E./Health units: 2.5 (5 unit health education and 2 units P.E.)
- Arts: Students must complete 1 unit of either "arts and humanities" or "occupational education."
- Foreign language: 0
- Electives units: 7.5
- Other units: Students must complete 1 unit of either "arts and humanities" or "occupational education" and .5 unit "use of computers."
Other diploma options : State offers honors/college prep curriculum option and proficiency-based credit option. Career and technical education endorsement option created by 2005 legislation to be offered at an undetermined date (as of September 2005).
NEV. REV. STAT. ANN. 386.520, 386.550, /86.584, 389.165; NEV. ADMIN. CODE ch. 389, § 664, 666, 670, 672, 674, 686, 710, 730
Important Note: State Graduation requirements are not necessarily the best guideline for homeschoolers to use. They have been included here as a guideline for what a typical public school student would need to complete in order to graduate.
A more important guideline may be the College Entrance requirements for where your student would like to attend college. While colleges have differing requirements, there are many colleges that publish requirements for homeschool graduates.
Related Pages:
Homeschool Support Groups in Nevada
Colleges in Nevada