What Iowa law requires when you teach your child at home — the filings, the deadlines, the records — and what it does not require, in writing.
Notice: Under Competent Private Instruction, file a report of instruction with the district by September 1 each year; Independent Private Instruction needs no filing.
Ongoing duties: Annual evaluation under CPI; results reported to the district and the Department of Education by August 1. No duties under IPI.
Withdrawal from public school: no codified withdrawal procedure — a dated written notice to the school is the practice, and it creates your paper record.
Source: Iowa Code §§299.4, 299A.2–299A.3, 299A.8
Rules checked October 2026 — every rule on this page is cited to its source. Verify day counts against your district's official calendar.
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