CPI with Reporting
& Annual Assessment

Choice #3


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Here are details about
CPI with Reporting & Annual Assessment:


REQUIREMENTS

  • Initial reporting required
    If your child is of compulsory school attendance age (6-16), you'll need to file, in duplicate, a CPI Report Form A (available in the Tool Kit below) with your  resident school district by September 1 at the beginning of each school year.

    If you start homeschooling during the school year, the form is to be at least partially completed and filed within 14 days, and fully completed and filed within 30 calendar days, of removing the child from an Iowa accredited school or moving to Iowa.

    If you are using CPI Option 2, you will leave blank the Form A section asking for a licensed teacher’s name and folder number.

  • Annual assessment results reporting required
    CPI Option 2 with Opt-In includes requirements for annual assessment and results.

    By law and rule, the assessment must be completed by May 31 and the results must be filed at the resident public school by August 1. Also by law and rule, the annual assessment process does not start until the child is seven years old. 
    (Note: Assessment results for students in their the first or "baseline" year under CPI Option 2 with Opt-In must be reported by June 30.)

    Three forms of annual assessment results are acceptable under Iowa law:

    • Standardized Testing Results Report
    • Portfolio Evaluation Report
    • Accredited Correspondence School Report


    See FAQ sections below for details about each form of annual assessment.

PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCESS AVAILABILITY

  • Access is available to dual enrollment
    Public school services, activities, classes, or Senior Year Plus options are available.
    MORE INFORMATION
  • Access available for driver education
    Parents using any homeschool option in Iowa may access public school driver education or parent-taught driver education.
    MORE INFORMATION
  • Access to free public school standardized testing. 
    Parents using any homeschool option in Iowa may request free public school standardized testing.

SCHOOL DAY ATTENDANCE AND SCHOOL SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

  • Instructional days specified by law
    The Iowa Code no longer specifies the number of instructional days required for CPI Option 2.
  • Annual assessment reports must include results in 5 specified subjects
    Reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

  • Parents may homeschool students with special educational needs.
    While using CPI Option 2 with Opt-In, public school and/or AEA services are available through dual enrollment, if desired.
    MORE INFORMATION
 

Even though I was talking to myself, I’m not crazy.
I'm a homeschool mom,
and that was just a parent-teacher conference.


 

TOOLKIT FOR CPI Option 2 with Opt-In Reporting



CPI Option 2 with Opt-In Tools


Competent Private Instruction Report [Form A]

Purpose:
The Competent Private Instruction Report is published annually by the Department of Education for use by parents providing CPI with reporting.

The DE released a new non-dated CPI Form A on August 9, 2022. The Homeschool Iowa Advocacy Team notified the DE that the form contained errors, such as marking fields as required without basis in law or rule. Ten days later, the DE published a revised form, available below. The form still has some areas of concern, but most of the serious errors have been corrected. Please read the notice in the Plan of Instruction section to the right before completing the CPI Form A.

If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD FORM

Outline of Course of Study Form

Purpose:
This newly updated form, designed by Homeschool Iowa and reviewed by Home School Legal Defense Association, has been used for decades to comply with the requirement on the CPI Form A for an "outline of the courses of study, including subjects covered, lesson plans, and time spent on the areas of study – and the titles and authors or publishers of the texts to be used." Chapter 31.2(1)(a)

On the new CPI Form A, you may write "See attached sheet" in the table provided in Item #5 and attach the completed Outline of Course of Study form.

This will provide full compliance with the CPI Form A Instructional Program Information item. (No further followup filing is required.)

DOWNLOAD THE OUTLINE OF COURSE OF STUDY FORM
 
Certificate of Immunization Exemption

Purpose:
This document must be filed with your CPI form if you intend to use the exemption for immunizations.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD FORM

Privacy Form for Dual-Enrolled Student

Purpose:
This optional form is recommended to protect your family's privacy. It informs school officials that you want protections afforded by federal and state laws and that you do not want any information concerning your enrolled child -- including directory information -- to be released to anyone without your prior consent.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD FORM
Receipt for CPI Form Filing (Optional)

Purpose:
This form may be used by a parent when filing the Competent Private Instruction (CPI) Form A.

Ask the school district official receiving your CPI Form to sign the receipt, and retain this receipt with your homeschool records.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD FORM

Standardized Testing Tools

Test Administrator Certification Statement Form

Purpose:
If you choose to arrange for private – rather than public school or AEA – standardized testing for annual assessment purposes, this form may be attached to the submitted test results to provide added assurance that the standardized test was administered by a qualified test administrator using proper testing protocol prescribed by the test publisher.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD FORM
"Helping Your Child with Standardized Testing” Article

Purpose:
Tips and suggestions are provided to prepare your child for standardized testing.

VIEW ARTICLE

List of Acceptable Tests

Purpose:
This is a list of acceptable tests, approved by the Iowa Department of Education, that you may use to satisfy the testing requirements.

VIEW TEST LIST

Portfolio Evaluation Tools

Contract for Homeschool Portfolio Evaluation

Purpose:
This optional contract, produced with assistance from Home School Legal Defense Association, is provided to help define and delineate the rights and responsibilities of both parties in a homeschool portfolio evaluation arrangement: the parents and the teacher.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this contract via the Member Portal.

DOWNLOAD Contract
Report of Portfolio Evaluator Selection Form

Purpose:
If you will be using the portfolio evaluation method, you may find this simple optional form helpful. When filled out and submitted to your resident school district, it provides a mechanism to fulfill the legal requirement of seeking the school district superintendent's approval of your selected portfolio evaluator. This approval process is simply a check to see if your evaluator's license is valid and grade-level-appropriate.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

Download Form
Report of Portfolio Assessment Results Form

Purpose:
This optional form is offered to make the portfolio evaluator's job much easier.

It provides an efficient tool to assure that all of the required information is included in the portfolio evaluation results report.

Note: If you're a Homeschool Iowa member, you can access a fillable (type-in) version of this form via the Member Portal.

Download Form

Correspondence School Tools

 
List of Accredited Correspondence Schools

Purpose:
Homeschool Iowa provides this non-exhaustive list of homeschool correspondence schools for which we have been able to verify accreditation required to qualify as a source of annual assessment reports.

DOWNLOAD list
 

General Resources

2020 - 2021 Private Instruction Handbook

Purpose:
This Department of Education publication is published annually to provide information
for parents and school district officials on private instruction, including Competent Private Instruction (CPI) and Independent Private Instruction (IPI). (This is the newest version available.)

DOWNLOAD HANDBOOK

The Homeschool Iowa Legal Summary

Purpose:
A brief summary of the legal requirements and options for home educators in Iowa.

VIEW HOMESCHOOL IOWA LEGAL SUMMARY

The Homeschool Iowa Resource Guide

Purpose:
Homeschool Iowa members have access to this helpful two-page guide listing homeschool curricula, materials, periodicals, catalog companies, and other resources. Website links are included. Not a member? Join now!

DOWNLOAD GUIDE FROM MEMBER PORTAL
CPI OPTION 2 WITH OPT-IN FAQs
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For all who are using CPI Option 2 with Opt-In
Standardized Testing FAQs
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For those using standardized testing assessment under CPI Option 2 with Opt-In
Portfolio Evaluation FAQs
CPI Option 2 with Opt-In Portfolio Evaluation
For those using portfolio evaluation under CPI Option 2 with Opt-In
Accredited Correspondence School FAQs
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For those using an accredited correspondence school under CPI Option 2 with Opt-In

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