Iowa Homeschool Options

Begin your consideration
of these options by 
answering this 
determining
question:

Do you want to
report to or
receive services 
from the
public school?

Options with NO Initial Reporting
& with LIMITED Public School Services

REQUIREMENTS:

• No Initial Reporting Required
  If a written request for information is received from the public school, use the Homeschool Iowa Independent Private Instruction Report Form

Accessibility:

• No Access to Dual Enrollment
  for public school services, activities or Senior Year Plus options.
  (However, concurrent enrollment community college classes can be accessed.)
• Access Available for Parent-Taught Driver Education
  Homeschool Iowa & the DOT worked together to clarify that students under any private instruction option are eligible. Read more.

REQUIREMENTS:

• No Initial Reporting Required

Accessibility:

• No Access to Dual Enrollment
  for public school services, activities or Senior Year Plus options.
  (However, concurrent enrollment community college classes can be accessed.)
• Access Available for Parent-Taught Driver Education
  Use Homeschool Iowa Optional Report Form for CPI Option 2 with Opt-Out when applying as a teaching parent for Parent-Taught Driver Education

Read our blog article, "IPI vs CPI with Opt-Out" for a more detailed comparison of these two options.

Options With Reporting
& WITH Public School Services

REQUIREMENTS:

• CPI Form A must be filed
  by Sept 1 or within 14 days of establishing Iowa residence or removing child from accredited school enrollment
• Annual assessment results report must be filed
  by June 30 (with assessment completed by May 1)

Accessibility:

• Access available for Dual Enrollment
  for public school services, activities, and Senior Year Plus options
• Access available for Parent-Taught Driver Education

REQUIREMENTS:

• CPI Form A must be filed
  by Sept 1 or within 14 days of establishing Iowa residence or removing child from accredited school enrollment
• Meet with your selected Iowa licensed teacher
  8 times per year
  (2 times per quarter)

Accessibility:

• Access available for Dual Enrollment
  for public school services, activities, and Senior Year Plus options
• Access available for Parent-Taught Driver Education

REQUIREMENTS:

• CPI Form A must be filed
  by Sept 1 or within 14 days of establishing Iowa residence or removing child from accredited school enrollment
• Meet with your assigned Iowa licensed HSAP teacher
  16 times per year 
  (4 times per quarter)

Accessibility:

• Access available for Dual Enrollment
  for public school services, activities, and Senior Year Plus options
• Access available for Parent-Taught Driver Education

© Homeschool Iowa (NICHE)  & Julie Naberhaus adapted from "The ABC's of Homeschooling in Iowa" by Julie Naberhaus

Which one is right for your family?