About Homeschool Year

Who runs it

Homeschool Year is built and maintained by Paul Gunder through Rocky Mountain Apps. Paul homeschooled a daughter, who is grown now and homeschooling children of her own.

Why it exists

Homeschool record-keeping rules vary widely from one state to the next. One state wants days and hours, another accepts either, a third asks only for months on a regular schedule, and a few set no number whatsoever. The paperwork differs just as much: a yearly affidavit in one place, quarterly reports in another, nothing to file in a third. Keeping a tally by hand is tedious and easy to get wrong, so the tools here do the arithmetic and show the relevant rule next to your numbers, quoted from its source.

This site explains the law; it doesn't give legal advice. If something depends on the exact wording, follow the source link on the page and read the statute or department guide yourself.

Where your records are kept

The tools save what you enter in your browser's local storage, on the device you're using. There are no accounts and no server copy. Records aren't sent to this site or to anyone else. To keep a copy, or to carry your records to another device, each tool can export a backup file and import it again. The methodology page has the details, including what happens if you clear your browser data.

How the site is paid for

There are no ads on Homeschool Year right now, and the tools are free. A printable Records Pack may be sold here later.

Getting in touch

Questions, corrections and reports of a law change are all welcome at hello@homeschoolyear.com. The contact page says what helps most when you write.