Homeschool Record Keeping in Connecticut

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

8 subjects

Notice

Not required

Testing / evaluation

Not required

Recordkeeping

Recommended

Jump to the full Connecticut requirements for plain-English detail on each of these.

What to keep in Connecticut

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Connecticut, keep an organized set: a running log of what you teach and when, samples of your child's work, and any assessment or filing documents the state asks for. Depending on the rules you'll keep some at home and file others, so keep everything organized and dated.

Attendance and hours

Connecticut does not mandate a specific number of instructional hours. Families have flexibility in determining their own schedule and pace of learning.

Portfolio and work samples

No, Connecticut does not legally require you to maintain a portfolio. However, keeping records of your homeschool activities is still highly recommended for your own reference and for potential college applications or if you ever need to demonstrate educational progress.

How to organize your records

Keep one folder per child per school year: a running activity log, a stack of work samples, any test or evaluation results, and copies of anything you filed. Homeschool Fox does this automatically, logging hours by subject from your phone, tagging core versus non-core, and generating the Connecticut reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Common mistakes in Connecticut

• Treating the C-14 guidelines as law

  Connecticut's Department of Education publishes suggested procedures, including a notice of intent and an annual portfolio review. Districts often present them as requirements. Today they are suggestions, and C.G.S. 10-184 asks only for equivalent instruction.

• Not watching the 2026 law phase in

  Public Act 26-37 brings Connecticut its first real homeschool oversight, in three steps: an in-person withdrawal form starting 2027-28, a DCF registry check from July 1 2027, and an annual intent-to-educate form due October 1 starting 2028-29. None of it is in effect yet. The act adds no portfolio, testing, or assessment requirement, and there is no grandfathering once the annual form starts, so families already homeschooling will file like everyone else.

• Assuming no notice means no records

  Connecticut asks you to provide equivalent instruction in eight named subjects. Nobody collects proof, and the standard still applies. A subject-tagged log is the simplest way to show it if the question ever arrives.

What this looks like in Homeschool Fox

Every activity you log rolls into a compliance view for Connecticut, so the records exist before anyone asks for them.

Free Connecticut printables

Two ready-to-use PDFs for Connecticut homeschoolers. No account needed.

Templates, not legal advice. Confirm the current rule with your state or district.

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Connecticut

Everything Connecticut expects you to keep, in one place — no spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Required hours or days
• Required subjects & core hours
• Daily activity logs
• Attendance records
• Notes & portfolio records
• Printable PDF reports
• High school transcripts
• State-specific progress tracking

More Connecticut guides

• Connecticut Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Connecticut A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Connecticut Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• How to Withdraw From School in Connecticut The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Connecticut What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Public School Sports in Connecticut Whether homeschoolers can play, what it takes, and who to ask.
• Required Subjects in Connecticut The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.