Homeschool Record Keeping in Maryland

Required hours

No state minimum

Required subjects

8 subjects

Notice

Required each year

Testing / evaluation

Portfolio review

Portfolio

Required

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

What to keep in Maryland

Good records are your best protection if anyone ever questions your homeschool. In Maryland, 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

Maryland 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

Under COMAR 13A.10.01, the portfolio includes materials used for instruction — texts and reading lists — plus student work samples such as writings, worksheets, creative projects, and assessments. It stays at home and is shown at the scheduled review.

Assessment and evaluation records

Maryland doesn't require standardized testing. Instead, the local school system reviews the portfolio at the end of each semester, at a time the family and the reviewer agree on, to confirm the student is receiving regular, thorough instruction. COMAR allows no more than three reviews in a school year.

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 Maryland reports and year-end summaries you may need.

Common mistakes in Maryland

• Expecting one review a year

  The county reviews your portfolio at the end of each semester, and COMAR allows up to three reviews in a school year. Families expecting one spring check find themselves assembling a portfolio at midyear.

What this looks like in Homeschool Fox

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

Free Maryland printables

Three ready-to-use PDFs for Maryland homeschoolers. No account needed.

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

What Homeschool Fox tracks for Maryland

The records Maryland asks you to keep, plus the rest of your year, in one place. No spreadsheets, no lost notebooks.

• Required subjects
• Portfolio records
• Portfolio review
• Daily activity logs
• Printable PDF reports
• Progress tracking
• High school transcripts

More Maryland guides

• Maryland Homeschool Requirements Hours, notice, assessment, and subjects at a glance.
• How to Start Homeschooling in Maryland A step-by-step guide from withdrawal to your first logged day.
• Homeschooling High School in Maryland Credits, GPA, transcripts, and graduation.
• How to Withdraw From School in Maryland The steps, the letter, and timing to avoid truancy issues.
• Moving to Maryland What to file when you arrive and whether your records transfer.
• Required Subjects in Maryland The list, how much time each needs, and proving you taught them.
• Maryland Letter of Intent Who to file with, when it's due, and a free generator.
• Maryland Homeschool Portfolio What belongs in it, who can ask to see it, and a printable checklist.
• Homeschool Testing in Maryland What the state asks for, when, and low-score rules.